by Bill Crabtree, Agronomist and General Manager of 4Farmers
Aquifer soil wetter is delivering standout ROI results in WA wheat trials, with independent data from Mindarabin showing yield gains of up to 820 kg/ha. If you haven’t considered a soil wetter in your crop input program, this trial result is worth a close look.
Aquifer Soil Wetter Trial Results – Mindarabin WA, 2025
Wouldn’t it be great to get a 36-fold Return On Investment (ROI) for every crop input? Last year (2025), an independent wheat trial at Mindarabin WA, gave just that, yielding an extra 690kg by using 1L/ha Aquifer. A rate of 2 L/ha yielded an 820 extra kg/ha, while 2L/ha SE14 gave an extra 770kg/ha. All tremendous results. And given the results above, I’d suggest 2 L/ha is a safer rate as it gave the highest reward.
But, with Aquifer at $5.50/L and SE14 at $8.90, 2L/ha can either cost you $11 (Aquifer) or $17.80 (SE14). If we value wheat at $300/T, 1 L/ha Aquifer gave the best ROI (x 36), but 2L/ha Aquifer gave the best net return ($234/ha), while SE14 @2L/ha returned $211/ha. Both are profitable.
Perhaps it is time you gave Aquifer, the King in soil wetters, a go! The affordable option to improve yields 😊
Contact your local 4Farmers distributor, or sales@4farmers.com.au
If you want more information about this, or any other results in the series of experiments, contact Bill Crabtree of 4Farmers, 0417 223 395. He will be happy to discuss the results with you.