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Greg Butler is the research and development manager for South Australian No-Till Farmers Association (SANTFA). Kym Fromm invited Greg to talk to the Climate Champions during the February Climate Champions tour of SA.
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- 1. Managing Crop Risk by Monitoring Soil Moisture Greg Butler, SANTFA R&D
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- 10. Carbon 4 -VE 4 th ma Nitrogen 3 -VE 7 th ma Oxygen 2 -VE 3 rd ma Hydrogen 1 -VE 1 st ma Helium 0 -VE 2 nd ma
- 11. Carbon 4 -VE 4 th ma Nitrogen 3 -VE 7 th ma Oxygen 2 -VE 3 rd ma Hydrogen 1 -VE 1 st ma Helium 0 -VE 2 nd ma
- 12. Hydrogen Hydrogen Oxygen Water (H 2 0)
- 13. Negative polarity Positive polarity + + -
- 14. WATER (H 2 O) 2 x Hydrogen - the simplest and most common of all elements in the Universe. 1 x Oxygen - the third most abundant element in the Universe.
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- 20. Oxygen A reactive life force. 21% of Atmosphere.
- 21. Clay Surface Holding Water
- 22. Clay Surface Water bound
- 23. Clay Surface PAW
- 24. Clay Surface Water draining
- 25. Organic matter & CEC
- 28. Stockport
- 29. Tarlee
- 30. Kulpara 1 - Site Variation
- 31. Kulpara 2 - Site Variation
- 35. Tracking Infiltration and PAW Infiltration PAW Stepping
- 36. Tracking Infiltration and PAW Infiltration PAW Stepping Preferred Transpiration
- 37. Tracking Infiltration and PAW Preferred Transpiration
- 43. Nth Yorke Peninsula: Summer Rainfall
- 44. Nth Yorke Peninsula: Anzac Day Rains
- 45. Nth Yorke Peninsula: Winter Rainfall
- 46. Mid North: Wheat 2009
- 47. Lower North: Canola 2009
- 48. Separate Graph Summed Graph Soil Moisture Monitoring
- 54. Yorke 2, Summed Graphs 2007 & 2008
- 55. Yorke 2, Summed Graphs 2007 & 2008
- 56. 2007 2008
- 57. 2007 2008 < 20% >
- 58. 2007 2008 9 days 3 days
- 59. 2007 2008 9 days 3 days
- 60. 2007 2008 9 days 3 days Yield Potential Grain Fill
- 61. X o Δ Slope, Potential : Fill X o ≈ Screening % Abs SM Potential ≈ Yield 4T 3T Yield Potential Grain Fill
- 64. 2007. 2.9t @ 3%Scrn 2008. 4.0t @ 16%Scrn 2009. 3.7t @ <1%Scrn
- 65. 2007. 2.9t @ 3%Scrn 2008. 4.0t @ 16%Scrn 2009. 3.7t @ <1%Scrn Wettest Recorded Driest Recorded
- 66. 2007. 2.9t @ 3%Scrn 2008. 4.0t @ 16%Scrn 2009. 3.7t @ <1%Scrn Wettest Recorded Driest Recorded Yield
- 68. Stubble cover and the relationship of water runoff.
- 69. 0.5 T =15% soil cover 3.0T = 75% soil cover
- 72. Fertiliser Options Nitrogen management: - Preventing water-logging: - Stubble cover.* - Managed compaction.* - PA on a need basis. - Post Em to moist soils that are drying? - N-Injection? * Includes adaptation
- 73. Urea
- 74. Urea hydrolysis - The first emission. 1 Urea + 1 Water CH 4 N 2 O + H 2 O 2 Ammonia + 1 Carbon dioxide 2 NH 3 + CO 2
- 75. + H + Ammonia to Ammonium
- 76. Complex Biological Oxidation + Ammonium (to Nitrite) to Nitrate NH 4 + NO 2 - NO 3 = - -
- 77. Clay Surface Plant availability of Ammonium & Nitrate + _ _
- 79. Nitrous Oxide N 2 O is 298 times higher impact per unit than CO 2 over a100 year period. Serious ozone depletion
- 80. Denitrification
- 88. Glucose
- 90. Carbohydrates (Energy) Lipids (Build Function + Energy) Protein (Build function)
- 91. C 6 O 6 H 12 + 6 O 2 6 CO 2 + 6 H 2 O
- 93. Installation Types - Surface & Subsurface - Direct & Slurry Options - Other sensors (rain gauges ++) - Telemetry (mobile phone network / internet) - Power (solar) - Software