To discuss future strategies for small farmers when there is insufficient income to suppor the family from on-farm income.

To evaluate the impact of Fusarium stalk rots in Sorghum.

To evaluate the impact of Fusarium stalk rots in sorghum.

To evaluate the impact of Fusarium stalk rots in sorghum.

 To determine the various causes and to address concerns around fusarium head blight (FHB) infections.

To further investigate rotary spading and other soil amelioration techniques on the yellow sand-plain soils west of Moora.

To test the effect of compacted inter-rows on water harvesting, production and profitability in a low rainfall wheatbelt environment.

To assess the potential for yield and quality responses from controlling Stripe Rust and Yellow Leaf Spot (YLS) in central-western (CW) NSW.

To determine whether new or commercially available fungicides, combined with novel or standard application methids, can provide significant control of crown rot caused by the fungal pathogens Fusarium pseudograminearum and F. culmorum. 

• To assess the potential for yield and quality responses from controlling Stripe Rust (SR) in several wheat varieties with differing levels of SR resistance in central-west (CW) NSW.
• To assess the level of stripe rust control achieved by using different fungicide products including seed dressings, fertiliser dressing and foliar sprays.

To compare the efficacy of early season treatments with foliar fungicide management incrop for a ‘one touch management’ approach.

To assess the impact of the new strobilurin fungicides on disease management in wheat and determine whether the likelihood of fungicide response can be linked to specific timings, disease and plant available water.

To examine the value of foliar fungicides in the Mallee and Wimmera.

To assess the impact of the new strobilurin fungicides on disease management in barley and determine whether the likelihood of fungicide response can be linked to specific timings, disease and plant available water.

To examine the value of foliar fungicides for winter barley in the Mallee and Wimmera environments.

To evaluate efficacy and benefits of at-planting fungicide options compared to foliar approaches.

To evaluate efficacy and benefits of at-planting fungicide options compared to foliar approaches.

To evaluate efficacy and benefits of at-planting fungicide options compared to foliar approaches.

To evaluate the yield response, efficacy and crop safety of various seed treatments in the control of root pathogens affecting wheat.

To examine the performance of genetics and foliar fungicides for the control of blackleg.

To better understand best practice management of WPM given emerging fungicide resistance issues.

For trial results please see attached report. 

To examine the influence of fungicide timing and rate for the prevention of disease and green leaf retention in grain maize grown on grain maize stubbles.

To examine the influence of fungicide timing and rate for the prevention of disease and green leaf retention in grain maize grown on grain maize stubbles.

To evaluate a range of fungicide products applied as single doses on the flag leaf (GS39), versus two spray programmes applied at GS32 (second node) + 39. The trial assessed product performance on the basis of disease control and yield.

To investigate activity of fungicides against sorghum diseases.

To investigate activity of fungicides against sorghum diseases.

To investigate activity of fungicides against sorghum diseases.

To investigate effective fungicide strategies for controlling Ascochyta blight in chickpeas.

To develop sustainable management guidelines for Beans

To determine the benefit of fungicide applications for stripe rust control in 2003.

To investigate the effect of fungicide and timing of application on controlling stripe rust infection in wheat

To investigate the effect of fungicides and timing of application on controlling stripe rust infection in wheat.

To study fungicide control of Ascochyta rabiei in chickpeas.

• To study the incidence of septoria and other fungal diseases on Kellalac wheat.
• To determine the effectiveness of different fungicides against these diseases. 
   

To identify the most effective herbicide brews to control fumitory.

To investigate the effect of full stubble retention compared with other stubble management methods and seeding technologies.

• To identify triticale genotypes which have superior frost tolerance at flowering. 
• To compare dry matter yield and growth characteristics of a range of triticale genotypes. 
• To compare grain yield and performance of a range new triticale genotypes in Southern Victoria and compare these to varieties currently grown

To determine if the risk to frost damage is similar across a range of break crops in a moderate risk zone. 

To determine if the risk to frost damage is similar across a range of break crops in a high risk zone. 

To determine if the application of soil ameloration,  extra nutritional treatments or treatments that will disrupt ice nucleating bacteria will reduce frost damage in a high risk zone.

To determine if the application of soil ameloration,  extra nutritional treatments or treatments that will disrupt ice nucleating bacteria will reduce frost damage in a high risk zone.

To determine if mixing cereal varieites with differing maturing will help reduce risk of crop failure in a moderate risk zone. 

To determine if mixing cereal varieites with differing maturing will help reduce risk of crop failure in a high risk zone. 

To investigiate if variety phenology has an impact on frost damage in a medium risk frost zone 

To investigiate if variety phenology has an impact on frost damage in a high risk frost zone

To determine the effect of soil amelioration on frost damage 

To determine if the application of soil ameloration,  extra nutritional treatments or treatments that will disrupt ice nucleating bacteria will reduce frost damage in a high risk zone.

To determine the effect of soil amelioration on frost damage 

To determine the effect of soil amelioration on frost damage 

To identify frost damage in canola and assess symptoms and risk