Projects | PPS

PPS Annual Grass Control Project

he incursion of annual weeds into pastures and a reduced number of herbicide options for their control has prompted PPS to look for a bro...

High Production Annual Forage in Perennial Systems Project

PPS commenced a new project in 2017 as part of the MLA PDS program to look at the use of annuals in perennial pasture-based systems. The ...

PPS variable Lime Project

PPS completed a variable lime application project from 2013 – 2016 Soils in much of the Upper Wimmera and Central Victorian region are na...

Girls & Grass Advisory Group

Established in 2016 to enhance the aims and objectives of PPS by instigating activities that support rural women and therefore improve th...

Innovative Use of Gibberellic Acid

The project is funded through the MLA EPDS program; and is being conducted in collaboration with Agriculture Victoria The Perennial Pastu...

PPS Study Tours

Since the group’s inception in 2007, PPS has recognised the value in members visiting leading farms in other regions as well as being inf...

Greenfields Project

Physical and economic analysis of pasture improvement & enterprise change at Glenlofty Victoria 2010 - 2018 Perennial Pasture Systems (PP...

Phalaris Persistence Project

An MLA Participatory R&D Project PPS were one of the seven Victorian groups successful in applying to be part of the MLA participatory re...

Pasture comparison trials

The Perennial Pasture Systems (PPS) group Producer Demonstration Scheme trial sites provide a comparison between new perennial grass vari...

Pasture variety trials

Four trial sites were established in 2012 trialling different varieties of grasses and legumes that PPS believes will be of value in impr...

Sub soil amelioration project - funded by the A W Howard Trust

Established in 2011, the site is trialling the sub soil treatment of ripping and adding a soil ameliorant in a lucerne pasture. It is bas...

Pasture Establishment and production in the Upper Wimmera Central region

Perennial Pasture Systems have collected some ideas for pasture establishment. The establishment of perennial grass pastures in the Uppe...

EverGraze supporting site - Tottington

Established in 2010, the site is researching a three year system of pasture establishment in the tough conditions of North Central Victor...

PPS Soil Probe Cross-Region Partnership Project

PPS has a series of soil moisture probes and has partnered with other groups who have installed probes in a reporting network. PPS has co...

Mooneys Gap

Established in 2009 it is a two paddock trial site, one trialing lucerne in the Ordovician foothill country of the Great Dividing Range, w...

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