Trial | Contributor Funding sources |
Year | Trial site |
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Achieving better balance through biodynamicsTo deal with the issue of sustainable agriculture. |
South West Catchments Council
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2010 | Bunbury WA |
Research organisaton
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Addressing production constraints through the modification of sandy soilsTo improve our understanding of what is driving these responses and how soil modification techniques can be improved on sandy profiles. |
Lower Eyre Agricultural Development Association
GRDC |
2011 | Ungarra SA |
Research organisaton
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Alternative winter pasturesTo compare the production of different winter pastures and their recovery from grazing. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC Mallee CMA |
2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Assessing growth and yield of grain cover crops in established perennial pasture speciesTo assess the growth and yield of barley and wheat growing in a range of different established perennial pasture species. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC NACC |
2011 | Badgingarra WA |
Research organisaton
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Best establishment and management of new varieties of phalarisDemonstrate best practice phalaris establishment and management at the PPS/EverGraze site at Mooneys Gap which should provide information to producers to give them confidence to increase phalaris use. |
Perennial Pasture Systems
CHAF DEPIVic |
2010 | Mooney's Gap VIC |
Research organisaton
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Biochar ... an alternative carbon sourceTo determine the effectiveness of biochar on increasing soil carbon and soil stability. |
Facey Group
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2012 | Corrigin WA |
Research organisaton
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Can you afford to lime?To answer the question: can you affod to lime? |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2012 | Kangaroo Island SA |
Research organisaton
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Carbon farmingThe Upper North Farming systems group is involved in several Carbon Farming projects, which are trying to identify areas which have the greatest potential for soil carbon sequestration or reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. |
Upper North Farming Systems
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2012 | Jamestown SA |
Research organisaton
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Cereal crop competition vs ryegrassTo compare four locally grown wheat varieties at district practice and high seeding rates to assess their influence on reducing the impact of ryegrass in the whole farming system. |
Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
GRDC |
2009 | Wanilla SA |
Research organisaton
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Comparison of seeders adapted for sowing sub-tropical grassesTo compare commercial seeding machines that have specifically been set up to sow sub-tropical grasses. |
West Midlands Group
DAFWA |
2012 | Badgingarra WA |
Research organisaton
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Comparison of tillage methods for lime incorporationUsing tillage to incorporate lime improves the rates of reaction and increases subsurface pH soomer than spreading lime on the surface alone. |
Northern Agri Group
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2014 | West Binnu WA |
Research organisaton
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Crop-topping cereals at CumminsTo investigate the impact of glyphosate as a crop-topping operation and the follow-on effects on grain yield and quality |
Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
GRDC |
2009 | Cummins |
Research organisaton
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Cropping systemsTo compare the performance of 3 seeding systems and 2 nutrition strategies. This is a rotation trial to assess the longer term effects of seeding systems and higher fertiliser input systems. |
Hart Field Site Group
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2011 | Hart SA |
Research organisaton
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Cropping systemsTo compare the performance of 3 seeding systems and 2 nutrition strategies. This is a rotation trial to assess the longer term effects of seeding systems and higher fertiliser input systems. |
Hart Field Site Group
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2010 | Hart SA |
Research organisaton
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Cropping systemsTo compare the performance of 3 seeding systems and 2 nutrition strategies. This is a rotation trial to assess the longer term effects of seeding systems and higher fertiliser input systems. |
Hart Field Site Group
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2009 | SA |
Research organisaton
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East Grain & Graze 2, growing biomass (clover/medic species growing biomass trial)Investigate the dry matter accumulation and timing of a range of pastrure species and mixes and comparing them to the dry matter production by crops that are grown to be grazed before being shut up for grain production or cut for hay or silage. |
MacKillop Farm Management Group
GRDC |
2012 | Moyhall SA |
Research organisaton
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East Grain & Graze 2, growing biomass (grass species growing biomass trial)Investigate the dry matter accumulation and timing of a range of pastrure species and mixes and comparing them to the dry matter production by crops that are grown to be grazed before being shut up for grain production or cut for hay or silage. |
MacKillop Farm Management Group
GRDC |
2012 | Moyhall SA |
Research organisaton
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Effects of time of sowing on sub-troprical grass establishmentTo identify the optimum sowing time for establishment of sub-tropical grasses to the east of Eneabba. |
West Midlands Group
DAFWA |
2012 | Eneabba WA |
Research organisaton
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Engaging the soil at seeding with a single disc openerTo demonstrate the effect of seeder type and operation on the efficacy and safety of pre-emergent herbicides in barley. |
West Midlands Group
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2009 | Beacon WA |
Research organisaton
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Enrich – Incorporating a perennial shrub feedbase into mixed farming systems on Eyre Peninsula
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SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
FFI CRC GRDC |
2011 | Minnipa SA |
Research organisaton
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Enrich - Identifying forage shrub options for Eyre PeninsulaTo identify better perennial species than what is already available in low rainfall areas. |
SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
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2010 | Minnipa SA |
Research organisaton
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Establishment of wheat as influenced by seeding systemsTo evaluate the interaction between seeding systems and pre-emergence herbicides on the establishment of wheat, on two contrasting soil types. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2009 | Nhill VIC |
Research organisaton
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Evaluation of dual purpose cereal varietiesTo determine:
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Southern Farming Systems
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2009 | Bairnsdale VIC |
Research organisaton
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Farming Systems TrialTo compare the yields of crops in southern Mallee farming systems in 2009. |
Birchip Cropping Group
BCG members GRDC |
2009 | Jil JIl VIC |
Research organisaton
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Fertiliser decision tools: empowering farmers to make the changeTo demonstrate leadership and show industry-led practice change has the greatest capacity to change behaviours to reverse the trend of over-fertilising and tp promote best-practice fertiliser use, and more specifically soil testing and fertiliser application rates. |
South West Catchments Council
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2017 | Bunbury WA |
Research organisaton
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Forage shrubs for alternative grazing systemsTo evaluate a range of forage shrubs in the Victorian Mallee environment in terms of plant survival, canopy development, health, edible biomass, seedling recruitment and performance under grazing. |
Birchip Cropping Group
DEPIVic GRDC Mallee CMA |
2010 | Walpeup VIC |
Research organisaton
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Full stubble retention: effect on crop growth and growing conditionsTo investigate the effect of full stubble retention compared with other stubble management methods and seeding technologies. |
Hart Field Site Group
SAGIT |
2013 | Hart SA |
Research organisaton
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Grain & Graze 2 - Southern NSW perennial shrubsTo compare two farming systems, one with and one without the addition of old man saltbush (OMSB). Farming system one (‘No saltbush’) operated a crop/pasture rotation which was similar to that used in the central west of NSW. Farming system two (‘Saltbush’) had an rop/pasture rotation, but each paddock had 20% of its area replaced with belts of OMSB. |
FarmLink Research
GRDC |
2013 | Condobolin NSW |
Research organisaton
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Grain & Graze systems - Mallee demonstration
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Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2011 | Nullawil VIC |
Research organisaton
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Grazing canola demonstration - NairnsTo assess whether the effects of grazing canola with sheep during the growing season: factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2010 | East Binnu WA |
Research organisaton
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Grazing cereals - farmer demonstrationsTo assess the yield and grain quality effect of grazing on currently grown commercial cereal varieties via paddock scale demonstrations in the Rainbow district. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2009 | Rainbow VIC |
Research organisaton
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Grazing cereals demonstrationTo assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2011 | Irwin WA |
Research organisaton
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Grazing cereals demonstrationTo assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2011 | East Binnu WA |
Research organisaton
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Grazing cereals demonstration, GillamsThis Demonstration forms part of the Grain & Graze II project looking at the relative merits of grazing canola and cereal crops. This demonstration looks to assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are Yield & quality, dry matter production and grazing value. |
West Midlands Group
GRDC |
2010 | Mingenew WA |
Research organisaton
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Grazing cereals in the Victorian MalleeTo evaluate the suitability of different wheat and barley cultivars for both grazing and grain production, when sown as part of a the normal cropping program in low rainfall zones of western Victoria. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2010 | Culgoa VIC |
Research organisaton
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Growing topsoil - the work continues
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2012 | SA |
Research organisaton
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Growing topsoil: the final soil resultsTo investigate the impacts burying at depth organic matter (using a Neutrog product Bounce Back) and gypsum using the Sub Soiler machine. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2013 | SA |
Research organisaton
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Growing topsoil: year three resultsTo investigate the impacts burying at depth organic matter (using a Neutrog product Bounce Back) and gypsum using the subsoiler machine. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2014 | SA |
Research organisaton
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How quickly do our lime-sands work?To monitor how quickly the lime would change the pH down the profile. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2014 | Seddon SA |
Research organisaton
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Implementing best practice management grazing systems for the low rainfall zoneTo implement the findings of previous work conducted on the establishment of native perennial grasses in the Upper North. |
Upper North Farming Systems
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2013 | Jamestown SA |
Research organisaton
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Improving fertiliser utilisation in no-till systemsTo use the increased concentration of fertiliser granules in low SBU systems to measure any advantage of fertiliser uptake |
Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
GRDC |
2009 | Port Kenny SA |
Research organisaton
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Improving sub soil pHTo look at the effectiveness of placing lime at depth. |
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2013 | Timber Creek Road SA |
Research organisaton
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Improving subsoil pH
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Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
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2012 | Timber Creek Road SA |
Research organisaton
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Integrating lucerne into the pasture systemTo test the viability of establishing lucerne pastures in areas where they have not been traditionally grown. |
Perennial Pasture Systems
DEPIVic |
2009 | Mooney's Gap VIC |
Research organisaton
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Kirra Plains: comparison of tillage methods for lime incorporation: Year 2To showcase to growers different methods for deep incorporation of lime to ameliorate sub surface, below 10cm, acidity and improve soil health. |
Northern Agri Group
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2015 | West Ogilvie WA |
Research organisaton
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Managing water repellent sandsTo investigate methods for successfully establishing crops in a single pass to reduce erosion potential and improve productivity. |
Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
GRDC |
2009 | Wharminda SA |
Research organisaton
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Minnipa farming systems competition - grain and graze barley
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SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
GRDC |
2011 | Minnipa SA |
Research organisaton
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Modification of sandy subsoils on EPTo provide further understanding of what is driving responses to modification of sandy subsoils and how soil modification techniques can be improved. |
Lower Eyre Agricultural Development Association
GRDC |
2010 | Ungarra SA |
Research organisaton
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Naparoo wheat grazing demonstration at TungamahTo determine the effect of grazing on grain yield of Naparoo wheat |
Riverine Plains
GRDC |
2011 | Tungamah VIC |
Research organisaton
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Native pasture croppingTo develop a regionally viable farming system which incroporates the establishment of native perennial pastures, cropping into native pasture adn rotational grazing of the pasture and stubble. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2010 | Hopetoun VIC |
Research organisaton
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