Trial | Contributor Funding sources |
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Pasture options in 2007To discuss options for pasture management. |
Birchip Cropping Group
Mallee CMA NLP |
2005 | Watchupga East VIC |
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Improving ecological function in our remnantsTo discuss how to improve ecological function in vegetation remnants. |
Birchip Cropping Group
Mallee CMA North Central CMA |
2006 | Birchip VIC |
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Evaluating lucerne varieties for the MalleeTo identify suitable lucerne varieties for the Mallee and test if there are differences in establishment, persistence and production between them. |
Birchip Cropping Group
Mallee CMA NLP |
2007 | Manangatang VIC |
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Grazing cerealsTo assess the suitability of different wheat and barley cultivars for both grain and grazing production in low rainfall environments. |
Birchip Cropping Group
Mallee CMA |
2009 | Woomelang VIC |
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Alternative winter pasturesTo compare the production of different winter pastures and their recovery from grazing. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC Mallee CMA |
2010 | Culgoa VIC |
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Forage shrubs for alternative grazing systemsTo 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. |
Birchip Cropping Group
DEPIVic GRDC Mallee CMA |
2010 | Walpeup VIC |
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Perennial shrubs - production, grazing and recovery in the MalleeTo explore the use of perennial shrubs as a feed source for profitable and sustainable grazing systems in low-to-medium rainfall areas of hte Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
CRC GRDC Mallee CMA |
2011 | Walpeup VIC |
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Farming systems: the greatest wealth is in soil healthTo assess the Farming Systems trial for changes in the soil properties/health that may have occurred between each of the four systems since 2000. |
Birchip Cropping Group
Mallee CMA |
2012 | Jil JIl VIC |
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Is stubble worth the trouble? Crop stubble threshold for maximised moisture conservationTo determine whether maintaining stubble cover in low rainfall environments increases summer moisture conservation, and, to establish the minimum stubble quantity or threshold necessary to ensure maximum moisture conservation over the summer. |
Birchip Cropping Group
Mallee CMA |
2012 | Jil JIl VIC |
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Wheat varieties: managing yield and grain quality risks through sowing time and seeding rate at MullewaTo improve crop production by determining the effect of sowing time and sowing rate on crop yield and grain quality risks of new wheat varieties. |
North East Farming Futures
Mallee CMA |
2012 | Mullewa Research Annex WA |
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Yellow leaf spot: worth the worry?The project objectives were to: determine what effect stubble load and type had on YLS infection. Determine whether changing cultural practices would aid in reducing YLS incidence. Investigate the effect of fungicide application timing and nutrition on YLS severity. |
Birchip Cropping Group
Mallee CMA |
2012 | Birchip VIC |
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Brome grass seed retention declines over harvestTo quantify how much brome grass seed was retained on plants at different times of harvest. |
Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc.
GRDC Mallee CMA |
2014 | Ouyen VIC |
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Demonstrating the benefits of break crops in northern Mallee no-till cropping systemsTo compare the impact and profitability of the inclusion of broadleaved break crops in paddock rotations in the Northern Victorian Mallee. |
Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc.
Mallee CMA NLP |
2014 | Meringur VIC |
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Stubble management to improve crop yieldOver recent seasons adoption of stubble retention has plateaued in the Mallee and some growers are reducing the area of stubble retained until the next growing season. An experiment was undertaken to identify potential improvements in stubble management so this trend could be reversed. The experiment examined how different amounts and types of stubble impact on subsequent water availability and crop yield. |
Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc.
GRDC Mallee CMA |
2014 | Ouyen VIC |
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Livestock grazing behaviour in large Mallee paddocksThe integration of cropping and grazing remains a major management challenge in the Mallee. Technology such as portable fencing systems and virtual fencing potentially offer a solution to improve grazing management in large Mallee paddocks with high soil variability. However, to effectively design and deploy these innovative grazing techniques, the grazing behaviour of livestock in these paddocks needs to be understood and quantified. |
Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc.
GRDC Mallee CMA NLP |
2015 | Nandaly VIC |
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