Irrigated Cropping Council trials

To test pre-harvest treatments in order to accelerate the ripening and harvest of barley in a double cropping sitution.

To determine the effectiveness of plant growth regulators and fungicides on barley yields.

To evaluate barley varieties under irrigated conditions.

Evaluation of barley varities under irrigated conditions.

To test the effectiveness of various soil ameliorants in establishing irrigated canola

To test the effectiveness of broadcasting canola into wheat stubble as a method of establishing a canola crop

To determine the effect of plant growth regulators on irrigated canola.

To evaluate canola varieties under irrigated conditions.

Evaluation of canola varities under irrigated conditions.

To determine the place and profitability of winter crops in a double cropping rotation.

Comparison of the two varieties DBA Vittaroi and DBA Aurora under various N, PGR and sowing rates

To investigate irrigated durum wheat in an agronomy trial.

To evaluate early maturing wheat varieties under irrigated conditions.

To improve soil carbon through the incorporation of cereal stubbles with no impact on the subsequent canola crop.

To determine the effect of molybdenum on faba bean nodulation and yield.

To assess the effect of plant growth regulators on irrigated faba beans.

To study the effect of plant population and row spacing on faba bean yields.

To evaluate faba bean varieties and breeding lines under irrigated conditions.

Evaluation of faba bean varities and breeding lines under irrigated conditions.

To test the effect of foliar fungicides on irrigated wheat yield

To investigate the effect on barley yield and the retention of green leaf from using various fungicide products and timing.

To test if the use of fungicides makes economic sense on irrigated barley

To test several agronomic strategies designed to maximise yield and achieve DR1 specifications under surface irrigated conditions

To economically grow irrigated wheat to meeet DR1 specifications

To evaluate several strategies to achieve high yielding irrigated durum wheat under overhead spray irrigation

To evaluate 4 new durum wheats under irrigated conditions 

To test the effectiveness of plant growth regulators on reducing plant height in irrigated barley

To evaluate the performance of Barley varieties under irrigated conditions

To assess the effectiveness of plant growth regulators on irrigated canola.

To assess the effect on yield of wider row spacing and plant populations on canola.

To evaluate the performance of canola varities under irrigated conditions.

To economically grow irrigated durum wheat

The test the effectiveness of plant growth regulators on irrigated faba beans

To test the grazing recovery of three milling oat varieites, Bannister, Durack and Yallara

To test the target population for irrigated Durack Oats

To evaluate the potential to grow chickpeas and lentils under irrigated conditions

To evaluate the performance and profitability of irrigated chickpeas and lentils under overhread spray irrigation

To evaluate the yields anf profitability of irrigated chickpeas and lentils grown on subsurface irrigation

To investigate fertiliser additives to assess their claim of improving P efficiency, as well as the addition of Potassium and Copper supplements, to improve the yield of irrigated wheat

To evaluate wheat varieties under irrigated conditions

To assist farmers with their decision making by showcasing successful irrigation farm systems in local case studies.

To enable farmers to learn from others by understanding their background story, current practices and short / medium / long-term decision-making processes that assist with businesses adapting to an everchanging operating environment.

To gain the maximum value for our farm businesses in the irrigation discussion group they were actively involved in the process of collecting the case study information in farm walks.

The aim of the focus paddock was to see if deep ripping could increase plant avaliable water by removing any compaction and allowing roots to access stored moisture deeper into the soil profile.

To demonstrate that higher seeding rates in irrigated beans provides higher yields and compares the economics of irrigated beans to irrigated canola and wheat.

Growers in this environment have been hesitant to graze canola due to the long season traditional grazing varieties and the risk of heat stress in late spring/ early summer. The hope was that a series 5 spring variety would mature earlier and require one less irrigation in spring. The growers were accepting that a yield decrease would occur however it would save them an irrigation.

In 2021, members of the GRDC Riverine Plains Irrigation Discussion Group tested the practical and financial implications of grazing irrigated wheat and canola. 

Maize is not commonly grown in Tasmania. This demonstration was to see what varieties would work in the local environment

The majority of durum growers are trying to push yield towards 10 tonnes/ha which is resulting in some variability in quality and potential downgrading if protein requirements are not met. This trial aimed to investifgate end of season nitrogen (flag leaf) application, growth regulants and irrigation strategies and their influence that these have on final yield and quality.

The project aimed to look at the impact of autumn irrigation in establishing canola plant population and increasing biomass.

The project aimed to look at the impact of autumn irrigation in establishing canola plant population and increasing biomass.

To increase irrigated wheat yields with well-timed applications of foliar sprays as well as pre seeding applications of micronutrients.