Tender Details

Country: Australia
Summary: Quantifying Potential Benefits of Strategic and Tactical Fallowing in Western Australia
AUT Ref No: 125875784
Deadline: 16 Oct 2025
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: AUD 2700000.00
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: PROC-9177329
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Description:
Continuous cropping has become prevalent in the low rainfall zone (LRZ) of WA as sheep numbers have declined. Fallowing is topical after playing a significant role in the success of the 2024 cropping season in WA. The final Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) Crop report on the 2024 season (issued February 2025) states that the grain growing season ended up with the third largest tonnage on record. This is in part attributed to the impact of fallowing in the previous season as stated in the report; “2024 was a lower decile rainfall year than 2021 and 2022, but it had a very high area of crop sown on fallow. The area of fallow going into 2024 was around 1 million hectares where it normally is around the 300,000ha mark and this helped crops yield close to or exceed long term average grain yields in the lower rainfall regions south of the Geraldton port zone. This high area of fallow in some degree insured those regions by limiting their risk from a low rainfall year.” Long (winter) fallowing can be either strategic or tactical. In strategic fallowing the decision to fallow is made in advance and implemented regularly to manage climate risk. In tactical fallowing the decision to fallow is more reactive, based on the evolving season and can be related to seasonal risk mitigation or temporal changes in weed and disease burdens. Although many growers are implementing a (winter) fallow in their farming systems, a large number remain uncertain and are seeking sc...
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Quantifying Potential Benefits of Strategic and Tactical Fallowing in Western Australia - Australia Tender

The GRAINS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a Government sector organization in Australia, has announced a new tender for Quantifying Potential Benefits of Strategic and Tactical Fallowing in Western Australia. This tender is published on AustraliaTenders under AUT Ref No: 125875784 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-10-16.

The estimated tender value is AUD 2700000.00, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.