Growers within the Mungindi Cropping Group felt there was a need to identify profitable summer crop options to grow under dryland conditions in the western growing regions. Whilst winter crop rotations are being used to assist in the reduction of issues such as crown rot and root lesion nematode the addition of a summer crop could add further benefit to the farming system from both a sustainability and profitability point of view. This project is now in its third and final year.

Provide research data to support growers in identifying pathways to incorporate summer crops as a means of improving farming systems efficiency.