Winter Harvest Festival 2027 - Marquee & Underhire Supplier

Phase 2 - Harvester set-up workshops for the economic optimisation of harvest losses, efficiency and grain quality.

The project will establish four paddock scale barley demonstration sites (Frankland River, Mount Barker, Woogenellup North and Green Range) with a nil control and four in season N strategies reflecting likely grower supply scenarios. SCF will run a fortnightly plant tissue testing program from early tillering to late stem elongation, supported by baseline and follow up soil N testing, two NDVI timings and harvest yield mapping, and will extend results to growers through a simple traffic light alert system via monthly e news updates, interim short videos and at least one field walk. The intended outcome is improved confidence and timeliness of in season N decisions—matched to crop stage, rainfall received and fertiliser already applied—so growers can better protect yield and nitrogen use efficiency under constrained inputs.

This project will explore short-term on-farm grain storage as a strategy to improve harvest efficiency and reduce costs for Australian grain growers. By keeping harvesters operating at full capacity, growers can minimise machinery depreciation, reduce fuel and labour costs, and lower the risk of grain quality losses due to adverse weather. The project will provide practical guidance on available storage options and generate economic analysis to help growers assess the financial benefits of adopting these systems. Findings will be shared through fact sheets, webinars, workshops, and regional grower updates, ensuring growers have access to clear, evidence-based information to support more efficient, profitable, and resilient harvest operations.

Harvest and Haulage Services

South West Native Forest Harvest and Haul