Central West Farming Systems trials

To capture some of these realities and provide an indication of how the different systems compare in physical and economic terms.

To inform members about airborne imagery: the taking of photographs of the ground and crops from a direct-down position. Platforms for airborne imagery for agriculture include satellites, fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or “drones”).

To report on crop variety trials at Alectown.

To report on crop variety trials at Alectown.

To determine if an economic result was seen after spraying of an H45 crop for stripe rust.

To report on barley variety growth.

To look at alternative crops to wheat and barley.

To report on a sowing depth study comparing growth and yield of long coleoptile-selected wheats with commercial tall and semi dwarf varieties.

To evaluate the potential for grain yield responses from controlling insects and diseases in canola with commercially available seed applied treatments.

To report on trials showing the value of nitrogen.

To demonstrate to Upper North growers the impact that sulfonylurea (SU) residues and other broadleaf herbicides have on two medic pastures, Herald and the new strand medic Angel.

To test the tolerance of the new strand medic, Angel, to sulfonylurea (SU) herbicide residues from a summer weed application.

To report on testing, monitoring and calculations that are designed to make decisions which minimise
risk and maximise returns.

To see whether green manure a viable management option (in terms of maintenance of ground cover and other agronomic benefits) as we know that terminating cover crops will result in 100% seed set control providing that the crop is effectively killed at an appropriate time.

To determine whether lentils are an option in the Central West.

To increase grower awareness of: the current status of soil acidification and the associated causes and impacts and associated need to address of soil acidification via the ongoing application of agricultural lime.

To increase grower awareness of: the current status of soil acidification and the associated causes and impacts and associated need to address of soil acidification via the ongoing application of agricultural lime.

To increase grower awareness of: the current status of soil acidification and the associated causes and impacts and associated need to address of soil acidification via the ongoing application of agricultural lime.

To increase grower awareness of: the current status of soil acidification and the associated causes and impacts and associated need to address of soil acidification via the ongoing application of agricultural lime.

To increase grower awareness of the benefits of applying Lime to a cropping operation. Providing local relevance to farmers.

To study the interaction of cereal type and variety and seeding rate on crop yield and grass suppression on a known weedy site.

To report on barley variety and agronomy trials conducted at many of the CWFS sites.

To conduct a barley variety demonstration at Ungarie.

• To evaluate the effect of row spacing (18, 22 and 30 cm) and target plant population (20, 40 and 60 plants/m2) on yield and oil content of a representative Clearfield® and TT variety.

To investigate the possibility of reducing the inoculum of Fusarium graminearum in wheat stubble by spraying the stubble with spores of a harmless fungus, Trichoderma species, in order to control the disease.

To challenge this notion, and to examine the impacts of break crops on the longer-term financial performance of following wheat crops.

To compare the grass weed control of various herbicides and compare crop safety and grain yield on wheat at Penong and barley at Mangalo.

To present actual farming results from a large cropping program in the Condobolin area in central NSW.

To test a range of early maturing canola cultivars.

To report on a grower experience of growing canola in the Central West.

To report on a grower experience of growing canola in the Western NSW.

To investigate canola response to phosphorous in the Forbes district.

To investigate the potential for responses from high rates of P fertiliser.

To report on a grower experience of bringing canola to Western NSW.

To compare different varieties for dry matter production (DM/ha), recovery from grazing and the impact of grazing on grain yields.

To investigate the impact that stubble treatments (burning, cultivation, harrowed/flattened or standing stubble) imposed towards the end of the fallow have on the yield of winter crops.

To evaluate which cereal species and variety will produce the most early feed.

To determine the best management practices for growing the new varieties of chickpeas here in Condobolin.

To determine the interaction of row spacing and plant population on chickpea yield.

To investigate whether plant growth affected by sodic subsoils.

To compare break crop productivity and profitability on major soil types in the northern South Australian Mallee.
 

To capture how different pasture systems are performing.

To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release oats lines.

To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release wheat lines.

To provide localised data on the yield and quality response of released and near release field pea lines.

To answer the question - continuous cropping - is it sustainable?

To present information about controlled traffic farming.

To report on activities and results from the core site in 2005.

To investigate the management, profitability and sustainability of four farming systems.