Farm operations trials Economics,Farm operations,Grain Storage,Marketing,Other,Risk Management,Safety,Staffing,Succession

• To determine if retaining canola seed leads to reduced yield, oil and financial return.

To inform about the 1995 farm bill.

To comment on the year that was 2006.

To review the broadscale weather pattern and summarise implications for the 2007 cropping season, i.e. May-October.

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

This work estimates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from grain production systems for different regions of NSW. Data used for analysis was based on DPI gross margins and validated at grower forums in Wagga Wagga and Harden in the southern region. 

To consider how the system choices in the BCG farming systems trial over the past eight years would play out with likely 2008 prices, and to highlight some of the consistent lessons that can be applied on-farm, to farming systems change in 2008.

To assess the impact of deep ripping on crop yield in different soil types and production zones near Beverley, WA.

To discuss the profitability of farming enterprises.

To increase the awareness of grain marketing tools available to grain growers and to demonstrate how they can be utilised.

To increase the awareness of grain marketing tools available to grain growers and to demonstrate how they can be utilised.

To determine the most cost effective herbicide in wheat (Meering) to control the most common weeds found in the southern Mallee/northern Wimmera.

To gain insights from some of the top performing farm businesses in the zone about their management, agronomy practices and the triggers for key decision-making.

• To evaluate the benefit of yield and pod development from the introduction of bees and the management of the pollination process.

To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.

To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.

To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.

To present actual farming results from a large cropping program in the Condobolin area in central NSW.

To answer the question: can you affod to lime?

To offer unique insight into how mixed farms comprising broadacre cropping, irrigation and livestock might continue to evolve in the years and decades to come.

To investigate the effect on wheat yield between applications of a gypsum/dolomite mix, high-cal product and lime, and also to compare the long term effects the three products have on soil acidity

To compare the weaknesses and strengths of common non-ownership options and proposes an alternative to the norm.

To investigate the effect of rainfall on farm gross income in the southern Mallee.

To discuss how to cope with stress in rural communities.

To assess the financial consequences of changing farming systems and inputs, specifically investigating the impact of changing break crop type and reduced fertiliser inputs on subsequent wheat yields and longer term profitability.

To examine the consequences of climate change for the production and water demand of irrigated cotton and compares its performance throughout NSW.

To discuss the effects of drought and other pressures upon farming families in the Wimmera Southern Mallee region.

Toreport on decisions used by NSW grains industry advisers to determine nitrogen fertiliser management recommendations.

• To assess the biodiversity values of stock water points in the Wimmera Mallee Channel/Dam region and the Northern Mallee Pipeline region.
• To determine whether biodiversity and the environmental values of open water can be maintained in a farming landscape through the use of purpose-built water points for wildlife.
• To develop guidelines for farmers and industry on the use of water points for best management of wildlife within a piped water delivery system.

To sample fauna distribution, abundance and habitat use at the different water access points.

To quantify the within-paddock variability of yields using records from paddocks in the Yarrawonga and Dookie areas and to quantify the impact of VRT-nitrogen on longterm, whole-farm financial risk.

To discuss the economics of lucerne establishment.

To discuss the economics of pasture establishment.

To measure N2O losses from a wheat crop grown into vetch that was terminated via different end uses and to
measure the effect on wheat yield and quality.

To test the practicality of increasing soil humic carbon on farm.

• To allow producer groups to trial new grazing systems in their local environment at a commercial scale.

• To present information on farm business health indicators - the key drivers of profit and wealth creation.

To report on the final season that was monitored by the FAST project.

• To compare performance of four different farming systems, over the years 2003-08, using prices appropriate for 2009.
• To use a machinery inventory and relevant costings compared with contract pricing for operations.

To discuss the criteria for financial viability after drought.

To discuss future strategies for small farmers when there is insufficient income to suppor the family from on-farm income.

To detail how to get started with no-till in 2007.

To discuss good drought recovery.

To investigate some other types of legumes for their dry matter and suitability as green manure.

To compare returns for wheat and barley in their different segregations to determine the most profitable return for farmers.

To provide a gross margin calculation method for 1994.

To investigate available technology tools for farmers to make in-season management decisions for grain farming in the Esperance Port Zone (EPZ). Until recently, Yield Prophet was the most well-known yield estimation tool, however there are now other options becoming available. SEPWA looked at how other in-season management tools measure up in a comparability study, looking predominately at five tools used to forecast yield and manage inputs.

To investigate available technology tools for farmers to make in-season management decisions for grain farming in the Esperance Port Zone (EPZ). Until recently, Yield Prophet was the most well-known yield estimation tool, however there are now other options becoming available. SEPWA looked at how other in-season management tools measure up in a comparability study, looking predominately at five tools used to forecast yield and manage inputs.