To demonstrate the benefit of WALAN2141 for croptopping.

To conduct an on-farm wheat demonstration.

To determine the effectiveness of controlling brome grass seed set with crop-topping short- season cereals sown at different times.

To determine whether successful establishment of sub-tropical grasses is affected by sowing speed

To investigate the use of water storage crystals as a means of increasing plant available water (PAW) during the grain fill period.

To understand the water quality features that may have an influence on pesticide performance.

To determine the impact of water quality on wild oat control in chickpeas when using clethodim or haloxyfop.

To determine the impact of water quality on wild oat control in chickpeas when using clethodim or haloxyfop.

To introduce the concept of water use efficiency.

To examine the effect of plant growth regulators, in the form of Moddus and Chlormequat on the plant biomass, water use and plant growth in wheat.
 

To integrate productive perennial pastures into annual cropping systems so as to improve the profitability and sustainability of dryland farming.

• To look at some agronomic solutions to waterlogging.

• To investigate nitrogen management strategies in waterlogged soils.

• To investigate the effect of some common trace elements on wheat yields in waterlogged soils. zinc, copper and manganese were used in the trial as they are micronutrient deficiencies known to occur in southern Australia.

• To determine how much genetic variation there is in the tolerance of wheat to waterlogging on Kangaroo Island.

To summarise the current knowledge about waterlogging on Kangaroo Island.

To discuss using computers to give you weather at your fingertips.

To investigate the effect of weather conditions on cyclohexanedions or ‘dim’ herbicides, Select and Aramo.

Determine the value of Wedgetail wheat for yearling steers. Determine the impact of grazing on the grain yeld of wedgetail wheat.

To identify the most effective alternate techniques and discover the impacts they have on weed control, yield and grain quality

To identify the most effective alternate techniques and discover the impacts they have on weed control, yield and grain quality

To determine wether varietal differences in chickpea plant architecture effect their competitiveness with ryegrass.

To determine whether varietal differences in chickpea plant architecture affect their competitiveness with ryegrass.

Demonstrate a range of options for weed control, especially broadleafs, with good crop safety

To investigate options for broadleaf weed and grass control in oats.

To look at the different weed control options for field peas.

To investigate the impact that two different harvest weed seed control (HWSC) methods – narrow windrowing of header trash and the Esperance Mobile Ag Repairs (EMAR) chaff deck – have on reducing the weed burden in the following crop.

To comment on weed management strategies.

To discuss weed management for 2006.

To demonstrate the effectiveness of weed sensing technology (WeedSeeker) for controlling problematic low population weeds (e.g. Prickly Lettuce).

To inform readers about weed sensing: the use of a machine or instrument to detect a weed; a plant that shouldn’t be there

• To quantify the reduciton in water use for various weed species at different plant densities.
• To identify thresholds for particular weed types and determine when weed sensing technology benefits outweight blanket spray applications.

To satisfy the questions of local farmers.

• Can you sustainably continuously crop this land?
• Will we get herbicide resistant weeds with continuous cropping?
• Which crop rotations are the most profitable?
• What is happening to nitrogen in the rotations?
• What impact does continuous cropping have on soil chemistry and soil water levels?

To evaluate the impact of tillage treatments on wheat yield in a number of farmer demonstrations. 

To determine the effects of sowing rates and row spacing on yield of wheat in our low rainfall environment.

• To demonstrate the possibility of sowing long-season wheat and barley varieties when a soil profile is full of water at the beginning of the season.
• To discover the pitfalls of this practice.

To compare and contrast the suitability of some emerging and current commercial barley varieties for the Wimmera region.

To evaluate the performance of current commercial varieties and assess their suitability for the Wimmera.

To help understand the yield penalties we can expect if good pH levels are not maintained and how
frequently lime needs to be applied.

To comment on the Farm Management 500 and Sustainable Technology (FAST) Project: what did the crops grow on in 1994?

Interviews were conducted on each farm to determine for each paddock the species that were sown

To investigate the use of different sowing timings and N management to improve yield and maintain protein of wheat.

To address the question, what would happen if a commercial cereal crop was sown at such an early date?

To determine what happens to pre-drilled N on southern Malle clay-loam soils.

To determine what happens to pre-drilled N on southern Malle clay-loam soils.

To answer the question 'What is required to be a good financial manager on a farm?'

To determine the best form of nitrogen fertiliser for topdressing on alkaline soils.

To discuss the question 'What is the best product for topdressing nitrogen?'.

To report on the Paxton's efforts to “to keep the soil pH above 5, we know if we don’t, we start losing production”. 

• To determine the interaction of nitrogen timing and dose with plant population in terms of yield, crop structure, predisposition to lodging and quality in the high rainfall zone.
• To determine the influence of nitrogen applied at stem elongation versus up front nitrogen on soil moisture content and dry matter production