Benchmarking yield Why:  Guidance on crop performance over time cf to potential  Give indication of possible soils constraint  Support better understanding of their crops water use efficiency Outcome:  Improved efficiency to target investigation into crop performance: season, soil, management

Benchmarking yield Output

Assumptions  Modified French and Shultz for yield assessment (but option to improve model)  ‘Soils tool’ to locate soil in region and predicted PAWc  ‘Soils tool’ to give guidance on potential constraints to productivity

Soils Tool  Select location  Select soil type  (picture, diagram, description)  Output  predicted PAWC  potential constraints

Select location, select a soil type which will give a predicted PAWc to generate a range of predicted potential yields over the previous 5 wheat years. Then benchmark your yields against the predicted yield potential RAINFALL: select the rainfall station most suitable to your farm Benchmarking Wheat Yield

Introduction Diagnostic fact sheets Wheat management Links Reaching Paddock Potential A one stop diagnostic tool to identifying paddock limitations, soil profiles and agronomy problems in your wheat crop. Reaching Yield Potentials Soil Diagnostics Wheat Diagnostics Is your paddock performing as well as it should be? Are soil constraints limiting yield? What is wrong with your crop?