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To answer the question: “How much of last year’s super will be available to my crop this year?”
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To measure responsiveness to starter nitrogen (N) and high sulphur (S) rates.
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To quanitfy these grain yield increases achievable in wheat and canola in the central west of NSW through varying P rate experiments.
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To quanitfy these grain yield increases achievable in wheat and canola in the central west of NSW through varying P rate experiments.
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To compare various crops and crop mixtures as alternatives to fallow in the first year of a 2 year cropping rotation.
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To investigate pulse crops for Central Western NSW.
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To verify that recommendations for maximum production in other pulse growing regions of SA are applicable under low rainfall conditions.
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To verify that recommendations for maximum production in other pulse growing regions of SA are applicable under low rainfall conditions.
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To detemine how well alternative pulse crops grow in the district and to calculate the associated gross margins to determine their profitability.
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To provide growers with information about break crop options available to them.
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To provide growers with information about break crop options available to them.
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To report on the use of pulses now and in the future.
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To use information collected from the GRDC funded 'Monitoring Mice in Austrlia' project to inform local producers of the impending plague so as proactive measures can be applied.
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To investigate whether weed management outside a cropping area provide benefits to growers in terms of lower weed burden, pest and disease risk within crop fields and an associated reduction in herbicide and pesticide inputs with an increase in economic returns?
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To report on a trial that was carried out with raised beds and no beds over a 35 ha paddock.
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To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release wheat lines at Nyngan, Tottenham, Euabalong and Rankins Springs
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To examine the long term environmental, biological and economical effects of alternate production systems.
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To examine the long term environmental, biological and economical effects of alternate production systems
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To compare yield at three row spacing’s (25, 50 and 75cm) and two seeding rates (20 and 40 kg/ha) when
sown early and late.
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To provide members with local data on the performance of new wheat varieties.
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To provide information about the reliability of pulse crops in central NSW.
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To describe a method for resolving fPV, fNPV and fBS across the ~2 million km2 Australian tropical savanna
zonewith hyperspectral and multispectral imagery.
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To identify strategies that minimise the risk of canola production in the low rainfall zone.
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To report on the role and management of high density legume break crops in dryland dropping rotations.
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To investigate the effects of row direction, row spacing and stubble cover on grain yield and quality.
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To investigate the impact of row direction and row spacing on grass weed competition and cereal performance over three years.
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To draw on this previous work and is testing a ‘best bet’ approach to incorporating OMSB into wheat belt farming systems in NSW.
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CWFS are conducting trials at its regional sites that - investigate the impact of different stubble treatments imposed towards the end of the fallow have on nitrogen response (applied as urea) in wheat yield and quality - evaluate the widely used advisor/farmer benchmark of 20 kg actual N required per tonne of expected yield.
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CWFS are conducting trials at its regional sites that - investigate the impact of different stubble treatments imposed towards the end of the fallow have on nitrogen response (applied as urea) in wheat yield and quality - evaluate the widely used advisor/farmer benchmark of 20 kg actual N required per tonne of expected yield.
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To Investigate; -The impact of different stubble treatments (burning, cultivation or standing stubble) imposed towards the end of the fallow have on the yield of wheat and barley. -Evaluate any varietal responses within crop spiecies to the impact of the different stubble treatments.
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To investigate the impact of different stubble treatments (burning, cultivation or standing stubble) imposed towards the end of the fallow have on the yield of wheat and barley, and evaluate any cultivar responses within crop species to the impact of the different stubble treatments.
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Trial aimed to investigate the impact that different stubble treatments imposed towards the end of the fallow have on the establishment and yield of canola.
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To report on seed quality, nitrogen, screenings and black point in wheat and barley.
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To comment on seedbed utilisation calculating safe fertiliser rates,
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To investigate the potential of non-chemical options for managing barley grass in a crop is increasing crop competition by reducing row spacing and increasing sowing rate.
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To research the innovative management of SLN and prairie ground cherry.
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To demonstrate that herbicides could control and eradicate Silverleaf Nightshade, and foster the wider adoption of the effective treatment( s) by the wider farming community.
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To demonstrate the production and associated economic benefits from ameliorating soil sodicity over the long term.
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To demonstrate the production and associated economic benefits from ameliorating soil acidity over the long term.
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To identify and retest historic pH monitoring sites from previous publicly funded projects.
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To identify and retest historic pH monitoring sites from previous publically funded projects.
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To identify and retest historic pH monitoring sites from previous publically funded projects.
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To provide information about soil biology in farming systems.
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To investigate whether soil compaction was causing them production losses.
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To assess a previous soil pH monitoring site, sampled 14 years prior, and a farmer led onfarm lime trial was conducted west of Condobolin NSW.
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To determine if sowing direction and row spacing can be used to reduce grass weed populations, growth and seed set, and their impact on crop performance in the Mallee.
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To outline how farmers can maximise wheat yield on long fallow by sowing early with slow developing cultivars.
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To review stripe rust management.
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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 measure ryegrass populations under continuous cropping with a range of stubble and tillage practices.
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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 examine the long-term environmental, biological and economic effects of alternate production systems.
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To discuss the agronomy of durum wheats.
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To provide further information regarding sowing rates and optimum plant densities.
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To report on the effect of sowing rate on the performance of wheat in the Forbes and Parkes districts
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To investigate the effect of sowing time and variety on yield and oil concentration of canola (Brassica napus)
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To look at the effectiveness of top-dressed urea on canola and the importance of timing prior to rainfall.
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To provide localised data on optimum plant density for 6 different varieties of field peas.
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To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release wheat lines at Nyngan, Tottenham, Euabalong and Rankins Springs
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To investigate the production, management and profitability of three different pulse crops.
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To determine the performance of triticale varieties, a crop species uncommon in these low rainfall regions
of Central West NSW.
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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 provide information about understanding maps.
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To conduct a vetch variety trial to look for a dual purpose vetch variety.
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To further investigate the impact of rainfall timing on the effectiveness of topdressed urea N uptake, and
the possible role of Agritain-treated urea to overcome the problems with the timing of topdressing.
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To further investigate the impact of rainfall timing on the effectiveness of topdressed urea N uptake, and
the possible role of Agritain-treated urea to overcome the problems with the timing of topdressing.
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To use a combination of alternative weed control methods to minimise the reliance on chemicals.
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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 report on vetch breeding and versatility of vetch in field crop rotations.
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To integrate productive perennial pastures into annual cropping systems so as to improve the profitability and sustainability of dryland farming.
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To look at the different weed control options for field peas.
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To investigate the impact that two different harvest weed seed control (HWSC) methods – narrow windrowing of header trash and the Esperance Mobile Ag Repairs (EMAR) chaff deck – have on reducing the weed burden in the following crop.
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To inform readers about weed sensing: the use of a machine or instrument to detect a weed; a plant that shouldn’t be there
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To satisfy the questions of local farmers.
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To evaluate the impact of tillage treatments on wheat yield in a number of farmer demonstrations.
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To determine the effects of sowing rates and row spacing on yield of wheat in our low rainfall environment.
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To compare pulse production, as well as, assess the follow-on benefits of different pulses to wheat.
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To compare the performance of potential wheat and barley varieties with existing varieties commonly
grown in SNSW under local conditions.
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To measure potential responses in wheat.
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To evaluate the susceptibility of new wheat varieties, which currently have insufficient trial data to provide a disease score, to CRR compared with varieties with known disease ratings.
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During 2013 harvest Mr Roger Bolte of Wyalong established windrows in paddocks in an attempt to help manage herbicide resistant ryegrass populations.
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To see if zinc was limiting yield potential.