Scott and Penny Holcombe in front of their Corfield Downs sorghum crop. Photo: Scott Holcombe
WHILE Western Queensland is known for its wide-open downs country covered in native Mitchell and Flinders grass, some producers have been looking to boost productivity with the addition of fodder crops like sorghum and, in some cases, oats.
The semi-arid area had a dry decade up until the past two years, which have seen widespread rain and provided an opportunity trial fodder crops.
Boyd Webb, from Weewondilla Station north of Longreach, was one of them. He last year planted an oats crop –…
