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With the large majority of wheat cultivars now deemed to be susceptible to stripe rust, in particular the new WA pathotype, this trial was set up to look at economic response to different foliar fungicide timings. In addition the trial continued the evaluation of the strobilurin fungicides (as part of project SFS 00006), the first of which was r… read more
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To evaluate five wheat varieties sown at three different times and assess how each one responds.
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To demonstrate that is possible to grow a viable winter crop and still maintain a productive lucerne stand over summer.
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To identify the current faba bean varieties that are best suited to the Western Districts, and to assist in selection of future varieties for the region.
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To assess a number of commercial pulse varieties for yield and standability.
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To assess the potential of non-commercial later maturing canola lines for the HRZ of southern Australia.
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To develop a phosphorus response curve for high rainfall production of white wheat as well as investigating the responsiveness of acid soils to zinc and or copper based products which showed promise in the 2000 trial at Streatham.
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To develop a phosphorus response curve for high rainfall production of white wheat as well as investigating the responsiveness of acid soils to zinc and or copper based products which showed promise in the 2000 trial at Streatham.
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The purpose of these trials was to investigate the value of applying the PGR Moddus EVO to barley grown in the high rainfall zone of Victoria to reduce lodging and improve yields.
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This experiment aimed at trialling some of the products which may have benefited a plant‟s capacity to fight diseases, rather than treating the infection itself.
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To demonstrate the effectiveness and possible yield advantages of Kellalac wheat using two different fertiliser rates with and without PR70 Release treatment.
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To assess the effectiveness and applicability of cultural control practices in combination with pre-emergent herbicides for the management of herbicide resistant annual ryegrass in the high rainfall zone of Victoria.
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To identify whether spraying for leaf rust in wheat will give an economic yield benefit.
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To test and develop farming systems where retained stubble is managed in the HRZ without a reduction in profitability for the grower
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To compare Prosaro 420 SC to a local standard treatment and untreated treatment.
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To investigate the impact of sowing date on the performance of a range of pulse crops.
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To establish some potential performance of pulse crops in the region and if any crops, varieties and treatments are worthy of further trialling and replicated yield data.
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To demonstrate the value of pulses.
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This trial was established to look at disease management in beans and peas by the use of different varieties, different row spacings to increase airflow through the canopy and through different fungicide timing regimes.
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This trial was established to look at disease management in beans and peas by the use of different varieties; different row spacings to increase airflow through the canopy and through different fungicide timing regimes.
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To find a reliable high yielding and profitable pulse crop for the "high rainfall, cool climate" zone of southern Victoria and one which suits raised beds.
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This trial was established to look at disease management in beans and peas by the use of different varieties, different row spacings to increase airflow through the canopy and through different fungicide timing regimes.
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To evaluate the most profitable pulse varieties and their associated resistance to diseases faced in the higher rainfall zone of southern Australia.
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Two current varieties of field peas and two current varieties of beans were trialled at the Inverleigh site.
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To test the vernalisation theory and answer questions around grazing management.
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To evaluate the performance of Dividend seed treatment and to determine its efficacy in controlling the soil borne root rotting disease
Pythium in wheat as well as other potential seed borne and seedling diseases.
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To determine the influence of cultivar resistance on the cost effectiveness of upfront disease control, such as seed treatment/in furrow treatments as opposed to later season control based on foliar fungicides.
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To determine the influence of cultivar resistance on the cost effectiveness and longevity of upfront disease control, such as seed treatment/in furrow treatments, as opposed to later season control based on foliar fungicides.
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To evaluate the raised bed technology for reducing crop losses caused by waterlogging.
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To investigate the adaptability of a range of grain and forage legumes grown in a raised bed system using a controlled traffic regime.
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To examine the effects of some of the common bed renovation treatments adopted by the farmers, particularly on soil structure, soil water dynamics and subsequent crop performance on beds.
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To examine the effects of some of the common bed renovation treatments adopted by the farmers, particularly on soil structure, soil water dynamics and subsequent crop performance on beds.
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To establish the relationship between response by red wheat to nitrogen fertiliser and deep soil nitrogen test in the high rainfall environment of south west Victoria.
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To allow grain growers to assess the grain yields of released and upcoming wheat varieties under “with fungicide” and “without fungicide” management regimes.
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To show the importance of soil testing, and linking this with applying the right nutrients.
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This trial was designed to compare the amount of irrigation water required by canola on raised beds with conventionally prepared ground.
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To investigate the best approach to applying a set amount of nitrogen (100 kg/ha) in order to achieve the greatest grain yield and to maximize quality.
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To examine Rhizobia response in faba beans
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To identify whether BSN 10 seed treatment gives any yield advantage to wheat sown on the relatively highly fertile Gnarwarre site.
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This demonstrations was conducted for three significant reasons.
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The aim of the competition is to see which team produces the highest gross margin crop (not necessarily the highest yielding crop) against a background of uncertain input and grain prices and unknown growing season rainfall.
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To report on the Barley Challenge at Dunkeld.
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To summarise the results from this three-year cycle of the Rural Finance Crop Challenge competition.
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To report on the Rural Finance wheat challenge for 2008.
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To examine rygrass control in barley using pre-emergent herbicides.
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The technical objective is to develop PGP traits that:
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To assess the impact of commercially available seed treatments on wheat yield and quality.
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To assess a number of farmer owned and modified seeders for direct drilling.
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To drill 6kg/ha canola seed, plus 110 kg/ha MAP and 100 kg/ha urea.
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To report on the SFS seeder demonstration.
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To determine whether raised beds would assist in waterlogging control and give higher crop returns.
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To assess grain quality, yield and suitability to the South West of Victoria.
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To investigate the effects of delaying nitrogen application until GS31 on grain yield and quality by using differing nitrogen application rates across a range of popular malt and feed barleys.
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To determine whether sowing date can influence the yield and quality of malt and feed barley varieties.
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To report on an experiment at Inverleigh, Victoria, investigating the potential for earlier sowing to increase wheat yields in the face of autumn rainfall decline.
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To determine the effect of sowing rate, nitrogen fertiliser rate and timing on wheat and barley crop establishment, tiller production, head counts at harvest, grain yield and grain quality.
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To evaluate the performance of chick peas, faba beans, lupins and field peas under a spring sowing regime.
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To compare several field pea, vetch, canola, triticale, oat, barley and wheat varieties for dry matter production and feed value. A further trial was included to determine the optimal densities of field pea/oat mixtures.
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To investigate the suitability as chickpeas as a spring sown crop in the high rainfall zone.
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To look at the potential yield of commonly grown varieties of barley and wheat sown in September, whilst comparing some different management strategies that might be adopted when sowing this late in the season:
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To identify whether there is an advantage in using deep ripping or shallow cultivation compared to direct drill to improve the ability of crops to utilize soil water at depth.
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To identify whether deep ripping and other soil treatments will result in an increase in spring water use by crops and therefore increased yields and improved grain quality.
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To identify whether there is an advantage in using deep ripping or shallow cultivation compared to direct drill to improve the ability of crops to utilize soil water at depth.
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To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for the growing conditions of southern Victoria. This trial differs from other comparative crop variety testing in that it evaluates the varieties with a fungicide programme; to determine the yield response of the varieti… read more
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To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for the growing conditions in south east Victoria.
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To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for the growing conditions of southern Victoria.
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To investigate the optimum nitrogen required for a high yielding canola crop based on a deep soil nitrate test.
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All four trials were aiming to evaluate what alternative stubble retention practices can be implemented into the cropping system, without
incurring yield penalty or significant cost to the grower.
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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 investigate the effect of two different methods of surface drainage ('raised beds' and 'hump and hollows') of pasture compared to an undrained control treatment on farm productivity and the potential impact on the environment.
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To test the hypothesis that "drainage of waterlogged soils in southwest Victoria through raised beds will increase crop and pasture production with beneficial modifications to soil properties".
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To investigate the possible yield and quality differences between various milling quality wheats of differening maturities in the Hamilton District.
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To assess cultural control practices in combination with pre-emergent herbicides for the management resistant ARG at the Lake Bolac research site.
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To develop profitable and sustainable farming systems for the high rainfall regions of Southern Australia.
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To compare the performance of crops on raised beds versus strategic field drainage.
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To identify additional lines with maturity between the spring and winter types by evaluating new canola lines not commercially available to growers which were supplied by six seed companies.
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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 test the effect of nitrogen timing application method on white wheat yield protein in high rainfall environments.
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To investigate the nodulation and yield response of Faba beans to higher rates of rhizobia inoculation.
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To assess the effect of sowing date on grain yield and quality for some recently released commercial lines along with some experimental lines that could be commercially available within the next 2 years.