To assess whether the effects of grazing canola with sheep during the growing season: factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value.

To assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value.

To assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are yield and quality, dry matter production and grazing value.

This Demonstration forms part of the Grain & Graze II project looking at the relative merits of grazing canola and cereal crops. This demonstration looks to assess whether the effects of grazing wheat with sheep during the growing season. Factors being assessed are Yield & quality, dry matter production and grazing value.

To determine the impact that grazing of crops in winter had on subsequent grain yield and quality, production factors such as weeds, disease and nutrition, and livestock carrying capacity.

To compare Fortune, Wyalkatchem, Wedgetail wheat and Baudin barley as grazing crops.

The aim of this trial is to assess the viability of long season wheat in the HRZ. 

• To investigate the impact of crop-topping and harvest timing on the yield and quality on new green lentil varieties.

• To identify levels of tolerance to a range of group B herbicides, as preliminary work for the application of a registration for post-emergent use in this variety.

• To assess the effect of various residual group B chemistries on growth and yield of tolerant and susceptible lentil varieties, and
• To confirm in-crop tolerance of some group B chemistries applied post-emergence on Group B herbicide improved XT varieties and advanced lentil breeding lines compared with conventional standards.

• To determine growth regulants can be used to modify canopy architecture of bean.

To provide advice to breeders, researchers, agronomists and growers on the plant characteristics suited to the HRZ.

To compare two nozzles, a 90 degree vs a 45 degree spary angle nozzle, in their efficacy in controlling ARG in canola. The 90 degree angled nozzle was tested at two droplet sizes, (i) medium and (ii) very coarse. 

To provide an evaluation of the conventional, Clearfield and TT varieties that are available. 

To test a number of grain legume crops grown in a stubble burnt and stubble retained situation and planted with different equipment.

To evaluate a range of new varieties of grain legumes under improved management conditions.

To evaluate a range of new varieties of grain legumes under improved management conditions. 

To evaluate a range of new varieties of grain legumes under improved management conditions. 

To evaluate a range of new varieties of grain legumes under improved management conditions.

 To compare the early sowing performance of a high yielding Australian wheat variety with reasonable lodging resistance (Revenue) with an English variety recognised for strong stem strength (Einstein). As an additional comparison, the new triticale variety Endeavour was included as it has a strong winter habit (vernalisation requirement) before flowering.
 

The objective of this study was to evaluate existing and future wheat varieties for performance when sown early (March) without grazing.

To test a number of potential malting quality barley lines out of the Syngenta Seeds breeding program in comparison to current commercial barley varieties.

To evaluate yield, agronomic and malt quality performance of numerous breeding lines under evaluation for the medium to high rainfall zones of Eastern Australia.
 

To compare a number of feed and milling quality varieties that are commercially available against several long season durum lines potentially suited to southwest Victoria. These variety trials were evaluated with a fungicide programme, to determine the yield response of the varieties by comparing controlled leaf disease against an untreated control. 
 

Our aim was to test different manufacturers’ products to see how granules preform against the traditional peat product in different soil types and climatic zones, and to find an optimal rate of product application for effective nodulation.

To investigate the drivers for yield loss under grazing with a view to make grazing crops less risky.

• To assess the grain and forage production of winter wheat following simulated grazing at 2 different crop growth stages.
• To determine the total return from grain and forage dry matter.

To see how new varieties fared at different sowing dates compared with varieties suited to those dates.
 

To investigate how nutrition can help mitigate waterlogging losses in wheat, canol and faba beans after a wet winter

To identify whether growth regulators reduce lodging in canola and increase in higher yields.

To investigate available technology tools for farmers to make in-season management decisions for grain farming in the Esperance Port Zone (EPZ). Until recently, Yield Prophet was the most well-known yield estimation tool, however there are now other options becoming available. SEPWA looked at how other in-season management tools measure up in a comparability study, looking predominately at five tools used to forecast yield and manage inputs.

To investigate available technology tools for farmers to make in-season management decisions for grain farming in the Esperance Port Zone (EPZ). Until recently, Yield Prophet was the most well-known yield estimation tool, however there are now other options becoming available. SEPWA looked at how other in-season management tools measure up in a comparability study, looking predominately at five tools used to forecast yield and manage inputs.

To investigate available technology tools for farmers to make in-season management decisions for grain farming in the Esperance Port Zone (EPZ). Until recently, Yield Prophet was the most well-known yield estimation tool, however there are now other options becoming available. SEPWA looked at how other in-season management tools measure up in a comparability study, looking predominately at five tools used to forecast yield and manage inputs.

To investigate available technology tools for farmers to make in-season management decisions for grain farming in the Esperance Port Zone (EPZ). Until recently, Yield Prophet was the most well-known yield estimation tool, however there are now other options becoming available. SEPWA looked at how other in-season management tools measure up in a comparability study, looking predominately at five tools used to forecast yield and manage inputs.

To develop a phosphorus response curve and investigate responses to sulphur, zinc, manganese and copper.

To report on the combined use of sophisticated biophysical models such as Grass Gro with localised rainfall, temperature and carbon dioxide levels predicted from various climate models out to 2030. 

To grow chickpeas on eastern Eyre Peninsula.

A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2014 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2013) to assess the impact of grazing on crop and pasture production and soil health and also to evaluate this from a systems perspective.

The seven year demonstration with a wheat, wheat, pasture (volunteer and sown annual medic), wheat, pasture (self-regenerating annual medic), wheat and wheat rotation was also established to determine whether productivity could be improved under a higher input system compared to a lower input and more traditional system and what affect this had on soil fertility.

To test whether soil fertility and health could be improved under a higher input system (e.g. higher fertiliser and seeding rates, establishment of improved pasture) compared to a lower input and more traditional system (district practice seed and fertiliser inputs, volunteer pasture).

The six year (2008-2013) rotation of: wheat, wheat, pasture (volunteer and sown annual medic), wheat, pasture (annual medic – self regenerating) and wheat, was also split into grazed and un-grazed treatments in both the high and low input systems to establish the relative impact of grazing.

A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2015 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2014) to assess the impact of grazing on crop and pasture production and soil health and also to evaluate this from a systems perspective.

The eight year demonstration with a wheat, wheat, pasture (volunteer and sown annual medic), wheat, pasture (self-regenerating annual medic), wheat and wheat rotation was also established to determine whether productivity could be improved under a higher input system compared to a lower input and more traditional system and what affect this had on soil fertility.

A long-term study was established at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre from 2008 to 2016 (EPFS Summaries 2008 to 2015) to assess the systems impact of grazing on crop and pasture production, and soil health. 

To undertake initial evaluation of an elite cumin line at a range of locations on the upper Eyre Peninsula: Blue Ribbon would also undertake assessment of cumin quality (oil quality) attributes within their international markets.

To make full use of in-crop rainfall, stored soil moisture and nutrients, and prevent weed seed contamination, the control of weeds in a pulse break crop phase is essential. Currently, herbicides are the primary method of weed control in broadacre cropping systems. However, there are limited options for broadleaf weed control in pulse crops, as there are few effective broadleaf post emergent herbicides available for use in faba bean and lentil. Along with limited control options, the presence of possible herbicide residues, such as sulfonylureas (SU), from previous crops are major deterrents for including pulses in a cropping rotation where there is an increased risk of herbicide damage. In recent years, Group B herbicide tolerant (HT) lentil and faba bean varieties have been released to Australian growers and have proven very popular for giving more flexible weed control options, particularly for late emerging broadleaf weeds. The Group B herbicide tolerance traits not only provide growers with in-crop options for broadleaf weed control, but also allow these pulse crops to be grown on Group B (including SU) herbicide residues, which can persist from previous crop applications for up to 24 months or longer, depending on rainfall (minimum of 700 mm) and soil pH (as per DuPont^™ Glean^® and Tackle^® WG product labels).

The aim of these trials was to evaluate the levels of tolerance to simulated residues and post-emergent applications of Group B herbicides in lentil XT varieties, and a faba bean mutant derived line with Group B herbicide tolerance traits.

(1)  Can we exclude IMI application and get same level of BLW control in lentil
(2) Validating improved herbicide strategies to achieve effective control of grass and broadleaf weeds in lentil

(1)  Can we exclude IMI application and get same level of BLW control in lentil
(2) Validating improved herbicide strategies to achieve effective control of grass and broadleaf weeds in lentil

To assess the ground cover and legacies of pulses in rotation

To assess the ground cover and legacies of pulses in rotation