Central West Farming Systems trials

To provide information about the reliability of pulse crops in central NSW.

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 investigate the potential for response to P rates above 15 kg/ha.

To report on the Goonumbla Management trial: NSW DPI Field pea sowing rate trial.

To measure N20 emitted by vetch, field peas and wheat stubble over summer and to determine whether
top-dressed inhibitor-treated and slow release urea products influence N2O emissions.

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

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

To discuss nitrogen inputs from pasture and patterns of release for crops.

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

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 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 discuss the question, 'Should you feed in a drought?'

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

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

To report on trials showing the value of nitrogen.

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

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

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

To investigate whether plant growth affected by sodic subsoils.

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.

To report on the CWFS Crop Monitoring project.

To examine the strengths and weaknesses of four farming systems and document their relative profitability and sustainability.

To evaluate stripe rust management strategies for wheat in 2004 & 2005.

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

To determine the success of Pasture Cropping for different starting pasture compositions and crop sequences (i.e. the difference betweencropping year-after-year compared to doing it once) in comparison to No Till cropping and pasture treatments. Success will be assessed by the profitability of the crop, the grazing value of the pasture, perennial grass recruitment and resource condition.

To measure the impact of grazing within cropping systems on soil properties, water dynamics and crop yield.

To develop high water-use farming systems that integrate crops with perennial pastures.

To report on interactions between management practices and soil biota in northern farming systems.

To investigate the effects of different soil ameliorants at different rates on sodic soils.

To examine two main management options to deal with high stubble loads (≥5t/ha) in 2017, and incorporates many of the main findings from the stubble initiative to date.

To improve decision making amongst local farmers by improving the knowledge and understanding of the economic relationships which exist in our farming systems, and improving skills of participants to assess particularly the economic consequences of their decision making in critical areas within their farm business.

To provide information regarding managing your crop's nitrogen.

To report on mechanisms of weed suppression in early vigour and weed suppressive wheat genotypes.

To report on trials showing the value of nitrogen.