Tonnes of grain harvested per hectare, by crop — the headline output figure that water use, cost of production and gross margin are all measured against. Barley typically out-yields wheat on the same paddock but sells at a lower base price.
Central West NSW winter-crop yields swing hard with the season — medium-rainfall wheat commonly runs 2.5–4.0 t/ha and barley 3.5–5.0 t/ha, with the top growers well above in a decile-5 year.
NSW DPI Sowing Guide ↗Yield alone can mislead: a big number in a wet year may still be poor water use, and a modest one in a dry year can be excellent. Comparing crops and paddocks side by side reveals which rotations and varieties are pulling their weight.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Match variety maturity to sowing window so flowering dodges frost and heat.
Lift establishment and early vigour to build the yield-bearing canopy.
Use paddock yield maps to target inputs to the zones that respond.
Tonnes of grain harvested per hectare, by crop — the headline output figure that water use, cost of production and gross margin are all measured against. Barley typically out-yields wheat on the same paddock but sells at a lower base price.
You need: Grain delivered by crop (t), Area harvested by crop (ha). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Central West NSW winter-crop yields swing hard with the season — medium-rainfall wheat commonly runs 2.5–4.0 t/ha and barley 3.5–5.0 t/ha, with the top growers well above in a decile-5 year.
Match variety maturity to sowing window so flowering dodges frost and heat. Lift establishment and early vigour to build the yield-bearing canopy. Use paddock yield maps to target inputs to the zones that respond.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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