J Bjelke-Petersen Research Facility

Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Primary Industries

The J Bjelke-Petersen Research Facility is located 5km to the south of Kingaroy.

The Facility is leading and innovating in a wide range of scientific research and development including diverse aspects of dryland, irrigated and high rainfall inland farming systems, as key drivers to improving much of the wider Queensland cropping environment. This work focuses on a variety of summer and winter pulse and grain crops, including peanut improvement, best management practices as applied to farming systems, risk management, impacts of climate variability, farm economics and state-of-the-art decision support tools.

Website

https://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/contact/stations-facilities/bjelke-petersen-redvale

Organisation type

• Queensland Government - Agency

Number of research staff

20-100 research staff

Address

214 Kingaroy-Cooyar Road, Kingaroy QLD 4610

Strengths and capabilities

• Phosphorus and potassium management in grains and cotton.
• Entomology studies in protecting grain, pulses and cotton.
• Australian peanut genetic improvement program.
• Pigeon Pea Development Pogram
• Defining nitrogen response for sorghum and canola in the Northern Grains Region.
• Development and evaluation of summer and winter grain and pulse crops
• Production and profit enhancement of summer and winter tropical pulses.

Facilities and major equipment

• 95 hectare research farm
• Administration and conference facility complex
• Agronomic, pathology and entomology labs
• Sheds incuding workshop, preparation rooms, fertilizer and chemical store
• Plant and equipment to support research, development and extension
• Glasshouses, igloos and rain out shelters
• Drying barns, ovens and dehydrators
• Cotton grinding and processing equipment

Key science sectors

More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:

• Food and agriculture