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To conudct the Machinery Challenge - a cost comparison of machinery usage in four different farming systems.
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To examine the scope for using soil tests to more effectively allocate phosphorus fertiliser expenditures between paddocks and through time.
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To examine the role of vesticular-arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM), often referred to as 'friendly fungi' in the phosphours nutrition of winter crops in Victoria.
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To discuss the probability of grain prices remaining high.
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To compare the responses of six different canola varieties to nitrogen fertiliser.
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To discuss whether the Southern Oscillation Index is useful as a rainfall predictor for the Southern Mallee.
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To investigate whether polymer films can improve yields of short season crops when late sown.
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To provide an overview of the year that was.
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To comment on 1994 - the year that was.
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To discuss the year that was 1995.
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To discuss 1996 - the year that was.
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To discuss 1997 - the year that was.
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To discuss 1998 - the year that was.
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To discuss 1999 - the year that was.
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Please see report
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To provide a summary of 2001 - the year that was.
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To reflect upon 2002 - the year that was.
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It is relatively easy to describe a particular year on one’s own farm. To specify precisely what happened over our whole region is the challenging part. Far more difficult is to accurately describe the feelings of the farmers, not to mention those of their partners: the hopes, expectations, commitment, hard work, disappointments and the conseq… read more
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To comment on the year that was - 2005.
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To comment on 2006 - the year that was.
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To comment on 2007 - the year that was.
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To discuss the year that was - 2008.
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To discuss ‘tillage rotation’ as a way to rehabilitate compacted subsoil and increase yield and profit.
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To evaluate the response of seven barley varieties to different sowing times.
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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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To quantify nitrogen leaf uptake when applying UAN with and without follow-up rain; and to determine the effect of streaming versus standard nozzles on nitrogen leaf uptake.
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The aim of these nearest neighbour demonstration sites was to investigate the most profitable nitrogen application rates for different regions of the state.
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To look at the potential benefits of applying additional nutrients as foliar sprays during the season, and we also investigated an alternative nutrient product called Hibrix.
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To ascertain the amount and availability of N under varying stubble management practices and soil environments.
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To measure the trade-off between medic pasture growth and yield of a following cereal crop, with different termination timing of the medic pasture.
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To provide information about trends and costs in production.
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To investigate the control of brome and barley grass in Meering wheat and Balleon barley.
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To determine the best suited TT canola varieties for the Southern Mallee environment.
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To compare triazine tolerant canola varieties.
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To investigate pre-sowing and post sowing pre-emergent options for the control of Group A resistant ryegrass.
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To determine safe ways of using higher rates of Trifluralin.
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To investigate optimum safe trifluralin rates and water rates in wheat on canola stubble.
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The aim of this trial work was to determine whether there are differences in wheat varieties in tolerance to trifluralin. The work was carried out over three seasons (1998 to 2000).
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To discuss trifluralin tolerance of three cereal varieties.
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To invetigate
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To investigate new and crop 'safe' techniques for using trifluralin.
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To investigate the effects of seeding rate and nitrogen rate on triticale.
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To investigate whether liquid N as UAN is a better and more reliable source of N compared to using granular urea.
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To repeat trials from 2004 to confirm confidence in findings that UAN can be used as an in-crop fertiliser in Victoria.
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To determine the extent of volatilisation loss of two nitrogen fertilisers (granular urea vs. liquid UAN) applied over a number of days at the end of tillering on a Wimmera grey clay soil (Marnoo) and Mallee clay loam (Birchip).
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To determine if crop sensors can be used during stem elongation to determine N content of the plant and the need for applied N.
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To determine whether crop reflectance at particular wavelengths of light can be used during stem elongation to determine the need for applied nitrogen.
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To determine whether crop reflectance at particular wavelengths of light can be used during stem elongation to determine N content of the plant and the need for applied N.
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To compare the competitive ability of new and existing barley varieties in the presence and absence of weeds.
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To evaluate the agronomic and economic benefits of using different rotations and management strategies to deal with Group A resistant ryegrass in a farming system.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of up-front flutriafol and in-crop fungicides for controlling stem rust and yellow leaf spot.
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To put into practice one of the key findings from the BCG research work over the last three years - 'high sowing rates in Silverstar wheat will decrease screenings' At the same time it was a good opportunity to test the results of small scale plot work in a real life situation on a large scale.
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To determine if sowing direction and row spacing can be used to influence grass weed populations and growth, and their impact on crop performance in the Mallee.
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To examine the ability of genotypes of wheat and barley to produce high yields on micronutrient deficient soils.
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To examine the ability of genotypes of wheat and barley to produce high yields on micronutrient deficient soils.
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To present the results of a variety demonstration at Kinnabulla.
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To report on variety descriptions and characteristics.
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To compare new and old varieties of crops in a demonstration trial.
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To demonstrate a wide variety of crop types and varieties in the Southern Mallee.
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To identify narbon bean varieties suitable for the Mallee and Wimmera.
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To comment on crop varieties from this year.
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To assess the relative tolerance of new cultivars of field pea, lentil and chickpea to a range of commonly used herbicides.
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To assess the relative tolerance of new field pea and chickpea cultivars of to a range of commonly used herbicides.
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To determine optimum sowing time and plant density for new cultivars of field pea, lentil and chickpea.
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To determine the effect of stubble management (standing, slashed or burnt) on the crop safety of pre-sowing herbicides, and their efficacy against Group A-resistant annual ryegrass.
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To evaluate the early biomass production, hay and grain yield of oat varieties, as well as their response to a herbicide strategy, in the southern Mallee and Wimmera.
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To evaluate the early biomass production, hay and grain yield of oat varieties, as well as their response to a herbicide strategy, in the southern Mallee and Wimmera.
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To provide basic information about growing vetch.
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To explore potential of new vetch lines for varieties in Australian crop rotations.
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To determine how the management of a vetch crop (termination timing and end-use) influences the yield and quality of a following wheat crop grown for two consecutive years.
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To determine how the management of a vetch crop (termination timing and end-use) influences the yield and quality of a following wheat crop grown for two consecutive years.
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To determine how the management of a vetch crop (termination timing and end-use) influences the yield and quality of a following wheat crop grown for two consecutive years.
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To determine whether rhizobial inoculation of vetch enhances the amounts of N fixed. To evaluate the effect the timing of vetch termination has on inputs of fixed N, and on residual soil moisture and mineral N measured at the end of the 2012 growing season.
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To compare the effects of (i) five different vetch termination timings, and (ii) five different end-uses of vetch on stored soil water and mineral N, and the yield of a subsequent wheat crop.
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To evaluate improved vetches for wheat and barley farming systems.
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To evaluate improved vetches for cereal farming systems.
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To evaluate vetch varieties for grain yield, dry matter and disease resistance.
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To answer the question in Victorian weather - will the drought break?
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To determine the suitability of ascochyta blight resistant entries in Victorian advanced testing for release as varieties.
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To conduct a conventional canola trial.
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To conduct an on-farm wheat demonstration.
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To determine the effectiveness of controlling brome grass seed set with crop-topping short- season cereals sown at different times.
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To understand the water quality features that may have an influence on pesticide performance.
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To introduce the concept of water use efficiency.
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To discuss using computers to give you weather at your fingertips.
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To investigate the effect of weather conditions on cyclohexanedions or ‘dim’ herbicides, Select and Aramo.
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To investigate options for broadleaf weed and grass control in oats.
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To comment on weed management strategies.
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To discuss weed management for 2006.
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To compare and contrast the suitability of some emerging and current commercial barley varieties for the Wimmera region.
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To evaluate the performance of current commercial varieties and assess their suitability for the Wimmera.
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To comment on the Farm Management 500 and Sustainable Technology (FAST) Project: what did the crops grow on in 1994?
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To determine what happens to pre-drilled N on southern Malle clay-loam soils.
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To determine what happens to pre-drilled N on southern Malle clay-loam soils.
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To answer the question 'What is required to be a good financial manager on a farm?'
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To determine the best form of nitrogen fertiliser for topdressing on alkaline soils.