trials

To provide advice on cereal stubble for grain legumes.

To develop productive and sustainable cropping systems for the alkaline sodic soils in the Wimmera and southern Mallee.

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

To evaluate the effect of the application of zinc and different stubble management on the incidence of yellow leaf spot in a wheat crop sown into stubble.

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

To evaluate the effect of the application of different trace elements and different stubble management on the incidence of yellow leaf spot in a wheat on wheat crop.

To discuss the BCG Farming Systems 2000 season.

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

To investigate options for managing canola for low disease and optimum yield.

To measure ryegrass populations under continuous cropping with a range of stubble and tillage practices.

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

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 management options which reduce the risk of failure when growing wheat on wheat, or barley on wheat stubble.

• To assess the value of a number of treatments in controlling slug numbers.
• To assess the impact of these treatments on canola yield. 

To discuss the implications of the 2002 drought for weed management.

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

To investigate some practical options for direct drilling wheat into wheat stubbles in the Mallee.

To check whether higher stubble affected crop growth.

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 evaluate commercially available Foliar applied stubble breakdown products.

To compare the effect of different stubble treatments on crop establishment, growth, grain yield and quality over a three year timeframe.

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

To develop a means of enhancing stubble breakdown using nutrient and microbial supplements prior to planting of the next crop.

To investigate Stubble Management Systems to Reduce Dependence on Burning in the HRZ Region of Southern Australia.

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 assess the impact of the 2006 drought on soil resources of the Mallee region, and to identify preventative means for soil stabilization.

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. 

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

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. 

The aim of this investigation was to develop a means of enhancing stubble breakdown using nutrient supplements prior to planting of the next crop.

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

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 the effect of different stubble treatments on crop establishment, growth, grain yield and quality over a three year timeframe. The sustainability of the treatments will also be evaluated with comparison of soil physical, chemical and biological data.

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 the effect of stubble management (standing, slashed or burnt) on the crop safety of pre-sowing herbicides, and their efficacy against Group A-resistant annual ryegrass.

To test if no-till crops grown on clay soils in the low rainfall, southern Mallee environment would yield better if more straw could be retained on the soil surface from the previous crop.

This project assists farmers in adopting improved stubble management practices by comparing the performance of two stubble
systems – full incorporation and a no-till approach – to demonstrate the impacts of each system on soil health, water penetration and crop performance.

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.

The aim of this trial was to compare the long term effects of different stubble treatments on crop establishment, growth, grain yield and quality.

To demonstrate how managing paddock stubble load and weed burden (paddock surface conditions) during summer can affect subsequent crop yield.

To investigate the effects of row direction, row spacing and stubble cover on grain yield and quality. 

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

To test the hypothesis that incorporation of the carbon rich stubble into the soil will not necessarily increase the humus content of the soil and compare it with other stubble management systems and in particular examining the impact these systems have on the soils organic matter levels over a period of time.

To understand the impact of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling on disease suppression.

To investigate the effect of row spacing and standing stubble on the grain yield and harvestability of pulse crops.

To measure the interaction between stubble management and soil moisture on:

1. the retention of soil water accumulated outside the growing season, and
2. the value of stored water to crop physiological traits and yield.

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

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

To understand the impact of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling on disease suppression.