Condobolin NSW trials

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

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 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 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 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 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 and retest historic pH monitoring sites from previous publically funded projects.

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 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 benefits of applying Lime to a cropping operation. Providing local relevance to farmers.

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

To report on trials showing the value of nitrogen.

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 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 use information collected from the GRDC funded 'Monitoring Mice in Austrlia' project to inform local producers of the impending plague so as proactive measures can be applied.

To investigate whether weed management outside a cropping area provide benefits to growers in terms of lower weed burden, pest and disease risk within crop fields and an associated reduction in herbicide and pesticide inputs with an increase in economic returns?

• To investigate the impact of different stubble treatments imposed towards the end of the fallow have on the establishment and yield of canola.
• The aim of the trials is to improve canola establishment and yield in stubble retained farming systems.

To assess a previous soil pH monitoring site, sampled 14 years prior, and a farmer led onfarm lime trial was conducted west of Condobolin NSW.

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

To provide growers with information about break crop options available to them. 

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

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

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

To develop variety specific agronomy packages for the major winter crops in southern NSW with emphasis on agronomic practices that are likely to have a genotype x environment interaction.

To know more about nutrition of stock.

To report on the use of pulses now and in the future.

To draw on this previous work and is testing a ‘best bet’ approach to incorporating OMSB into wheat belt farming systems in NSW.

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

• To assess the potential for yield and quality responses from controlling Stripe Rust (SR) in several wheat varieties with differing levels of SR resistance in central-west (CW) NSW.
• To assess the level of stripe rust control achieved by using different fungicide products including seed dressings, fertiliser dressing and foliar sprays.

To integrate productive perennial pastures into annual cropping systems so as to improve the profitability and sustainability of dryland farming.

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

To investigate whether plant growth affected by sodic subsoils.

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

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

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

To detemine how well alternative pulse crops grow in the district and to calculate the associated gross margins to determine their profitability.

To compare pulse production, as well as, assess the follow-on benefits of different pulses to wheat.

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

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

To investigate the effect of sowing time and variety on yield and oil concentration of canola (Brassica napus)