This experiment is one in a series of nitrogen experiments aimed at establishing variety responses to different nitrogen application rates and timings.

Varieties can differ in their ability to yield at various sowing dates. The same goes for their response to various rates of nitrogen and how they turn that nitrogen into yield and protein. This trial was designed to measure the influence of sowing date and nitrogen rate across six common wheat varieties.

This project aimed to provide support to landholders in the north­eastern area of the EP to address bare areas with repeated soil erosion events. This was done by providing funding to trial a range of practices to increase soil cover and providing technical support to deliver and evaluate these practices. 

• 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 determine the best (control and cost effetive) herbicide for the control of radish in barley.

To assess the impact of time of sowing (TOS) on a range of wheat variety maturity classes (winter wheat, slow and mid spring maturing varieties) and to measure the impact of plant density and the presence of weeds (simulated with tame oats) on these varieties.

To compare the yield performance of several slow-developing winter wheat cultivars (requiring vernalisation) with spring wheat cultivars (photoperiod sensitive) at different plant densities, in the presence or absence of weeds.

• To evaluate the suitability of different wheat and barley varieties for both grazing and grain production, when sown early in the cropping program in low rainfall western Victoria.
• To evaluate how the stage at which the crop is grazed affects its recovery.

To conduct an easy N late top-dressing demonstration.

To look at the combination of four phosphorus rates (0, 9, 18 and 36kg P/ha applied via triple superphosphate) and five nitrogen rates (zero, 20, 40, 80 and 160kg N/ha applied via urea) as well as two nitrogen timings, at sowing and top-dressed.

To evaluate the crop safety and efficacy on annual ryegrass of soil-incorporated pre-emergent herbicides in dry and wet sowing conditions.

To evaluate emerging and newly released medic, vetch and forage peas varieties for their ability to produce dry matter and nutritive value for stock in the Mallee and Wimmera environments.

To evaluate the interaction between seeding systems and pre-emergence herbicides on the establishment of wheat, on two contrasting soil types.

To provide a useful technique for estimating pasture legume seed reserved in paddocks.

To identify suitable lucerne varieties for the Mallee and test if there are differences in establishment, persistence and production between them.

To assess the potential of medic pastures and compare the productivity and persistence of commercial varieties in the Birchip area.

To compare the productivity of herbicide tolerant canola varieties grown in the southern Mallee and northern Wimmera environments.

• To assess the potential of lentils on light sandy soils in the Birchip area.
• To compare the grain yield of commercial lentil varieties at Birchip.
• To assess the effect of sowing time on grain yield.

To assess the potential of lentils in the Birchip area and compare the grain yield of commercial lentil varieties at Birchip.

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.

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

To demonstrate a range of zinc fertiliser products.

To determine the performance of various wheat varieties across the low rainfall regions of Central West NSW

To discuss the economics of lucerne establishment.

To discuss the economics of pasture establishment.

To evaluate the efficacy and crop safety of alternative pre-emergence herbicides under knife-point and disc seeding systems.

To evaluate a large number of new canola varieties are being released for their performance at Nyngan.

To measure N2O losses from a wheat crop grown into vetch that was terminated via different end uses and to
measure the effect on wheat yield and quality.

• To report on a farm which aims to run both livestock enterprises profitably and at the same time, through good grazing management, to allow desirable native grasses and forbs to eventually replace the sown pasture species.

To provide localised data on optimum plant density for 6 different varieties of field peas.

To investigate the follow-on effects of field peas, lupins and vetch on the next years crop of wheat.

To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release wheat lines at Nyngan, Tottenham, Euabalong and Rankins Springs.

To assess the value and place of grain legumes in a wheat rotation.

To develop cropping rotations to include pulse crops.

To evaluate stripe rust management strategies for wheat in 2004 & 2005.

To evaluate the pulse crop options suitable for the district not only in terms of their profitability but in terms of their contribution to the performance of subsequent wheat crops.