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To answer the questions of whether applying a preventative spray regardless of conditions was good practice (i.e. does it help in controlling disease?) and was it cost effective?
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To investigate the impact of seed dressings on foliar disease in malt barley in the central Mallee.
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The aim was to investigate whether Atrazine has the effect of reducing disease incidence in TT canola.
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To determine the most effective herbicides for controlling Flaxleaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis).
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To identify the most effective herbicide product and mixes to control hard-to-kill broadleaf weeds in the Wimmera.
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To investigate best bet options for controlling medic prior to sowing lentils.
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To identify some herbicide options for controlling Rosinweed.
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To investigate pre-emergent trifluralin mixes for the control of Group A resistant ryegrass.
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To investigate pre-emergent trifluralin mixes for the control of Group A resistant ryegrass.
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To assess the ryegrass control ability of crop rotation, in combination with pre- and post- emergent herbicides.
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The aim was to investigate as many possible factors which limit wheat yield.
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To control the population of wild radish in wheat, reducing its competitive effect and subsequent plant numbers prior to flowering. Once at floweringthe control of seed set using a phenoxy herbicide will be most successful.
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To investigate the effect of rainfall on farm gross income in the southern Mallee.
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To discuss how to cope with stress in rural communities.
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To demonstrate the effectiveness of Cosmos seed dressing on canola for the control of insect pests such as wireworm and red legged earth mite.
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To comment on Crambe - a new crop with potential in southern Australia.
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To discuss the effects of drought and other pressures upon farming families in the Wimmera Southern Mallee region.
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To provide some suggestions as additional hints in coping with cropping after drought.
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To discuss crop problems.
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To discuss crop selection for the coming year.
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To determine the influence of break sequences (2011-2012) followed by consecutive wheat crops (2013-2014) on soil water, nitrogen, brome grass populations and profitability.
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To determine whether the ASW wheat varieties Barunga, Beulah, Ouyen and Meering differ in thier tolerance to herbicides.
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To provide information on cross reference of previous trial results 2005 – 2010.
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To test a number of cultivation practies and pre-sowing herbicides to control resistant ryegrass in wheat.
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To monitor moisture retention and nitrogen accumulation under cultivated and chemical fallow regimes.
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To determine the impact of delaying harvest on yield and grain quality and to create management packages for varieties, as a guide for farmers.
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To compare the yield and grain quality of barley varieties when harvest is delayed.
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To compare the performance of new and current barley varieties at two different harvest times and to determine if delaying harvest compromises yield and grain quality.
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To investigate the effect of water quality on glyphosate efficacy when used in a spring-spraying knockdown scenario.
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To compare three direct drill seeders for wheat crop establishment; crop yield; and incorporation efficiency of group D herbicides.
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To compare a number of different varieties which could be used for making hay.
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To investigate some practical options for direct drilling wheat into wheat stubbles in the Mallee.
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To determine whether desiccation of lentils helps with harvestability.
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To establish a fungicide strategy to control spot form of net bllotch in Gairdner barley.
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To discuss a project involved in developing lentisl for profitability in Australia.
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To identify narbon bean varieties suited to the Mallee and Wimmera.
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To test a new AgrEvo product on fieldpeas and lentisl for Ascochyta control activity.
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To report on the development of a new grain legume for south eastern Australia: narbon bean (Vicia narbonesis).
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To dicusss developments in herbicide resistance and new products.
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To report on the results of recent herbicide resistance ryegrass surveys.
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To identify the yield penalty associated with direct heading oilseeds as compared with windrowing, and whether Desikote Max and Reglone negate any losses.
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To compare the performance of disc and knife-point seeding at two different sowing times (early and late)
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To compare two new field pea varieties (Parafield and Kaspa) to Dundale.
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To discuss disease issues with pulse-on-pulse cropping.
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To provide a disease management 2005 summary.
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To sample fauna distribution, abundance and habitat use at the different water access points.
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To quanitfy the role of livestock in the financial performance of Wimmera and Malle farming systems.
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To discuss the costs of fertilisers.
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To observe whether additions of a zinc based liquid fertiliser to a herbicide reduces the crop effect often seen when using broadleaf and grass herbicides in cereals.
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To investigate whether fertiliser granule size influences nutrient availability to plants.
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To investigate whether fertiliser granule size influences nutrient availability to plants.
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To investigate whether fertiliser granule size influences nutrient availability to plants.
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To determine whether UAN as a carrier, rather than just water, increases the efficacy of grass selective herbicides on ryegrass control.
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To present ideas around drought being a catalyst for change.
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To discuss the integration of livestock into the cropping program.
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To discuss notes on Durum wheat production.
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To conduct a Durum wheat agronomy demonstration,
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To trial a number of Durum wheat varieties in a demonstration.
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To determine the best (control and cost effetive) herbicide for the control of radish in barley.
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To assess the impact of time of sowing (TOS) on a range of wheat variety maturity classes (winter wheat, slow and mid spring maturing varieties) and to measure the impact of plant density and the presence of weeds (simulated with tame oats) on these varieties.
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To compare the yield performance of several slow-developing winter wheat cultivars (requiring vernalisation) with spring wheat cultivars (photoperiod sensitive) at different plant densities, in the presence or absence of weeds.
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To conduct an easy N late top-dressing demonstration.
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To look at the combination of four phosphorus rates (0, 9, 18 and 36kg P/ha applied via triple superphosphate) and five nitrogen rates (zero, 20, 40, 80 and 160kg N/ha applied via urea) as well as two nitrogen timings, at sowing and top-dressed.
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To evaluate the crop safety and efficacy on annual ryegrass of soil-incorporated pre-emergent herbicides in dry and wet sowing conditions.
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To evaluate emerging and newly released medic, vetch and forage peas varieties for their ability to produce dry matter and nutritive value for stock in the Mallee and Wimmera environments.
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To evaluate the interaction between seeding systems and pre-emergence herbicides on the establishment of wheat, on two contrasting soil types.
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To provide a useful technique for estimating pasture legume seed reserved in paddocks.
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To identify suitable lucerne varieties for the Mallee and test if there are differences in establishment, persistence and production between them.
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To assess the potential of medic pastures and compare the productivity and persistence of commercial varieties in the Birchip area.
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To compare the productivity of herbicide tolerant canola varieties grown in the southern Mallee and northern Wimmera environments.
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To assess the potential of lentils in the Birchip area and compare the grain yield of commercial lentil varieties at Birchip.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.
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The aim of this work was to test the robustness of current soil testing procedure
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To demonstrate a range of zinc fertiliser products.
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To investigate new faba bean varieties.
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To develop and release faba bean varieties that are resistant to both ascochyta blight and chocolate spot, flower early and produce high yields in the drier areas of southern Australia such as the Mallee.
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To conduct a faba bean variety evaluation.
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To compare the performance of current and potential new faba bean varieties under low rainfall Mallee conditions
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To compare the performance of current and potential new faba bean varieties in Victoria.
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To determine the optimum time of windrowing for faba beans and compare this practice to direct heading.
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To report on the final season that was monitored by the FAST project.
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To demonstrate six different seeding machine set-ups sowing in stubble. This demonstration was used to compare different set-ups across two different rates of triflualin at a number of different sowing speeds.
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To conduct a demonstration of farmer-retained canola seed.