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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 provide information for proper planning to generate time and machinery efficiencies, gain better weed control and make large financial savings.
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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 investe options for reducing nitrous oxide emissions from dryland summer grain cropping in northern NSW.
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To report on the nitrous oxide (N2O) emission results from the 2014–15 grain sorghum trials, which aimed to optimise both nitrogen (N) rate and fertiliser N release to benefit crop production and reduce N2O emissions.
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To report on the nitrous oxide (N2O) emission results from the 2014–15 grain sorghum trials, which aimed to optimise both nitrogen (N) rate and fertiliser N release to benefit crop production and reduce N2O emissions.
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To report on the nitrous oxide (N2O) emission results from the 2014–15 grain sorghum trials, which aimed to optimise both nitrogen (N) rate and fertiliser N release to benefit crop production and reduce N2O emissions.
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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 report on trials conducted in 2012–13 using 15N applied at three N rates (40, 120 and 200 kg N/ha) were reported previously, but those results are repeated here for comparison with more recent trial results.
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To discuss stripe rust management and varietal selection: 2004.
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The demonstrate the effects of increasing N fertiliser rates on harvest index and stubble N%.
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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 evaluate the impact of cereal stubble height on fallow water efficiency.
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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 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 investigate yield responses to subsoil amelioration treatments.
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To report on subsoil manuring: an innovative approach to addressing subsoil problems targeting higher water use efficiency in southern Australia.
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To look at the technology, the resulting productivity increases and the economics of the practice of subsoil manuring.
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To determine if applying fertiliser to the subsoil gives any residual benefits to crops in subsequent years.
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To investigate potential long term negative effects on crop yield of interactions between clay spreading or delving with subsoil nutrition (micronutrients).
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To investigate sulfonylurea herbicide and zinc / phosphorus fertiliser interactions in wheat in the Central West NSW cropping belt.
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To study the interaction between herbicides and Zn nutrition of wheat.
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To investigate the role of sulphur and nitrogen in canola nutrition at Sea Lake.
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To measure wheat responses to sulfur and zinc fertiliser when applied in addition to nitrogen and phosphorus.
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To investigate nitrogen management strategies for achieving noodle and durum quality wheat in the Wimmera and to better understand wether these specialty wheats should be grown in this district in place of some milling wheat area.
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To measure the interaction between stubble management, frequency of rainfall events and fertiliser nitrogen on:
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To determine the productivity gains from deep tillage in conjunction with potassium and high phosphorus supply over a number of seasons.
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To evaluate various zinc strategies and compare liquid phosphorus in wheat on high pH soils.
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To identify the limiting factors to canola production in the southern Mallee.
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To identify the limiting factors to wheat production in the southern Mallee.
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To discuss TagTeam and JumpStart from Novozymes.
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To examine targeting maximum yields of irrigated wheat in southern NSW.
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To report on 'think tank' responses to the following quesitons:
• How do you increase your crop water use efficiency?
• How do you maximise profit?
• How can you find more leisure time?
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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 determine the effect of N fertilizer placement, N fertiliser rate and N application timing on the competitive ability of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in reducing the growth and seed production of wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) in dryland no-tillage cropping system in the Western Australian grainbelt.
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This trial aims to investigate the effect of comibinations of row spacing and seedbed utilisation (SBU) on the effectiveness of pre-emergent 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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This experiment investigated the irrigation water requirements of a wheat crop and the impact of irrigation intensity and water ponding on grain yield, grain quality, water use and water use efficiency.
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An irrigated faba bean experiment was established at Leeton Field Station in 2020 to determine the effect of sowing time and irrigation on four varieties of faba bean in southern NSW.
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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 develop a new extraction procedure for soil zinc.
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To examine the interaction between herbicides and crop nutirition.
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Can systems performance be improved by modifying farming systems? How does increasing legume frequency or nutrient inputs impact on system nutrient balance and use?
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To assess the impact of two alternative cotton irrigation strategies on soil mineral N: crop production and N2O emissions.
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To test whether soil health and fertility can be improved under a higher carbon input system with or without grazing.
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This research aimed to identify the impact of irrigation opportunity time and fertiliser N rates on fertiliser N response, lint yield and fertiliser N recovery in a sub-surface drip irrigation system.
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To better match fertilizer inputs to productivity zones to increase whole paddock profitability.
To document and evaluate a practical procedure utilizing tools and services that are readily available for zoning paddocks and matching fertilizer inputs to productivity zones.
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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 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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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 compare the responses of six different canola varieties to nitrogen fertiliser.
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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 discuss whether the Southern Oscillation Index is useful as a rainfall predictor for the Southern Mallee.
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To compare the zinc efficiency, root growth and production characteristics of 2 cultivars of wheat
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To identifiy zinc deficiency in flax and treatment with zinc fertiliser.
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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 the effects of rates and granule size of copper containing superphosphate on wheat yields grown on yello9w brown gravelly soil
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To investigate the effects of rates and granule size of copper containing superphosphate on wheat yields grown on yello9w brown gravelly soil
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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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To explore the effectiveness of trace elements when applied with fluid nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser.
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To investigate what macro and micro nutrients are required in order to increase grain yield using a fluid system.
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A review of trace element research in South Australia.
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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 assess different management strategies for blackleg, while assessing Prosaro as the only foliar in crop option in canola for blackleg management.
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To investigate the effects of seeding rate and nitrogen rate on triticale.
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To screen triticale for Mn efficiency and compare this to rye and wheat.
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To compare a standard practice of an upfront MAP fertiliser only, to this same rate of MAP plus a Twin N foliar application.
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To evaluate whether TwinN could enable reductions in urea rates without loss of yield in wheat in the medium-high rainfall Victorian wheat region.
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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 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 investigate how nutrient interactions influence yield response. Specifically, if:
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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 establish the fit for calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) as a topdressed fertiliser in wheat in a low rainfall situation and on an N responsive site.
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To compare the effects varying fertiliser rates on three different soil types and to compare fertiliser rates, Nil, replacement, standard and high.
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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 use a combination of alternative weed control methods to minimise the reliance on chemicals.
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There is growing interest from growers in southern Western Australia around the opportunities that long season wheats can provide them in a mixed or 100% cropping farming enterprise. The primary objective of this project is to demonstrate to growers the agronomic and enterprise fit and associated benefits of including a long season wheat into th… read more
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To demonstrate the effectiveness of two types of surface applied organic amendments – compost and chicken manure.
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• To use farmer scale machinery to evaluate the benefits of adopting zone
management farming on a range of soil types over a three year period;
• To increase the output to input ratio for our farming system; and
• To collaborate with, and add value to research in precision agriculture being
undertaken by CSIRO, … read more
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To investigating if applying fertiliser according to productivity zones is more profitable than blanket applications of fertiliser across the whole paddock. We aimed to design trials to demonstrate to growers that matching fertiliser inputs to productivity zones will increase whole paddock profitability compared to blanket applications of fertil… read more
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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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A winter wheat trial was established to assess the whole-season nitrogen (N) availability against different nitrogen placement strategies when subject to waterlogging.
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To demonstrate the value of NUlogic soil and plant testing and the importance of reviewing fertiliser strategies in season
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To compare the effects and to demonstrate the economic benefits that may result from the use of variable rate fertiliser applications by broad acre farmer trial.
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To evaluate the economics of a variable rate approach to fertiliser applications over the 2011 growing season. This trial was also designed as a proof of concept trial for CSBP’s Fertlogic Variable Rate Technology (VRT) platform
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To evaluate the economics of a variable rate approach to fertiliser applications over the 2012 growing season. This trial was also designed as a proof of concept trial for CSBP’s Fertlogic Variable Rate Technology platform.
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To compare the effects and to demonstrate the economic benefits that may result from the use of variable rate fertiliser applications by broad acre farmer trial.
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To demonstrate the use of soil mapping and soil moisture sensors as data sources for variable rate irrigation and fertigation decisions, with the ultimate aim of reducing pumping and fertiliser costs, improving potato yields and quality and reducing the risk of nutrient enrichment of waterways and wetlands.
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To undertake a variable rate grazing trial in pastures.
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To compare the effects of variable rate nitrogen applications on wheat yield across diverse soil types.
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To compare the effects of variable rate nitrogen applications on wheat yield across varying soil types.
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To assess the economic benefit of variable rate nitrogen application, when combined with crop sensor information and yield potential zones to build the variable rate application map.
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Demonstrate variable rate technology on farm and how it can be applied to manage fertiliser use and to minimise nutrient enrichment or depletion that leads to poor soil health.
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