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Stirlings to Coast Farmers Inc.

Awarded by Grains Research and Development Corporation

Grains Research and Development Corporation has engaged Stirlings to Coast Farmers Inc. for AU$121,676 to establish four paddock-scale barley demonstration sites across Western Australia from May 2026 to February 2027. The project will conduct fortnite plant tissue testing, soil nitrogen analysis, and yield mapping, with results shared to growers via a traffic light alert system, monthly updates, videos, and field walks. The contract was awarded through limited tender.

$122K

Contract Value

Contract Details

Reference: CN4238134
Jurisdiction: Federal
Financial Year: FY26
Category: Farming and Fishing(UNSPSC: 70140000)

Description

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.