To demonstrate a range of zinc fertiliser products.

To report on a series of articles are from trials undertaken in 2011 on the three focus sites or funded via the
EPFS 3 project.

To assist farmers to understand what their land is capable of producing under a range of conditions and how to tailor inputs to get the most profitable outcomes.

This research was initiated to provide preliminary data to improve our understanding of:
• The effectiveness of timing of fungicide application for eyespot management in the South East.
• Interactions between MS and S varieties and fungicide efficacy.
• Impact of fungicides, varieties and combinations on eyespot inoculum carryover.

To provide growers with information which will reduce losses due to eyespot by improving our understanding of:
• Resistance responses of commercial cultivars and breeders’ lines to eyespot.
• Yield losses due to eyespot in cultivars with different resistance rankings for eyespot.
• The effectiveness of delayed fungicide application for eyespot management in the South East.
• Interactions between MS and S varieties and fungicide efficacy.
• Impact of fungicides, varieties and combinations on eyespot inoculum carryover.

To explore variety tolerance of eyespot in commercial varieties.

To assess varietal resistance in Southern Australian germplasm

The zinc content of particle size fractions of 12 mainly zinc deficient soils was measured by extraction with three contrasting extractants.

To assess the value of spading on deep yellow sandplain and additional advantages that may come from the ability of spading to incorporate lime and nutrients into the subsoil.

To reinvigorate the livestock component of the EP farming system.

To quantify the level and effects of sub-clover root disease in pastures across the south-east region of South Australia. It aims to understand the production and economic impact of root disease and, through the evaluation of chemical and cultural control methods, establish cost-effective solutions to manage these diseases.

To quantify the level and effects of sub-clover root disease in pastures across the south-east region of South Australia.It aims to understand the production and economic impact of root disease and, through the evaluation of chemical and cultural control
methods, establish cost-effective solutions to manage these diseases.

The project aims to quantify the level and effects of sub-clover root disease in pastures across the south-east region of South Australia.

• To determine if a profitable canola crop can be grown from a March seeding.
• To compare the relative yield and profitability of different seeding times.
• To determine if it is best to use a long season variety for very early seeding opportunities.

The background and objectives for this trial are identical to those set out for the MacKellar trial, though the variety Kellalac gives the opportunity of looking at the influence of plant population, nitrogen timing and nitrogen rate on a spring APW wheat as opposed to a winter feed wheat.

• To allow producer groups to trial new grazing systems in their local environment at a commercial scale.

• To allow producer groups to trial new grazing systems in their local environment at a commercial scale.

To study the efficiency that summer fallow rainfall was stored for the following winter crop by measureing it at 9 sites in the Parkes and Forbes district during the 2007/08 summer fallow period.

Assess the yield of wide (18 inch) versus narrow (9 inch) lupin rows.

To determine the effectiveness, weed spectrum and crop damage of both Bounty (a broadleaf herbicide for use in lupins) and Aramo (a grass herbicide for use in non-cereal crops), which are due for release on the market in 2003.

• To evaluate yield response to copper, zinc, molybdenum, boron and cobalt when placed with the seed.
• To evaluate the response to molybdenum when applied at late tillering when nitrogen demand increases.

 To determine the impact of Rancona Dimension on yield loss from CR infection across sites in the northern region.

Crown rot, caused predominantly by the fungus Fusarium pseudograminearum is a significant disease of winter cereal crops in the northern NSW and southern Qld. Rancona® Dimension (ipconazole + metalaxyl) was recently registered in Australia as a fungicidal seed treatment with good activity against cereal bunts and smuts, pythium and suppression of rhizoctonia. Rancona® Dimension is also the first seed treatment to be registered (at 320 mL/100 kg seed) for the suppression of crown rot. Suppression by definition indicates that the seed treatment reduces growth of the pathogen for a set period of time early in the season. This is distinct from control which Rancona® Dimension and other seed treatments provide against bunts and smuts of wheat and barley in that they prevent infection throughout the season. It is recommended by the manufacturer that Rancona® Dimension is used as part of an integrated disease management strategy for crown rot and not as a standalone option. However, growers may still be tempted to try and use Rancona® Dimension under medium to high crown rot risk situations where other management strategies have not sufficiently reduced inoculum levels. This is not uncommon following seasons with low in-crop rainfall which limits the effectiveness of break crops such as chickpea, faba bean, canola and sorghum in decomposing cereal stubble which harbours the crown rot fungus. Under this scenario growers are often forced into sowing another winter cereal within the rotation sequence and may be tempted to resort to a seed treatment as their main option in trying to reduce yield loss associated with crown rot infection. Replicated research therefore appeared warranted to determine the impact of Rancona® Dimension on yield loss from crown rot infection across sites in the northern region. This will hopefully ensure that growers have a realistic expectation of what this seed treatment can achieve if used in isolation of other management strategies.

To evaluate sub clover varities in a cropping system.

To evaluate sub clover varieties in a cropping system. 

To evaluate sub clover varieties in a cropping system.

To establish performance of subs in the Western Victoria cropping zones.

To evaluate sub clover varieties in a cropping system.

To examine whether spading (partial-inversion tillage) can be used to manage water repellence and subsoil acidity on sandplain soil

To examine whether deep cultivation by spading can be used to manage water repellence and subsoil acidity on sandplain soil.

To examine whether deep cultivation by spading can be used to manage water repellence and subsoil acidity on sandplain soil.

To examine whether deep cultivation by spading can be used to manage water repellence and subsoil acidity on non-wetting sand.

To compare the effects of mouldboard ploughing, spading and deep ripping on yellow non-wetting sand.

• To determine if using a rotary spader on a ‘good’ sandy loam with minimal repellence and good pH profile can damage soil.
• To compare the impacts of spading and deep ripping.

The aim of this work was to test the robustness of current soil testing procedure

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To compare soil P tests for predicting crop responses on a paddock scale.

To evaluate the potential of novel slower developing barley varieties to increase profitability in the higher rainfall zones of SA. 

The overall objective was to determine the influence of Jockey seed treatment with and without follow up fungicides, either one or two
applications.