Trial | Contributor Funding sources |
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Green manuring - a better way to fallow?To investigate some other types of legumes for their dry matter and suitability as green manure. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1993 | Lameroo SA |
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Gross margin calculations for 1994To provide a gross margin calculation method for 1994. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1993 | Birchip VIC |
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Itemised costing for a green manure / fallow using medics |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1993 | Birchip VIC |
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The year that was - 1993To provide an overview of the year that was. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1993 | Birchip VIC |
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What is good financial management?To answer the question 'What is required to be a good financial manager on a farm?' |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1993 | Birchip VIC |
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Future strategies for small farmersTo discuss future strategies for small farmers when there is insufficient income to suppor the family from on-farm income. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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Planning for recovery in 1995To provide advice on planning for recovery in 1995. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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The year that was - 1994To comment on 1994 - the year that was. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1994 | Birchip VIC |
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1995 US farm billTo inform about the 1995 farm bill. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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Farm Management 500 and Sustainable Technology (FAST) projectTo report on the final season that was monitored by the FAST project. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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Measuring your business performance - FAST projectTo report on the 'Measuring your business performance FAST Project. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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The probability of grain prices remaining highTo discuss the probability of grain prices remaining high. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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The year that was - 1995To discuss the year that was 1995. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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Weather at your fingertipsTo discuss using computers to give you weather at your fingertips. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1995 | Birchip VIC |
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Assessing your farming enterpriseTo discuss the profitability of farming enterprises. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Birchip VIC |
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Broadleaf weed control in wheatTo determine the most cost effective herbicide in wheat (Meering) to control the most common weeds found in the southern Mallee/northern Wimmera. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Watchupga East VIC |
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The year that was - 1996To discuss 1996 - the year that was. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1996 | Birchip VIC |
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Can we do conservation farming in the (marginal) cropping areas of western NSW?To present actual farming results from a large cropping program in the Condobolin area in central NSW. |
Central West Farming Systems
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1997 | Condobolin NSW |
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The year that was - 1997To discuss 1997 - the year that was. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1997 | Birchip VIC |
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Farm business health indicators - the key drivers of profit and wealth creation
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Central West Farming Systems
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1998 | Yerong Creek NSW |
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Lucerne establishment trialTo assess the impact of different establishment techniques on lucerne plant densities. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1998 | Watchupga East VIC |
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The year that was - 1998To discuss 1998 - the year that was. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1998 | Birchip VIC |
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The year that was - 1999To discuss 1999 - the year that was. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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1999 | Birchip VIC |
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The profitability of green manuring - discussion paperThis paper assesses the economic benefits of green manuring and the potential costs. It also investigates the circumstances in which green manuring will be profitable and those that result in losses to growers. |
SoilsWest
DAFWA GRDC |
2000 | Agriculture WA WA |
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The year that was - 2000Please see report |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2000 | Birchip VIC |
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Improving crop water use and yields in the southern Mallee
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Birchip Cropping Group
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2001 | Quambatook VIC |
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Lentil rolling - are we flattening our yields?To investigate the most effective time to roll lentils to leave the paddock in a state suitable for harvest whilst minimising the impact of the rolling operation on the crop. The trial was performed under dry- and wet-sown conditions. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2001 | Birchip VIC |
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Rankins Springs CWFS alternative farming systems trialTo examine the long term environmental, biological and economical effects of alternate production systems |
Central West Farming Systems
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2001 | Rankins Springs NSW |
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The year that was - 2001To provide a summary of 2001 - the year that was. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2001 | Birchip VIC |
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Trends and costs in productionTo provide information about trends and costs in production. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2001 | Birchip VIC |
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Coping with stress in our rural communitiesTo discuss how to cope with stress in rural communities. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Horsham VIC |
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Harvesting dollars - a 7-year comparison of grain marketing options for wheat and canola in VictoriaTo discuss a 7-year comparison of grain marketing options for wheat and canola in Victoria. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Birchip VIC |
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Making fertiliser decisions after a drought year in the Wimmera and MalleeTo discuss fertiliser decisions after a drought year in the Wimmera and Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Birchip VIC |
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Managing risks associated with climate variability on soils with subsoil constraints in the southern MalleeTo discuss the APSIM model for wheat in the southern Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Birchip VIC |
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More profit less riskTo present the idea of more profit less risk under climate change conditions. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Birchip VIC |
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Planning for a successful cropping year in 2003To discuss planning for a successful cropping year. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Bendigo VIC |
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Small business feels the pinch first!To discuss how and why small businesses fell the pinch first. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Birchip VIC |
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The machinery challenge - a cost comparison of machinery usage in four different farming systemsTo conudct the Machinery Challenge - a cost comparison of machinery usage in four different farming systems. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Birchip VIC |
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The year that was - 2002To reflect upon 2002 - the year that was. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2002 | Birchip VIC |
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2003 - the year that was |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2003 | Birchip VIC |
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Converting rainfall into dollars!To investigate the effect of rainfall on farm gross income in the southern Mallee. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2003 | Birchip VIC |
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Gross margin analysis for wheat and barleyTo compare returns for wheat and barley in their different segregations to determine the most profitable return for farmers. |
Liebe Group
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2003 | East Wubin WA |
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Diversity in a piped system
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Birchip Cropping Group
RIRDC |
2004 | Birchip VIC |
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Diversity in a piped system - 2004 to 2006To sample fauna distribution, abundance and habitat use at the different water access points. |
Birchip Cropping Group
RIRDC |
2004 | Birchip VIC |
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Improving the profitability of cropping on hostile subsoilsTo test the effects of subsoil remediation on crop water use and yield. |
Birchip Cropping Group
GRDC |
2004 | Lubeck VIC |
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Mallee and Wimmera rainfall - are we making the most of it?To extend work carried out in 2003 (converting rainfall into dollars) and investigate the effect of rainfall on farm gross income in the southern Mallee and Wimmera. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2004 | Birchip VIC |
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Managing risk with the Yield ProphetTo develop risk management tools which will assist farmers to make better decisions in relation to optimising inputs in line with seasonal outcomes. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2004 | Birchip VIC |
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Managing the risk for croppersTo discuss how to manage risks in cropping. |
Birchip Cropping Group
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2004 | Birchip VIC |
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Pulse trialTo detemine how well alternative pulse crops grow in the district and to calculate the associated gross margins to determine their profitability. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2004 | Condobolin NSW |
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Rankins Springs CWFS alternate farming systems trialTo examine the long term environmental, biological and economical effects of alternate production systems. |
Central West Farming Systems
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2004 | Rankins Springs NSW |
Research organisaton
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