Central West Farming Systems trials

To see if zinc was limiting yield potential.

During 2013 harvest Mr Roger Bolte of Wyalong established windrows in paddocks in an attempt to help manage herbicide resistant ryegrass populations.

To evaluate the susceptibility of new wheat varieties, which currently have insufficient trial data to provide a disease score, to CRR compared with varieties with known disease ratings.

To measure potential responses in wheat.

To compare the performance of potential wheat and barley varieties with existing varieties commonly
grown in SNSW under local conditions.

To compare pulse production, as well as, assess the follow-on benefits of different pulses to wheat.

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

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

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

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 look at the different weed control options for field peas.

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

To report on vetch breeding and versatility of vetch in field crop rotations.

To determine if sowing direction and row spacing can be used to influence grass weed populations and growth,
and their impact on crop performance in the Mallee.

To use a combination of alternative weed control methods to minimise the reliance on chemicals.

To further investigate the impact of rainfall timing on the effectiveness of topdressed urea N uptake, and
the possible role of Agritain-treated urea to overcome the problems with the timing of topdressing.

To further investigate the impact of rainfall timing on the effectiveness of topdressed urea N uptake, and
the possible role of Agritain-treated urea to overcome the problems with the timing of topdressing.

To conduct a vetch variety trial to look for a dual purpose vetch variety.

To provide information about understanding maps.

To compare a standard practice of an upfront MAP fertiliser only, to this same rate of MAP plus a Twin N foliar application.

To determine the performance of triticale varieties, a crop species uncommon in these low rainfall regions
of Central West NSW.

To investigate the production, management and profitability of three different pulse crops.

To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release wheat lines at Nyngan, Tottenham, Euabalong and Rankins Springs

To provide localised data on optimum plant density for 6 different varieties of field peas.

To look at the effectiveness of top-dressed urea on canola and the importance of timing prior to rainfall. 

To investigate the effect of sowing time and variety on yield and oil concentration of canola (Brassica napus)

To report on the effect of sowing rate on the performance of wheat in the Forbes and Parkes districts

To provide further information regarding sowing rates and optimum plant densities.

To discuss the agronomy of durum wheats.

To examine the long-term environmental, biological and economic effects of alternate production systems.

To study the interaction between herbicides and Zn nutrition of wheat.

To investigate sulfonylurea herbicide and zinc / phosphorus fertiliser interactions in wheat in the Central West NSW cropping belt.

To measure ryegrass populations under continuous cropping with a range of stubble and tillage practices.

To investigate how differing summer farming practices influence stored water and how plant available water may influence grain yield potential and grain quality attributes in the low rainfall area in central NSW.

To review stripe rust management.

To outline how farmers can maximise wheat yield on long fallow by sowing early with slow developing cultivars.

To determine if sowing direction and row spacing can be used to reduce grass weed populations, growth and seed set, and their impact on crop performance in the Mallee.

To assess a previous soil pH monitoring site, sampled 14 years prior, and a farmer led onfarm lime trial was conducted west of Condobolin NSW.

To investigate whether soil compaction was causing them production losses.

To provide information about soil biology in farming systems.

To identify and retest historic pH monitoring sites from previous publicly funded projects.

To identify and retest historic pH monitoring sites from previous publically funded projects.

To identify and retest historic pH monitoring sites from previous publically funded projects.

To demonstrate the production and associated economic benefits from ameliorating soil sodicity over the long term.

To demonstrate the production and associated economic benefits from ameliorating soil acidity over the long term.

To demonstrate that herbicides could control and eradicate Silverleaf Nightshade, and foster the wider adoption of the effective treatment( s) by the wider farming community.

To research the innovative management of SLN and prairie ground cherry.

To investigate the potential of non-chemical options for managing barley grass in a crop is increasing crop competition by reducing row spacing and increasing sowing rate.

To comment on seedbed utilisation calculating safe fertiliser rates,