West Midlands Group trials

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Increasing the profitability of the double break rotation in the medium rainfall zone of WA Wheatbelt through incorporation of an early sown high value pulse.

The objective of this trial is to demonstrate that growing canola (with effective weed control options) followed by a high value legume (with higher economic value) can lead to an effective and profitable double break crop sequence. The contribution of an early sowing date versus a traditional sowing date to increase the profitability of these crops will also be evaluated.

This project will determine the economic value of growing canola followed by a high value legume, and the impact of this rotation on the grain yield and profitability of a cereal crop in the first year following the double break crop sequence.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2020 Dandaragan
Research organisaton
Lupin variety trial

Measure yield improvement in varieties from the Lupin breeding program.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2013 Dandaragan
Research organisaton
NPK compound vs blend

To compare the effectiveness of a compound vs a blended NPK fertilizer.

West Midlands Group
2016 Arrino WA
Research organisaton
A field scale survey of soil crop relationships on a water repellent sandy gravel soil

To quantify the main factors limiting grain yield in a water-repellent sandy gravel soil.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2015 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Agronomy to improve profit from wheat production - influence of time of sowing and seeding rate

To compare the effect of delayed seeding and seeding rates on the yield and quality performance of wheat varieties.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Amelioration of water repellent sands - long term impacts

To assess amelioration options for water repellent sandplain soils.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2015 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Amelioration of water repellent soils in the West Midlands - long term impacts

To assess amelioration options for water repellent sandplain soils.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2014 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
An evaluation of resin coated urea as a nitrogen source in leaching conditions

To evaluate the rate of breakdown and nutrient release of a resin coated urea relative to traditional Nitrogen Sources (Urea and Maxam).

West Midlands Group
2009 Badgingarra WA
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Angustifolius lupin variety testing Badgingarra

To test a wide range of current varieties of Angustifolius lupin.

West Midlands Group
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing 'Yield Prophet' as a tool to assist growers in determining crop nitrogen requirments in the West Midlands

This trial seeks to test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing growth and yield of grain cover crops in established perennial pasture species

To assess the growth and yield of barley and wheat growing in a range of different established perennial pasture species.

West Midlands Group
GRDC NACC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing rotary spading, mouldboard ploughing and claying for amelioration of pale deep sand

To assess the impact of various levels of soil disturbance (cultivation methods) on water repellence and productivity and the interaction of these cultivation methods with soil amendments, lime and clay.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing the benefit of clay spreading for overcoming soil water repellence in the northern agricultural region

To assess what clay rich subsoil application rates are required for overcoming soil water repellence and how this interacts with method of incorporation.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing the usability of Yield Prophet in the West Midlands region

The demonstration undertaken at four on-farm sites seeks to test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining the most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing Yield Prophet as a tool to assist growers in determining crop nitrogen requirements in the West Midlands

To test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining the most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Big lupin responses to amelioration of repellent soil

To assess water repellent soil amelioration options and to determine whether a one-way plough can be used to ameliorate non-wetting sand for much lower cost than mouldboard ploughing or rotary spading.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Bioassay of long term phosphorus trial, 80Ba6

To determine the long term effects of 1980 P treatments on soil fertility.

West Midlands Group
NACC
2016 Badgingarra WA
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Biochar investigation - John Auld

To demonstrate if there are any benefits of applying biochar to increase crop and pasture production in the West Midlands

West Midlands Group
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Canola systems trial

To demonstrate the relative performances of the three canola options available to Western Australian growers

West Midlands Group
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Canola variety trial

To assess the performance of newly released canola varieties in the West Midlands.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Canola variety trial

To assess the performance of newly released canola varieties in the West Midlands.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Clay application rates and degree of clay incorporation

To demonstrate what clay rate is required for claying to be successful and to look at how this is affected by the degree of clay incorporation.

West Midlands Group
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Clay spreading on water repellent deep sand

To compare different clay spreading and tillage methods for the amelioration of water repellent gravel soils.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2016 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Claying benefits on water repellent sands sustained when clay rate is matched to incorporation method

To assess the impact of the rate of application of clay-rich subsoil to water repellent sand on grain yield and the interaction with incorporation method.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2013 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Companion annual legumes for perennial grass pastures - proof of concept: broadcasting soft-seeded annual legumes

To identify companion annual legumes for perennial grass based pastures and to develop reliable, low cost methods of establishment

West Midlands Group
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Companion annual legumes for perennial grass pastures - simulated annual legume seed bank

To identify companion annual legumes for perennial grass based pastures and to develop reliable, low cost methods of establishment

West Midlands Group
FarmLink
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Comparing offset discs and rotary spading for incorporation of clay on non-wetting soils

To determine whether crop establishment and grain yield gains from claying can be further improved by matching the clay rich subsoil application rate with the incorporation method.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Comparison of commerical standards for the control of sclerotinia in canola

1. Compare the efficacy of Aviator Xpro to commercial standards for sclerotinia control.

2. Compare yield and $return on investment/ha ($ROI/ha)

West Midlands Group
Bayer
2016 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Comparison of historical lupin varieties in the West Midlands

To evaluate the performance of the historical lupin varieties in the West Midlands.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Comparison of seeders adapted for sowing sub-tropical grasses

To compare commercial seeding machines that have specifically been set up to sow sub-tropical grasses.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Demonstration of EverGol Prime seed treatment for the control of Rhizoctonia and covered smut in barley with a comparison to commerical standards and its crop safety in wheat

Crop safety and yield of barley grown from seed treated with EverGol Prime compared to Dividend and Vibrance for the control of rhizoctonia. The trial was conducted to

  • To compare efficacy of EverGol Prime compared to Dividend and Vibrance for rhizoctonia control.
  • To compare barley covered smut control of EverGol Prime to current standards.
West Midlands Group
Bayer
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Depth of tillage effects on deep sandplain soils

To characterize the effect of various depths of ripping on crop performance.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2016 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Effect of lime incorporation on the residual value of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer

To investigate the effect of a rotary spader and lime on the residual value of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer on a water repellent soil.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2015 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Effect of rates, application timing and soil type on the activity of lure H20 soil wetting agent in West Midlands region

To investigate the influence of rate, application timing and soil type of the activity of Lure H20 as a pre-sow soil wetting agent in the cropping phase.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Evaluating approaches to improve furrow sowing on water repellent sands

To evaluate a range of seeding modifications or additions with the aim of improving crop establishment and yield on water repellent sandplain soil.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Grazing crops in a dry year

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.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Grazing wheat and barley in Badgingarra

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

West Midlands Group
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Impact of anthracnose on narrow leafed lupin varieities and advanced breedling lines

To assess comparative effect of anthracnose on yield and seed infection in a range of varieties and advanced lupin breeding lines.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Impact of water repellence management on the availability of soil nutrients

To determine how mouldboard ploughing (soil inversion), rotary spading and banded wetting agent affect the availability of soil nutrients.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Improved furrow sowing for water repellent soil

To assess the impact of different seeding systems on crop establishment in water repellent soil.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Interaction between soil water repellence and soil nutrient availability

To determine how soil inversion and banded surfactants change the availability of soil nutrients.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Large barley yield responses four years after soil inversion on highly repellent pale deep sand

To assess the impact of mouldboard ploughing and clay spreading on soil water repellence and grain yield.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2013 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Legume species comparison

This was a small trial in which alternative break crops were sown into a deep sand.

West Midlands Group
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Lime incorporation into acidic sandplain soils in the West Midlands and beyond

To improve understanding of the range of tillage implements and techniques available to incorporate lime into acidic soils, their respective costs and benefits.

West Midlands Group
2007 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Long-term assessment of management options for water repellent sandy gravel soils

To identify suitable options for managing soil water repellence on sandy gravels.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2015 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Long-term dynamics of tillage impacts on repellent sandplain

Detailed measurement of soil properties and plant productivity over time following amelioration with one-off deep tillage.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2015 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Lupin CVT trial

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

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Managing soil water repellence with banded wetting agent

To evaluate banded wetting agent (SACOA ‘Irrigator’) for crop establishment and yield on non-wetting soils in the West Midlands.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Managing wheat yield and quality risks through plant density and nitrogen application

To determine value of agronomic management (sowing rate and nitrogen) on production of quality grain for profitable wheat systems.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Manganese in lupins

To demonstrate responses to manganese (Mn) in lupins.

West Midlands Group
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton