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To evaluate new and existing lupin varieties.
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To investigate the optimum nitrogen required for a high yielding canola crop based on a deep soil nitrate test.
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To report on stem rust control trials in 2010.
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To discuss strategies and tactics to extend whole-farm water-use efficiency - sow on-time or early!
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To discuss stripe rust management in 2006.
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To develope regional guidelines and recommendations that assist growers and advisors to consistently retain stubbles profitably.
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To demonstrate the impact of different stubble management techniques on soil biota activity and nutrition demands would be monitored using the same fertiliser applications in crop and by comparing yields. In subsequent years the effect of different treatments will be monitored.
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To explore the issues that impact on the profitability of retaining stubbles across a range of environments in southern Australia with the aim of developing regional guidelines and recommendations that assist growers and advisors to consistently retain stubbles profitably.
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To investigate the effects of sowing barley and peas into a wheat stubble (standing, slashed and burnt).
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To examine wheat response to zinc.
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To investigate effects of soil amelioration methods on subsoil constraints and the benefots to grain yields in the Mid-North of SA.
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To establish sound practices of managing sulphur over a medium term time frame (3 years) in both sand dune and clay loam swale environments
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To investigate the suitability of some emerging and current canola varieties for the region.
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This GRDC investment aims to look at the impact of summer cropping on waterlogged winter soils and the resultant impact on crop growth and yield in the next winter growing season. Stirlings to Coast Farmers member Steve Lynch has been growing summer crops for the sole purpose of drying his soil profile in the summer to reduce the risk of waterlo… read more
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These two experiments aimed to evaluate a range of herbicides with different modes of action on prickly lettuce control, and to evaluate if a ‘double-knockdown’ technique is needed to effectively control mature prickly lettuce.
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To compare two methods for the establishment of pasture legumes (i) summer sowing where dormant hard-seed is drill sown into the paddock after the crop is harvested; and (ii) traditional sowing where scarified seed is drill sown after the break of the season and knockdown weed control.
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To compare two methods for the establishment of pasture legumes (i) summer sowing where dormant hard-seed is drill sown into the paddock after the crop is harvested; and (ii) traditional sowing where scarified seed is drill sown after the break of the season and knockdown weed control.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of establishing annual legumes into established perennial grass-based pastures by 'summer' sowing of hard-seeded serradella pod.
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To compare two methods for the establishment of pasture legumes (i) summer sowing where dormant hard-seed is drill sown into the paddock after the crop is harvested and (ii) traditional sowing where scarified seed is drill sown after the break of the season and knockdown weed control.
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The aim of this trial was to determine the best options for controlling summer weeds using residual and knockdown herbicides with different adjuvants.
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To record experiences of farmers using rotational grazing on stubbles (putting high numbers of stock on paddocks for short periods of time) suggest that more surface cover remains and less tracking is evident compared to paddocks where a lower stocking density for longer periods is used.
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Barley grass is now one of the top 10 weeds of Australian cropping in terms of area infested, crop yield loss and revenue loss (Llewellyn et al. 2016). Barley grass has several biological traits that make it difficult for growers to manage it in the low rainfall zone, so it is not surprising that it is becoming more prevalent in field crops in S… read more
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To identify management decisions that impact on blackspot in field peas and to validate disease risk predictions from Blackspot Manager.
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To establish the compatibility of a broad range of commonly used agricultural chemicals in association with rhizobial inoculants an dgrain legume seed.
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To compare the incidence of seed markings (tiger stripe/blotch) for a range of commercial chickpea varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on two sowing dates on the central western and north-western slopes of NSW.
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To examine the long-term environmental, biological and economic effects of alternate production systems.
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To assess barley grass weed seed capture by swathing and weed seed capture in chaff dumps after harvest, to determine how effective these practices can be in contributing towards an IWM program for barley grass on upper Eyre Peninsula.
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To assist growers with variety, nitrogen management and sowing date decisions to maximise irrigated canola yield potential.
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Brome grass is the costliest weed to grain production in the Mallee region despite herbicide resistance being relatively low. This paper brings together research trials from 2015 and 2016 addressing the potential for greater efficacy of pre-emergence herbicides on brome and the potential for better crop competition on non-wetting sands. For grow… read more
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To investigate the interactions between pre-emergence herbicide options and crop row placement.
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To test pre-emergence herbicide options for brome grass on Mallee sand.
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This trial was located in York in the grainbelt of Western Australia and investigated combinations of UAN (Urea Ammonium Nitrate) Placement (streamed or broadcast), UAN rate (low and high input) and UAN timing (early or late in the crop growth) for management of ARG.
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The effect of combinations of crop row spacing, seedbed utilisation and preemergence herbicides on ryegrass management in barley
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To test the establishment effect of fertiliser sown 'down the tube' with canola.
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To validate the effect of grazing intensity and growth stage on forage value and yield response of different wheat varieties, with sowing times suited to cultivar.
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To ascertain the crop safety of pre-emergent (IBS) herbicides when used with differing seeding systems and sowing speeds.
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To determine agronomic management practices that increase grain yield potential while also minimising the risk of fungal diseases.
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To determine if early sowing canola will improve the efficiency of teh use of stored water.
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To determine the optimum sowing date, phenology and nitrogen management to optimise grain yield within the Central West region of NSW. These combinations were tested across two contrasting scenarios: irrigation versus dryland.
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To investigate the effect of sowing time and variety on yield and oil concentration of canola (Brassica napus)
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This experiment was designed to determine the response of six canola varieties with diverse phenology and breeding (hybrid or open-pollinated (OP)) to varying stored soil water levels across two sowing dates.
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To investigate the dynamics of N in stubble-retained systems.
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To demonstrate the pros and cons of different stubble/ soil management and establishment treatments.
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To reports on the results of our “best bet” approach to making grazing canola work in our unique region.
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To test whether soil fertility and health could be improved under a higher input system compared with a lower input and more traditional system.
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To determine if differences in early crop growth and development of crops under different stubble management strategies was due to differences in early-season nitrogen (N) supply.
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To determine if differences in early crop growth and development of crops under different stubble management strategies was due to differences in early-season nitrogen (N) supply.
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To measure the variation in dry matter production, nitrogen fixation, moisture conservation and grain yield as a result of sowing date, legume species and variety.
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To assess the influence of sowing date and species phenology on yield dynamics of barley, oats and wheat in frost conditions
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To investigate the interaction between plant growth regulator (PGR) and nitrogen application in early-sown first wheat.
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To examine the interaction between additional nitrogen application above grower practice and the response to plant growth regulator (PGR).
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To investigate the interaction between plant growth regulator (PGR) and nitrogen application in early-sown first wheat.
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The objective of this study is to determine the optimal combinations of canola cultivar, seeding rate and row spacing on annual ryegrass seed production and canola growth and yield.
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This research aims to investigate the effect of wheat time of sowing and seeding rate, on the effectiveness and degradation of pre-emergent herbicides commonly used to control annual ryegrass in no tillage farming systems.
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To compare the effects of fluid fertilisers and seed nutrient treatments on early plant vigour and grain yield for wheat grown from locally sourced or certified seed.
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The project aimed to identify factors limiting N2 fixation and productivity of pulse crops grown on acidic soils in the high rainfall zone (HRZ) Southern Grain production region.
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This paper assesses the economic benefits of green manuring and the potential costs. It also investigates the circumstances in which green manuring will be profitable and those that result in losses to growers.
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This paper assesses the economic benefits of green manuring and the potential costs. It also investigates the circumstances in which green manuring will be profitable and those that result in losses to growers.
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To assess the effects of physical, chemical and biological soil manipulation (or inputs) on soil organic carbon in relation to changes in long term crop yields and quality.
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To investigate whether polymer films can improve yields of short season crops when late sown.
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The study has been designed to examine the use of mixed legume swards which incorporate a mix of hardseeded legumes or hardseeded legumes sown with traditional legumes. Our aim over the lifetime of the study is to quantify the effect of mixed legume swards on livestock productivity and health as well as the balance between sown species and weeds… read more
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To establish which of the following components has the greater effect on yield: liquid, granular or combined liquid/granular forms of fertiliser nitrogen, phosphorus and trace elements, and in-furrow fungicide.
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To investigate proactive non-herbicide management strategies for reducing ryegrass seed set and so 'run down' the seed bank.
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To investigate proactive non-herbicide management strategies for reducing ryegrass seed set and so 'run down' the seed bank.
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To measure the effect of time of sowing (TOS) and plant density on wheat and durum varieties with different development habits and maturities.
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To measure the effect of time of sowing (TOS) and plant density on wheat varieties with different development habits and maturities.
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To provide data to assist in decision making of using a cereal for grazing, hay and/or grain based on seasonal conditions, while knowing the relative multipurpose performance of the cereal options.
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To compare the effectiveness of early sowing using a range of wheat varieties with different varietal maturities.
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To assist growers in making decisions on variety choice and management, a trial was conducted at Buntine to assess the yield, quality and economic response of new and potential wheat varieties to different sowing times.
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This soybean experiment was conducted at the NSW DPI Leeton Field Station to test the response of three commercial varieties and five unreleased lines to three sowing times.
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The key aim of this trial was to compare soil pH change to depth; with two different sources of lime (lime sand and farmers chalk lime).
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The key aim was to compare the rate of lime movement down the soil profile and the change in pH down to a depth of 30cm.
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To compare alternative agronomic practices that may improve establishment of new and current barley varieties in wider row spacings.
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To compare alternative agronomic practices that may improve establishment of new and current barley varieties in wider row spacings.
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To compare new and existing wheat varieties and their suitability in the Mallee and Wimmera, either sown dry or after the break.
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Aim; To investigate the response to changing the nitrogen rate and changing the time of application. Canola yield and oil will be measured and RR hybrids will be compared with open-pollinated TT types (OP TT).
Previous trial results suggest that as long as nitrogen is applied within 8 weeks of sowing, there is no yield penalty.
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To economically rebuild many of the characteristics of a soil that will improve the viability of the farming system in this dry land cropping enterprise.
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To evaluate the economic yield performance of a commercially available seed nutrient coat product.
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To invetigate
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To determine the suitabiiyt of 10 commercial and experimental 'early flowering' triticale lines with possible suitability to the Geelong environment.
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To report on sowing times on heads of spring-sown canola and wheat.
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The purpose of the trial was to compare growth rates and dry matter production of alternative pastures with traditional medic pastures
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To evaluate new and existing udon noodle wheat varieties.
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To test future and existing Udon wheat varieties.
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To investigate options to increase canola profitability and reduce production risk with tactical agronomy advice underpinned by physiological insights.
To improve the water use efficiency of canola, through early sowing and correct variety selection.
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To present research information available on role of foliar fungicide mixtures with new chemistry against barley LR in a variety with known APR.
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To understand the impact of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling on disease suppression.
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To improve predictability of growth responses to zinc from soil analysis.
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In 2012 the UNFS attempted to validate this early work conducted by the CSIRO. Seed of a long season variety Eaglehawk was sourced. This variety is Prime Hard Quality in NSW and so would be AH in SA.The aim was to conduct a time of sowing trial using three varieties at three times of sowing:- an early maturing variety (Axe), mid season maturing … read more
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To further investigate the impact of rainfall timing on the effectiveness of topdressed urea N uptake, and
the possible role of Agritain-treated urea to overcome the problems with the timing of topdressing.