trials

To quantify the impact of stubble on the severity and duration of frost through canopy temperature and grain yield.

To quantify the impact of stubble on the extent, severity and duration of frost and determine its effect on canopy temperature and grain yield.

To quantify the impact of stubble on the extent, severity and duration of frost and determine its effect on canopy temperature and grain yield.

Determine if there is an interaction between temperature and various rates of stubble and outline whether increased stubble loads change the severtiy and duration of frost.

Determine if there is an interaction between temperature and various rates of stubble and outline whether increased stubble loads change the severtiy and duration of frost.

To investigate the impact of stubble on frost severity and duration.

The aim of this trial is to determine and demonstrate if stubble management treatments can lead to a reduction in conical snail numbers.

The trial is based on techniques used in SA where snails on the stubble are knocked to the ground on to days (35 deg +) where they dehydrate and die. 

The trial tested and analysed the effectiveness of three techniques- speed-tilling, cableing and stubble crunching on snail mortality.  

This trial aims to provide growers with a clear percentage of the effect of three stubble management techniques (cabling, stubble crunching and speed tillage) on small conical snail mortality.  

Introduce more ‘tools’ into growers’ repertoire to control snails & reduce reliance on snail baiting. 

Demonstrate the effectiveness of ‘GrainCam’ to identify snail hot spots in paddocks and map their distribution for targeted future management.

To check whether higher stubble affected crop growth.

To demonstrate the feed value of high biomass summer forage crops for increasing stocking rates and live weight gain of prime lambs and beef cattle compared to current systems used in the high rainfall zone. 

To discuss benefits and practicalities of individual growers weed management tactics; and to assist others to decide if adopting similar methods would be beneficial on their property.

To determine if various farm management techniques improve the storage of out-of-season rainfall and whether this leads to improvements in crop growth and/or yield.

To determine if various farm management techniques improve the storage of out-of-season rainfall and whether this leads to improvements in yield.

To test the effect of ploughing in stubble prior to seeding.

• Investigate the best practice foliar fungicide management for barley on barley rotations and STNB control in barley cv. Scope.
• Better understand the interactions of STNB, stubble and fungicides on the impact of disease, yield and profitability of barley on barley rotations.
• Investigate if higher levels of STNB are associated with head loss pre-harvest.

The focus of this project is to better determine the NRM impacts of immerging precision agricultural systems in WA, with particular reference to surface water management and sol health issues.  The project will be implemented by one of the leading farming systems groups in Australia in the field of precision agriculture.

The focus of this project is to better determine the NRM impacts of immerging precision agricultural systems in WA, with particular reference to surface water management and sol health issues.  The project will be implemented by one of the leading farming systems groups in Australia in the field of precision agriculture.

To determine if various farm management techniques improve the storage of out-of-season rainfall and whether this leads to improvements in crop growth and/or yield.

To determine if various farm management techniques improve the storage of out-of-season rainfall and whether this leads to improvements in crop growth and/or yield.

To investigate the composition of the free living nematode communities in Australian grain-growing soils; determine whether the community responds to different organic matter inputs and to various tillage and stubble management regimes; and decide whether nematodes are a useful indicator of soil health.

To investigate the potential of organic matter inputs to increase yield and improve soil health.

To investigate the potential of organic matter inputs to increase yield and improve soil health.

To determine the dollar value of nutrient removal by chaff cart or windrow burning systems of various crop types.

To develop agronomic packages and seeding technology solutions which can allow for increased stubble retention practices, thereby reducing the dependence on burning.

The demo sites fit into the objectives of the HSSF project which are:

• Improve farmers’ capacity to manage soil health issues
• Identify appropriate soil management strategies, both at a landscape and industry level
• Develop and deliver data and information packages for farmers
• Develop and promote industry based training packages

• To investigate the effect of chocolate spot and rust management strategies across a range of faba bean varieties.

To test and develop farming systems where retained stubble is managed in the HRZ without a reduction in profitability for the grower

Working with 60 farmers, counts were carried out in three districts of South Australia to measure the effectiveness of different types of management on snail control.

To investigate the effects of sowing barley and peas into a wheat stubble (standing, slashed and burnt).

To quantify how paddock stubble load and weed burden during summer can affect soil water, nutrients and subsequent crop yield.

• To investigate the adaptability of a range of lentil varieties and breeding lines to wider row
  spacing’s sown inter-row in to standing stubble compared with conventional cropping systems
  (narrow row spacing with slashed stubble).
• The interaction sowing times is also compared.

To test a number of grain legume crops grown in a stubble burnt and stubble retained situation and planted with different equipment.

The key aims of this project have been to develop agronomic guidelines and seeding technology solutions which can allow for increased stubble retention practices, thereby reducing the dependence on burning.

To compare different fungicides for control of blackleg.

• To investigate if optimum chocolate spot management strategies change in different row spacing’s and standing and burnt residue across a range of faba bean varieties.

• To investigate if optimum chocolate spot management strategies change in different row spacing’s and standing and burnt residue across a range of faba bean varieties.

• To investigate if optimum disease management strategies change in different row spacings in
  standing and burnt residue across a range of chickpea varieties, differing in ascochyta blight
  susceptibility.

The key aims of this project have been to develop agronomic guidelines and seeding technology solutions to allow for increased stubble retention practices, thereby reducing the dependence on burning. 

Over recent seasons adoption of stubble retention has plateaued in the Mallee and some growers are reducing the area of stubble retained until the next growing season. An experiment was undertaken to identify potential improvements in stubble management so this trend could be reversed. The experiment examined how different amounts and types of stubble impact on subsequent water availability and crop yield.

To understand the effects of stubble, row spacing and row direction on plant growth, grain yield and pod drop of lentil varieties differeing in architecture and tolerance to pod drop.

To compare five control practices to determine the best weed management strategy for summer months on this particular soil type.

To help farmers to gain knowledge about alternate stubble management options. 

All four trials were aiming to evaluate what alternative stubble retention practices can be implemented into the cropping system, without
incurring yield penalty or significant cost to the grower.

To demonstrate the pros and cons of different stubble/ soil management and establishment treatments.
 

To provide growers with the tools needed to adopt site-specific weed management (SSWM) strategies as a result of a commercially viable weed ID and mapping system being demonstrated.

To evaluate the impact of inoculum loads on septoria tiritici blotch severity and grian yields in wheat in the medium rainfall zone of southern Australia

This demonstration was aimed at helping farmers to gain knowledge about alternate stubble management options.

• To study the incidence of septoria and other fungal diseases on Kellalac wheat.
• To determine the effectiveness of different fungicides against these diseases. 
   

To report on ian ntegrated weed management demonstration - cultural and chemical methods for controlling herbicide resistant annual ryegrass.

To assess the effectiveness and applicability of cultural control practices prior to crop seeding in combination with pre-emergent herbicides for the management of herbicide resistant annual ryegrass in the high rainfall zone of Victoria.

• To investigate if optimum chocolate spot management strategies change in different row spacings and standing and burnt residue across a range of faba bean varieties