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To increase our understanding of how relative grain yields in different parts of a paddock in the Mallee region vary year to year (and between crop types) and how these changes are related to soil type and seasonal rainfall.
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To investigate the comparative efficacy of fluid forms of Phosphorus (P) fertiliser compared to the current granular forms for application to grain crops grown on alkaline soils of Victoria.
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To discuss fluid phosphorus fertilisers: how did they fare in Victoria in 2005?
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To investigate the effectiveness of applying a range of fungicides, both with and without stickers, at two different application times on two varieties of beans - Fiesta VF and Aquadulce.
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To investigate fungicide types and application timings to minimise the effect of foliar disease in lentils.
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To 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.
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This project is investigating strategies for maintaining frog populations on farms using wildlife ponds.
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To show a range of strategies that minimise frost risk.
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To identify the most effective herbicide brews to control fumitory.
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To study fungicide control of Ascochyta rabiei in chickpeas.
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To determine the benefit of fungicide applications for stripe rust control in 2003.
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To investigate effective fungicide strategies for controlling Ascochyta blight in chickpeas.
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To assess the impact of the new strobilurin fungicides on disease management in barley and determine whether the likelihood of fungicide response can be linked to specific timings, disease and plant available water.
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To examine the value of foliar fungicides for winter barley in the Mallee and Wimmera environments.
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To assess the impact of the new strobilurin fungicides on disease management in wheat and determine whether the likelihood of fungicide response can be linked to specific timings, disease and plant available water.
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To examine the value of foliar fungicides in the Mallee and Wimmera.
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To compare the efficacy of early season treatments with foliar fungicide management incrop for a ‘one touch management’ approach.
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To discuss future strategies for small farmers when there is insufficient income to suppor the family from on-farm income.
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To proivde information about getting into sheep.
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To detail how to get started with no-till in 2007.
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To measure effect of gibberellic acid application and grazing timings on the biomass production and feed quality of oats.
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To present some good barley news from a season best forgotten.
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To discuss good drought recovery.
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To assess the effect of PGRs and fungicides on variety-specific barley yields.
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To comare the dry matter production available for forage and plant recovery after grazing of the forage barley variety Moby with that of Hindmarsh barley and Correll wheat.
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To discuss grain legume harvesting and way to reduce losses from grain harvesting.
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To demonstrate the yield and dry matter responses of field peas, lentils and chickpeas to the application of phosphorus and zine in the southern Mallee.
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To demonstrate the grain yield and dry matter responses of field peas, lentils and chickpeas to the application of phosphorus and zinc in the southern Mallee.
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To evaluate commercial and new pulse (grain legume) cultivars on sandy, calcareous soils, in terms of both the crop performance and its benefit in a rotation.
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To determine the effectiveness of a number of grass selective herbicdes to control grasses in medic pastures
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To investigate the effect of grass herbicides on nodulation in legumes.
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To determine the most effective techniques for controlling grass weeds in wheat (variety Meering).
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To determine how post-grazing nitrogen application rates and post flowering rainfall affect the recovery of Mace and Trojan grain wheat crops after grazing.
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To evaluate a vigorous hybrid canola variety in a low rainfall Mallee environment for its grazing value at different growth stages, and its ability to recover from grazing.
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To assess the suitability of different wheat and barley cultivars for both grain and grazing production in low rainfall environments.
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To assess the yield and grain quality effect of grazing on currently grown commercial cereal varieties via paddock scale demonstrations in the Rainbow district.
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To 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.
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To monitor the feed value and grain production from different types of grazed cereal crops in Northern Victoria.
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To monitor the feed value and grain production from different types of grazed cereal crops in Northern Victoria.
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To monitor the feed value and grain production from different types of grazed cereal crops in Northern Victoria.
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To investigate some other types of legumes for their dry matter and suitability as green manure.
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To provide a gross margin calculation method for 1994.
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To compare the efficacy of different group B herbicides.
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To compare Triflur 480 versus Stomp, in relation to traditional use and minimum cultivation, on wheat and canola.
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The aim of this trial was to investigate managmeent practices for groin canola after cereal.
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To identify the agronomic practices which lead to the production of high quality hard and durum wheat.
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To determine the agronomic conditions required to grow a quality barley product suitable for malting.
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To answer the question 'Growing season rainfall at Birhcip - is there any pattern'.
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The aim of this trial was to compare the performance of very early sown wheat varieties, their early grazing potential and ability to recover from grazing.
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To determine whether in the high rainfall areas of the Wimmera the use of growth regulators would be beneficial.
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To present options and guidelines for chemical insect control.
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To provide guidelines to developing a robust leasing or share farming system.
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To discuss harvest options for dry years.
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To discuss a 7-year comparison of grain marketing options for wheat and canola in Victoria.
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To determine the performance of new and current barley varieties in the Wimmera and Mallee.
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To determine the performance of new and current barley varieties in the Wimmera and Mallee
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To discuss header set-up for low yielding crops.
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To improve soil health and sustainable soil management practices in the region.
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To improve farmer’s capacity to manage soil health issues by providing information and access to soil management strategies and techniques
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To discuss common heliotrope on Victorian farms
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To raise the awareness of the carry-over or residual effect in alkaline soils of some herbicides on the following crop and show the visual phyto-toxic effects of these herbicides.
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To run a herbicide diagnostic field school.
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To identify the most effective herbicide brews to control elongating amsinckia.
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To investigate weed control options in regular canola to assist with possible registration of these herbicide options.
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To ascertain the best herbicide options for new varieties: to compare Tyson as an existing desi chickpea to two new varieties: Howzat and ICCV96836.
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To determine the herbicide tolerance of Morava, Blanchefleur and Languedoc vetch.
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To investigate a range of herbicides on crop tolerances in three chickpea varieties.
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To test and compare the tolerance of new wheat varieties to both high and low rates of new chemical formulations with widely used herbicides.
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To trial a number of herbicide treatments applied to field peas, chickpeas, lentils and lupins to determine effective weed control and their effects on the crops.
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To evaluate the performance of new and current barley varieties in the Mallee and Wimmera.
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To investigate the yield response of wheat to zinc enriched fertiliser, MAP and no fertiliser control.
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To discuss how did DAWA seasonal forecasts go in 2003?
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To disucss how farmers get lucky.
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To test if no-till crops grown on clay soils in the low rainfall, southern Mallee environment would yield better if more straw could be retained on the soil surface from the previous crop.
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To discuss how to deal with stripe rust.
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To identify key soil indicators for sustained agricultural production.
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To improve the management of grain crops in the Mallee region of Victoria using precision agricultural technology: and more specifically, to improve the understanding of the causes of spatial variability within a paddock and its interaction with seasonal conditions as this knowledge is regarded as essential to developing appropriate management s… read more
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To raise industry awareness of imi-tolerant barley as a potential tool for integrated weed management in Victoria and South Australian Mallee.
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To investigate the yield and quality effects of a delayed harvest on a range of barley varieties.
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To evaluate the impact of grazing intensity on forage value, crop recovery and grain production of a wheat crop in the Victorian Mallee.
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of lentil and chickpea varieties and breeding lines to interrow sowing in wider row spacings than conventional cropping systems.
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To compare soil moisture, soil nitrogen and profitability of five different vetch end-use treatments from 2012, sown to wheat in 2013.
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To discuss the implications of the 2002 drought for weed management.
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To discuss how to improve ecological function in vegetation remnants.
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To evaluate adaptive farm systems using a case study farm and then to develop simple approaches which farmers can use to help their decision making, especially in the fact of continuing uncertain seasons and profit margins.
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To discuss options for improving profits and managing risk: two keys to the future.
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To develop productive and sustainable cropping systems for the alkaline sodic soils in the Wimmera and southern Mallee.
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To investigate how to improve the productivity of sodic soils in the Wimmera and southern Mallee.
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To test the effects of subsoil remediation on crop water use and yield.
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To test the effects of subsoil remediation on crop water use and yield.
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To investigate in-crop nitrogen timing and product choice for wheat.