Central West Farming Systems trials

To test the optimum sowing time for long season wheat cultivars uisng three target sowing dates.

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

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 the influence of the seed treatment Rancona.

To identify any possible impacts on crop growth in controlled traffic systems where the header residue maybe inconsistently spread back across the tram track width over a number of seasons.

To evaluate the productivity and profitability of no-till farming techniques against conventional farming
methods under various cropping rotations.

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 describe a method for resolving fPV, fNPV and fBS across the ~2 million km2 Australian tropical savanna
zonewith hyperspectral and multispectral imagery.

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

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 provide information about understanding maps.

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

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

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

To answer the question 'Does stubble height matter?'

To focus on maintaining profitable retained stubble systems rather than investigating agronomic and economic benefits of stubble retention.

To test the hypothesis that over time in controlled traffic farming systems the repeated uneven spreading of header residue back over the tram track width would result in changed soil conditions that would ultimately lead to different “management zones” along the tram track.

To understand the grazing behavior of livestock in paddocks to utilise technology such as portable fencing systems.

To compare no till farming techniques against conventional farming methods over 5 different cropping
rotations.

To report on the mouse monitoring program; part of a 3 year study funded by the GRDC to monitor mouse populations and forecast the liklihood of mouse outbreaks.

To provide a special report on Mouse Census Week - a part of the mouse monitoring program; part of a 3 year study funded by the GRDC to monitor mouse populations and forecast the liklihood of mouse outbreaks.

To identify strategies that minimise the risk of canola production in the low rainfall zone.

To investigate the impact of row direction and row spacing on grass weed competition and cereal performance over three years.

• To investigate the impact of different stubble treatments imposed towards the end of the fallow have on nitrogen response (applied as urea) in wheat yield and quality.
• To evaluate any interaction between pre-sowing stubble treatment and topdressing timing.

To investigate the impact of different stubble treatments (burning, cultivation or standing stubble) imposed towards the end of the fallow have on the yield of wheat and barley, and evaluate any cultivar responses within crop species to the impact of the different stubble treatments.

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

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 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 report on trials showing the value of nitrogen.

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

To discuss the economics of lucerne establishment.

To discuss the economics of pasture establishment.

To measure N2O losses from a wheat crop grown into vetch that was terminated via different end uses and to
measure the effect on wheat yield and quality.

To help farmers wanting help in managing the ups and downs, the dry and the wet.

This trial addresses issues which may be a barrier to early sowing in the region. In particular; 1. What varieties preform well from early sowing? How do winter and long season spring varieties compare? 2.Can early sown crops be managed to avoid excessive vegetative growth and low harvest index, particularly in dry finish? 3. How do early sown yields compare with traditional mid-May sowing?

To investigate weed suppression through cultural management practices and various crops and cultivars.