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To determine the effect that nitrogen applied to a barley crop that ‘hayed off’ has on wheat sown in the subsequent season.
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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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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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The project aims to assess the benefits of using alternative grass forage species and newer Clearfield technologies to provide
high quality fodder that will finish lambs in a grass-seed free environment.
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To investigate selection of canola lines for low rainfall environments in south eastern Australia
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To present a review of trace element nutrition and the growth of crops and pastures in acid soils.
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To look at Serenade Prime as product to increase marketable potatoes and uniformity in tuber size through two applications during the growing season.
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To test whether sheep grazing in no-till systems damages soil and reduces crop yields.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.
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To determine the impact of sheep grazing on stubbles during the summer fallow period on soil properties, crop resources and growth under no-till, controlled traffic cropping with strict weed control.
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To reflect on sheep, crops and a month in spring.
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To determine whether adjustments need to be made to a range of decision support systems (DSSs) to quantitatively account for the effect of gravel on inputs such as fertilisers, lime, pesticides and herbicides.
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To identify alternative grazing systems that are both sustainable and profitable in low-medium rainfall zones where cropping is no longer viable due to high risks and changing climatic conditions.
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For a sub-tropical grass established in the Mallee environment, to assess the pattern and reliability of growth and its potential as a fodder source using simulation models.
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To provide information about soil biology in farming systems.
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To discuss soil conservation and land use.
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To evaluate the performance of perennial grass and crops (Barley in 2013) when pasture cropped over different perennial species established on deep pale sands.
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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 compare the early grazing and yield potential of winter wheat varieties sown very early in response to summer rain.
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Trials in the Mallee have highlighted the benefits of strong early crop establishment and nutrition, particularly on sands. Non-wetting (or water repellent) sands have presented additional challenges. Global Positional System (GPS) guided seeding is increasingly common and presents the opportunity for strategic placement of seed in relation to l… read more
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Trials in the Mallee have highlighted the benefits of strong early crop establishment and nutrition, particularly on sands. Non-wetting (or water repellent) sands have presented additional challenges. Global Positional System (GPS) guided seeding is increasingly common and presents the opportunity for strategic placement of seed in relation to l… read more
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To investigate the effect of the sowing treatment on weed populations and crop performance on two contrasting soil types (a dune sand and a heavier clay loam swale).
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This project will provide information on within-paddock variation in soil pH and related soil properties, in different regions of the High Rainfall Zone (HRZ). To do this, we will map the horizontal and vertical variations in soil pH across 10 cropping paddocks in the Victorian HRZ. This will demonstrate to farmers how soil pH varies spatially… read more
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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 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 determine how long statice persists in the seedbank and to investigate the effect of crop and fallow rotations on statice control.
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To compare the economic and agronomic response between the paddock rotations of wheat on wheat, wheat on late pasture topping and wheat on chemical fallow. This investigation aims to identify winter fallowing as a low-risk rotational strategy for low rainfall cropping systems in the North and Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
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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 determin the effect of grazing and burning stubbles on grain yield and quality in no-till and zero-till controlled traffic farming systems in SNSW.
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To develope regional guidelines and recommendations that assist growers and advisors to consistently retain stubbles profitably.
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To explore the issues that impact on the profitability of retaining stubbles across a range of environments in southern Australia with the aim of developing regional guidelines and recommendations that assist growers and advisors to consistently retain stubbles profitably.
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To investigate the impact of stubble on frost severity and duration.
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To quantify the impact of stubble on the severity and duration of frost through canopy temperature and grain yield.
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To investigate the effects of sowing various crops into different stubble management techniques: burnt, burnt and worked, mulched, slashed and standing.
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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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Investigation into the best economic solutions to pasture establishment, persistence and management to ensure long term productive grazing systems.
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To investigate the role of sulphur and nitrogen in canola nutrition at Sea Lake.
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Farming systems projects funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) are assessing ways to improve the use of our total rainfall, with the aim of achieving 80% of the water and nitrogen-limited yield potential in our cropping systems.
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This GRDC investment aims to look at the impact of summer cropping on waterlogged winter soils and the resultant impact on crop growth and yield in the next winter growing season. Stirlings to Coast Farmers member Steve Lynch has been growing summer crops for the sole purpose of drying his soil profile in the summer to reduce the risk of waterlo… read more
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To provide farmers in the Facey Group grower region with new options for sustainable grazing and summer pasture species. Growers have identified the need for drought tolerant summer grazing options rather than traditional options more suited to higher rainfall zones. This trial aims to compare tedera to the more commonly used annual pasture spec… read more
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To compare two methods for the establishment of pasture legumes (i) summer sowing where dormant hard-seed is drill sown into the paddock after the crop is harvested; and (ii) traditional sowing where scarified seed is drill sown after the break of the season and knockdown weed control.
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To compare two methods for the establishment of pasture legumes (i) summer sowing where dormant hard-seed is drill sown into the paddock after the crop is harvested; and (ii) traditional sowing where scarified seed is drill sown after the break of the season and knockdown weed control.
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The aim of this trial was to determine the best options for controlling summer weeds using residual and knockdown herbicides with different adjuvants.
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To trial supplementing sheep grazing medics with La Trobe pellets to accelerate growth.
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To record experiences of farmers using rotational grazing on stubbles (putting high numbers of stock on paddocks for short periods of time) suggest that more surface cover remains and less tracking is evident compared to paddocks where a lower stocking density for longer periods is used.
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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 identify management decisions that impact on blackspot in field peas and to validate disease risk predictions from Blackspot Manager.
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Demonstrate and evaluate nitrogen rich strips (NGauges) and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NVDI) measurement as a decision support tools to guide economic application of nitrogen duringthe growing season.
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The original aim of this experiment was to test whether application of foliar fungicide to crops moderately resistant/moderately susceptible to stripe rust with infection detected at GS39-45 and of average yield potential (1.5-2.5t/ha) results in a profitable yield response. However, the experiment was side-tracked by a somewhat surprising resul… read more
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To measure the effect of retaining hybrid sowing seed on plant growth, blackleg resistance and grain yield compared to the original hybrid (i.e. as purchased from seed supplier; referred to as ‘commercial’ here after) for a range of herbicide tolerance options in a range of rainfall zones in southern Australia.
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To give an indication of performance at different parts of the island.
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To address the need for a non-cereal crop and pasture options to provide profitable rotational crops, disease breaks and weed control opportunities for cereal production in low rainfall regions of south-eastern Australia.
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GRDC has funded a programme to address this issue and one of the projects within this programme is developing an improved understanding and implementation of management practices for brassica and pulse crops, pastures and other options to reduce the risk of crop failure and improve whole farm profitability in low rainfall south-east Australia.… read more
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To compare the performance of crops on raised beds versus strategic field drainage.
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To establish a grower owned fuel distribution group with the difference being the addition of Bio-diesel.
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To establish the most satisfactory method to correct manganese deficiency in barley on calcareous sands
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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 validate the effect of grazing intensity and growth stage on forage value and yield response of different wheat varieties, with sowing times suited to cultivar.
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To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.
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To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.
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To investigate the dynamics of N in stubble-retained systems.
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To determine the potential carry over effects of Brodal on different canola varieties.
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To examine the interaction between herbicides and crop nutirition.
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To reports on the results of our “best bet” approach to making grazing canola work in our unique region.
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To examine the interaction between various combinations of nitrogen, sowing rate and grazing to maximise drymatter production and see what impact this has on grain yield and quality and stubble mass post harvest.
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To test whether soil fertility and health could be improved under a higher input system compared with a lower input and more traditional system.
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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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To test whether general soil health and fertility can be increased under a higher carbon input system with well managed grazing.
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To determine if differences in early crop growth and development of crops under different stubble management strategies was due to differences in early-season nitrogen (N) supply.
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To determine if differences in early crop growth and development of crops under different stubble management strategies was due to differences in early-season nitrogen (N) supply.
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To examine the livestock benefits and impacts on cereal yield and stubble aftermath by grazing.
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To assess the influence of sowing date and species phenology on yield dynamics of barley, oats and wheat in frost conditions
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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 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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The project aimed to identify factors limiting N2 fixation and productivity of pulse crops grown on acidic soils in the high rainfall zone (HRZ) Southern Grain production region.
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A short review of manganese in NSW Agriculture.
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To examine the scope for using soil tests to more effectively allocate phosphorus fertiliser expenditures between paddocks and through time.