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To draw on this previous work and is testing a ‘best bet’ approach to incorporating OMSB into wheat belt farming systems in NSW.
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To report on yield variability maps and yield estimates at farm, field and site level. Agrecon is currently extending the application of satellite imagery to broadacre crop production.
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To investigate the impact of different stubble treatments (burning, cultivation or standing stubble) imposed towards the end of the fallow have on the yield of wheat and barley, and evaluate any cultivar responses within crop species to the impact of the different stubble treatments.
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To report on seed quality, nitrogen, screenings and black point in wheat and barley.
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To investigate the potential non-chemical options for managing barley grass in a crop is increasing crop competition by reducing row spacing and increasing sowing rate.
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To investigate the potential of non-chemical options for managing barley grass in a crop is increasing crop competition by reducing row spacing and increasing sowing rate.
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To quantify the effect of paddock stubble management and weed burden during the summer fallow on crop available soil water, nutrients and yield.
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To test whether sheep grazing in no-till systems damages soil and reduces crop yields.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To determine the impact of sheep grazing on stubbles during the summer fallow period on soil properties, crop resources and growth under no-till, controlled traffic cropping with strict weed control.
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To identify alternative grazing systems that are both sustainable and profitable in low-medium rainfall zones where cropping is no longer viable due to high risks and changing climatic conditions.
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For a sub-tropical grass established in the Mallee environment, to assess the pattern and reliability of growth and its potential as a fodder source using simulation models.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of skip row spacing of wheat in a medium to low rainfall environment.
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To examine the pasture productivity and economic response to the application and incorporation of low rates of clay to pale deep sandplain over three years.
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To examine the pasture productivity and economic response to the application and incorporation of low rates of clay to pale deep sandplain over three years.
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To discuss soil conservation and land use.
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To assess the impact of the 2006 drought on soil resources of the Mallee region, and to identify preventative means for soil stabilization.
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To examine varieties of industrial hemp
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To determine whether sowing direction influences wheat and barley grain yields in the southern grains region.
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To determine if sowing direction and row spacing can be used to reduce grass weed populations, growth and seed set, and their impact on crop performance in the Mallee.
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To determine if sowing direction and row spacing can be used to reduce grass weed populations, growth and seed set, and their impact on crop performance in the Mallee.
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To outline how farmers can maximise wheat yield on long fallow by sowing early with slow developing cultivars.
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To compare the early grazing and yield potential of winter wheat varieties sown very early in response to summer rain.
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To assess wether recent field pea breeding advancements in resistance to blackspot are significant enough to allow management changes to sowing time in this crop.
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The objective of this trial was to evaluate the knockdown efficiency of Spray.Seed with and without common tank mix ‘spikes’, at various rates, on the control of grass and broadleaf weeds including Roundup Ready canola volunteers.
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To see if herbicide strategies can be developed that will reduce the heavy reliance that growers in the Northern Agricultural Region now place on the key active pyrosulfatole, found in the products Velocity and Precept.
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To evaluate new and existing yellow lupin varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing chickpea varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing lupin varieties.
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To evaluate new and existing lupin varieties.
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To determine whether sowing direction influences wheat and barley grain yields in the southern grains region.
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To compare the economic and agronomic response between the paddock rotations of wheat on wheat, wheat on late pasture topping and wheat on chemical fallow. This investigation aims to identify winter fallowing as a low-risk rotational strategy for low rainfall cropping systems in the North and Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
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To investe options for reducing nitrous oxide emissions from dryland summer grain cropping in northern NSW.
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To report the biomass, grain production, and gross margin results from sorghum grown in 2014−15 on plots where nitrogen (N) fertiliser was applied in 2013−14 and no additional N was applied to the current crop.
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To discuss how to manage pests and diseases to optimise crop production whilst still managing costs.
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To investigate how differing summer farming practices influence stored water and how plant available water may influence grain yield potential and grain quality attributes in the low rainfall area in central NSW.
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To determin the effect of grazing and burning stubbles on grain yield and quality in no-till and zero-till controlled traffic farming systems in SNSW.
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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 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 determine the nutrient loss from stubbles of various crop types following summer rainfall.
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To determine the effect of stubble type (wheat, peas and canola) and load (from Decile 2, 5 and 8
seasons) on subsequent soil and crop nutrition.
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Farming systems projects funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) are assessing ways to improve the use of our total rainfall, with the aim of achieving 80% of the water and nitrogen-limited yield potential in our cropping systems.
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100% of Albany and Esperance port zone growers who frequently experience waterlogging will know if ripping and/or summer/cover crops are viable tools to improve crop establishment, crop rooting depth, and yield in a waterlogging year on their property.
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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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To evaluate whether farmers can make use of the out-of-season rainfall.
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To provide farmers in the Facey Group grower region with new options for sustainable grazing and summer pasture species. Growers have identified the need for drought tolerant summer grazing options rather than traditional options more suited to higher rainfall zones. This trial aims to compare tedera to the more commonly used annual pasture spec… 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 measure the interaction between stubble management and soil moisture on:
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To measure the interaction between stubble management, frequency of rainfall events and fertiliser nitrogen on:
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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 effectiveness of ‘summer sowing’ hard-seeded serradella pod into established perennial grass pastures.
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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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To evaluate a number of commercially available adjuvants to accompany glyphosate for summer weed control.
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To investigate the effectiveness of a number of herbicide treatments for the control of summer weeds such as heliotrope, padi melons and medic.
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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 compare five control practices to determine the best weed management strategy for summer months on this particular soil type.
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To highlight the effectiveness of summer weed control in conserving soil moisture for winter cereal cropping in the Central-Eastern Wheatbelt of WA.
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To assess the effectiveness of a range of summer weed control options. The subsequent effect on yield as a result of weed control.
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To discuss summer weed control options.
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Assess the yield impact of different summer spray application timings at four trials in March 2017, following a widespread summer rainfall event.
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To determine which summer weed control method is most efficient and economical.
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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 comment on observations that tank mixes give Ally extra clout.
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To address the need for a non-cereal crop and pasture options to provide profitable rotational crops, disease breaks and weed control opportunities for cereal production in low rainfall regions of south-eastern Australia.
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This study determines the effect of N fertilizer placement, N fertiliser rate and N application timing on the competitive ability of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in dryland no-tillage cropping system in the Western Australian grainbelt.
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To measure the efficacy of coarser spray droplets on the control of two identified common summer weed species, and the influence of more adverse weather conditions.
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To demonstrate differences between sprayed and unsprayed plots from December 2012 to February 2013 for RCSN Kwinana East Port Zone trial locations.
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To determine the impact of grazing on soil condition and weed populations. This report is on findings after two years of grazing.
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To determine the impact of grazing on soil condition and weed populations. This report is on findings after two years of grazing.
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To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.
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To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.
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To test whether general soil health and fertility can be increased under a higher carbon input system with well managed grazing.
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To measure the loss of soil water attributed to summer weeds and to quantify the impact of summer weeds on lost production.
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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 demonstrate, compare and analyse the efficacy of new herbicide combinations and sequences to achieve control of hard to kill weeds such as ryegrass and radish, whilst maximising yield in hybrid canola, using the hybrid variety Hyola 525RT (Roundup Ready + Triazine Tolerant) canola herbicide tolerant system.
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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 determine the optimal timing for the application of foliar fungicides for disease control in wheat.
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To investigate the control of brome and barley grass in Meering wheat and Balleon barley.
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To report on sowing times on heads of spring-sown canola and wheat.
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To report on sowing times on heads of spring-sown canola and wheat.
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The GRDC Low Rainfall Crop Sequencing project is identifying the effects that different break crops and rotations have on Mallee farming systems. Farmers have increasingly adopted continuous cereal cropping strategies as non-cereal crops are perceived as riskier than cereals due to greater yield and price fluctuations. However, break phases can … read more