Birchip VIC trials

To conduct zinc nutrition trials.

To simulate the impacts of likely climate change scenarios on wheat production using the Yield Prophet® Climate Change Report.

The project objectives were to: determine what effect stubble load and type had on YLS infection. Determine whether changing cultural practices would aid in reducing YLS incidence. Investigate the effect of fungicide application timing and nutrition on YLS severity.

To determine the performance of new and current wheat varieties in the Wimmera and Mallee

To investigate some existing and new products for the control of wild radish in wheat.

To shed some light on why cereals yielded so much better compared with pulse crops and canola in the southern Mallee in 2001.

To investigate the response to nitrogen fertiliser on wheat.

To conduct a wheat variety trial.

• To look at canopy management and its interaction with disease management in the different climates of southern Australia.
• To examine how the crop canopy was influenced by nitrogen rate and timing in the Mallee environment.

To examine the value of canopy management in the Mallee environment.

To look at the application of disease and canopy management principles and their application to the different climatic regions of southern Australia.

To determine the best form of nitrogen fertiliser for topdressing on alkaline soils.

To discuss the question 'What is the best product for topdressing nitrogen?'.

To evaluate improved vetches for cereal farming systems.

To compare the effects of (i) five different vetch termination timings, and (ii) five different end-uses of vetch on stored soil water and mineral N, and the yield of a subsequent wheat crop.

To determine whether rhizobial inoculation of vetch enhances the amounts of N fixed. To evaluate the effect the timing of vetch termination has on inputs of fixed N, and on residual soil moisture and mineral N measured at the end of the 2012 growing season.

To determine optimum sowing time and plant density for new cultivars of field pea, lentil and chickpea.

To assess the relative tolerance of new field pea and chickpea cultivars of to a range of commonly used herbicides.

To examine the ability of genotypes of wheat and barley to produce high yields on micronutrient deficient soils.

To put into practice one of the key findings from the BCG research work over the last three years - 'high sowing rates in Silverstar wheat will decrease screenings' At the same time it was a good opportunity to test the results of small scale plot work in a real life situation on a large scale. 

To repeat trials from 2004 to confirm confidence in findings that UAN can be used as an in-crop fertiliser in Victoria.

To investigate whether liquid N as UAN is a better and more reliable source of N compared to using granular urea.

To investigate the effects of seeding rate and nitrogen rate on triticale.

The aim of these nearest neighbour demonstration sites was to investigate the most profitable nitrogen application rates for different regions of the state.

To investigate whether polymer films can improve yields of short season crops when late sown.

To conudct the Machinery Challenge - a cost comparison of machinery usage in four different farming systems.

To compare the effectiveness of a range of herbicides on wild oats in a standard variety of wheat.

To identify nutrient and stubble management practices which result in increased soil organic matter.

A study was commissioned in 2008 by the Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) and Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) to assess the impacts of the first GM canola available to farmers in NSW and Victoria.

The purpose of this study was to assess at farm level the impact of GM herbicide tolerant canola on farming operations that may or may not include non-GM canola.

To conduct a super wheat crop demonstration.

To investigate the effects of sowing various crops into different stubble management techniques: burnt, burnt and worked, mulched, slashed and standing.

To assess the impact of (i) seed dressings, (ii) fungicide applied in furrow, and (iii) foliar applied fungicides on controlling stripe rust in two wheat varieties.

To conduct trials investigating stripe and stem rust – wheat variety performance.

This trial was established to investigate current fungicide seed treatment options in cereals and compare these with EverGol Prime for Rhizoctonia control.

To try and determine what is good practice for weed control whilst minimising the potential for drift. 

To evaluate Roundup CT and a range of additives as fallow initiation treatments.

To investigate the effect of water rate and nozzle type on grass herbicide efficacy.

To investigate the effect of water rate and nozzle type on grass herbicide efficacy.

To test the growth and yield of reduced tillering wheats in the southern Mallee.

To evaluate the performance of new and current wheat varieties in the Mallee and Wimmera.

To assess seeding rates in wheat and barley for optimum production and grain quality.

To assess seeding rates in wheat and barley for optimum production and grain quality.

To look at Zorro (barley) and Hombre (wheat) ersus standards and to look at plant numbers, aphid and disease control.

To compare two new Rhone-Poulenc seed dressing treatments against existing products with and without Trifluralin.

To investigate row spacing and sowing rates on crop yield and quality.

To report on a  series of in-crop risk management plots that were established at BCG’s three research and demonstration sites (Manangatang, Birchip and Longerenong).

To determine whether responses ‘to liquid P, found in wheat are the same as those found in barley, canola, oats and lentils.

To determine whether Ally applied during the previous winter would have an effect on pulse and canola production the following year.

To investigate the effects of seeding rates (plant density) on grain yield and quality for four wheat varieties at three locations (Berriwillock, Birchip and Rupanyup).