Welcome to Hart

Agricultural research and extension since 1982

Hart is South Australia’s premier agronomic field trial site, managed by farmers and industry professionals to provide independent research that is timely, relevant and unbiased, as well as cutting edge and innovative.

Located between Blyth and Brinkworth in South Australia’s Mid-North, Hart is situated on 40 hectares owned by the Hart Field-Site Group Inc.

Our event calendar begins with our annual Getting The Crop In seminar (March). Our trial program is then the focus of our remaining events, all held on site; the Winter Walk (July), main Field Day (September), and at our Spring Twilight Walk (October). Other workshops and demonstrations are also run to further extend research projects to growers.

Soil type at the site is a clay loam grading to calcareous and dispersive clay. Soil pH values which are slightly alkaline are typical for the soil. A number of soil profiles in the area have been characterised for Yield Prophet and in general have a plant available water capacity (PAWC) or 'bucket size' around 180 - 200 mm.

Hart's average annual rainfall is 400 mm with an average growing season rainfall of 300 mm.

What's new?

PRE-EMERGENT HERBICIDE DECISION GUIDE

Selecting a pre-emergent herbicide can be challenging, particularly when season ranfall is uncertain.

This decision guide will help to quickly identify what herbicides are suitable based on your current conditions and their risk factors across different rainfall outcomes.

We've put together two really easy to read charts, one for wheat and one for barley, using simple colour-coding to help you assess crop safety, expected levels of grass weed control, a rating for hebicide mobility and some concise notes as a further explainer.

This guide has been put together using expert advice with funding gratefully received from the SA Drought Hub in alignment with work being undertaken on the GRDC RiskWi$e project.

Download it here: Pre-emergent herbicide decision guide

 PASSIONATE ABOUT AGRICULTURE AND READY TO GIVE BACK?

Join our motivated and forward-thinking board to help shape the future of grains research in the Mid North and beyond.

You’ll connect with like-minded people and have a real impact on the productivity, profitability and sustainability of farming.

Applications from farmers and industry are welcome.

Nominations close at 5pm on October 6 and elections will be held at our AGM on October 7.

To find out more call Glen Wilkinson (chairman) on 0427 662 207 or Sandy Kimber (executive officer) on 0427 423 154.

Click here to find out more: THE HART TEAM

HART BEAT Issue 69; September 10, 2025
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What's our potential wheat grain yield this season?

We've just release Hart Beat #69 showing predictions for eight Mid North sites, including Hart.

Read it free here.

 NEW PODCAST SERIES TO HELP FARMERS GET IT MORE RIGHT, MORE OFTEN

Farming is full of big decisions - some risky, some rewarding (some are both!) - and we're here to help you make them with confidence.

Our new 5-part podcast, 'Navigating on-farm risk & reward: getting it more right, more often', is packed with tips, tricks, and real-world advice from experts in farming, farm consulting, climate science, aplied research and risk management.

Barry Mudge, Dr Kate Burke, Danielle Lannin England, Peter Hayman, and Rebekah Allen are among the featured guests who share personal approaches to managing farm risk while inspiring growers to challenge their own perspectives and improve outcomes.

All episodes have now dropped, so listen now on Spotify and Apple.

For more information or to listen straight from the Hart website, click here: RISKWI$E

HART 2024 TRIAL RESULTS

Our 2024 Trial Results are now available to download FREE, either in full, or article by article.

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