To evaluate alternative herbicide mixes for their efficacy at controlling wild radish in-row using a shielded sprayer in lupins spaced at 60cm.

To assess the benefit of a 2L/Ha application of Lupinbud on a Madelup lupin crop

To evaluate the effectiveness of agronomic practices and varietal tolerance to improve the safety of herbicide application to lupins grown on Mallee sands. 

To determine if grain yields of lupins can be increased through desiccation and timely harvest.

To evaluate the performance of crops (Lupin in 2012) when pasture cropped over different perennial species established on deep pale sands.

To explore lupin varieties in the south east region.

To conduct a lupin variety trial.

To evaluate new and existing Angustifolius Lupin varieties.

Measure yield improvement in varieties from the Lupin breeding program.

To investigate the effects of sowing date on the yield of Lupins.

• To determine optimum sowing dates and row spacings for maximising yield of new lupin varieties.

To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lupin varieties and promising advanced breeding lines sown on three dates on a red–brown earth at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW. This information will be used to confirm and update current agronomic
recommendations for lupin in this region.

To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lupin varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on two dates on a red sandy loam soil at Rankins Springs in southern NSW.

Lupin phenology and yield responses to sowing date and water treatment

• To determine the crop safety of applying metribuzin herbicide to commercial lupin varieties.

To investigate if Bravo, Sumisclex and Blackjak foliar sorays have an effect on Tanjil Lupin yeild in lupins that were under pressure with a number of diseases  

To conduct a field evaluation of the stage 3 lupin cultivars and breeding lines.

To assess the potential of a range of Lupin varieties in the M2 rainfall zone.

To assess the potential of a range of Lupin varieties in the L2 rainfall zone.

To evaluate yields and quality of new and existing lupin varieties

To evaluate yields and quality of new and existing lupin varieties

To evaluate yields and quality of new and existing lupin varieties.

To evaluate yields and quality of new and existing lupin varieties.

To evaluate yields and quality of new and existing lupin varieties.

To test ‘Lupin Bud’ for improvement in the main stem pod set in lupins.

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To evaluate some simple agronomic changes to lupin sowing rates and fertiliser rates to see if it has an impact on yield. 

To comment on Lucerne performance in the southern Mallee.

To answer some key questions about lucerne in the crop rotation:

• What is the impact of the lucerne phase on subsequent crops regarding yield, quality, soil moisture and nitrogen?
• What is the best time to remove lucerne - spring or autumn?
• What is the best method of removing lucerne?
• What is the best crop rotation following lucerne?
• What are the management implications of these insights from a farming system?
   

To conduct a lucerne establishment trial.

To assess the impact of different establishment techniques on lucerne plant densities.

To conduct an on-farm canola demonstration.

To provide better guidelines on safer methods of sowing wheat on shallow soil in the low rainfall zone; especially in terms of row spacing seeding rate, variety, depth of soil and soil type.

• To evaluate pulse options in the upper Eyre Peninsula region following recent increased interest in alternative pulse options to field peas from growers and agronomists.

This trial aims to establish the long-term value of deep ripping on compacted deep south coast sands. It investigates the longevity of the ripping benefit in a fully controlled traffic system (CTF).

To test increasing the economic viability of deep ripping using controlled traffic and the addition of topsoil and ameliorants to the subsoil.

Exploring the potential of longer-season wheat to achieve higher yield in the high rainfall zone.

To determine the place of longer season canola varieties in south east SA and what agronomic treatments may increase grain yield.

To evalaute a range of later flowering canola types compared with Australia commercial spring types.

To evalaute the new canola variety Taurus which has been released for grazing and grain production in the higher rainfall zone.

To determine the place of longer season canola varieties in the mid South East and what agronomic treatments may increase grain yield.

To investigate the long term effects of different approaches to sustainable farming, especially in relation to soil moisture and soil quality.

To investigate the long term effects of different approaches to sustainable farming, especially in relation to soil moisture and soil quality.

To investigate the long term effects of different approaches to sustainable farming, especially in relation to soil moisture and soil quality.

To assess a long-term phosphorus/nitrogen interaction trial.

To ascertain the long-term benefits in crop growth and profitability as a result of regular phosphorus (P) applications.

To determine the most economical rate of phosphorus (P) in a southern Mallee cropping system over time. 

To establish the most economical rate of phosphorus usage in a southern Mallee cropping systems over time.

To identify the most economical rate of phosphorus usage in a southern Mallee cropping system over time. 

To assess the implications of different P fertiliser rates on crop growth and profitability over time.