2008 trials

To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by establishing four sites on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.

• To test a new product on the market - liquid lime - which is being advertised as being faster and more effective than bulk lime.

• To investigate the different responses on pasture growth to triple, single and gold phosphorus fertiliser application.

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

To evaluate the impact of fungicide timing on stripe rust management.

To evaluate the impact of fungicide choice and timing on management of Spot Form Net blotch in barley.

To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of barley grown after wheat.

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of triticale grown after wheat.

To assess different fungicide timing and dressings for Stripe Rust control on the yield of a number of wheat varieties

To assess the effect of varying the seed and fertiliser rates on the yield of wheat grown after wheat.

To assess the level of input required to maximise yields of wheat grown after wheat.

To assess the effect of phosphorus required to optimise the yield of wheat grown after wheat in a high phosphorus soil.

To determine if wheat would respond to post-emergent applications of zinc and different products containing sulphur and nitrogen.

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on cereal variety yield and grain quality.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on cereal variety yield and grain quality.

To evaluate the impact of fungicide choice and timing on management of Spot Form Net blotch in barley.

To evaluate management options and determine the yield and grain quality impacts of aphids in barley

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on winter cereal variety yield and grain quality.

To evaluate the impact of fungicide choice and timing on management of Net Form Net blotch in barley.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on cereal variety yield and grain quality.

To investigate the economical viability of trace nutrient (Zn) application.

To evaluate the efficacy of glyphosate formulations and adjuvants under varying water quality.

To evaluate timing of sorghum spray-out and impact on yield and quality.

The Australian Soybean Breeding Program develops varieties for diverse production environments across a 3000 km range from the Atherton Tablelands in far north Queensland (Latitude 17.2661°S, Longitude 145.4859°E) to the Riverina in southern New South Wales (Latitude 29.7503°S, Longitude 120.5530°E).

The program focuses on strategies to broaden the range of adaptation of new cultivars (James & Lawn, 2011), and to complete the transition from traditional dark hilum types that supply lower-value crushing markets to clear hilum types with the grain qualities required for human consumption markets. Advances in yield, disease resistance and other agronomic traits are also targeted.

Primarily, a single seed descent method is used to advance populations to the F4 level of inbreeding. Varieties from the Australian Soybean Breeding Program are not genetically modified (non-GMO). Regional evaluation and selection for environmental adaptation and specific regional traits is carried out across a wide range of environments in the target production regions. Typically, new soybean lines progress through stages of small-scale replicated evaluations for 6–8 seasons, with processors conducting small-scale grain evaluations. Advanced lines then complete evaluation in replicated on-farm experiments before commercial licensing and release.

This paper summarises data from multi-season replicated evaluations and on-farm experiments of RichmondA, a new variety for production in northern New South Wales

To evaluate timing of sorghum spray-out and impact on yield and quality.

To evaluate the impact of fungicide choice and timing on management of Spot Form Net.

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on cereal variety yield and grain quality.

To test 10 early and mid maturing canola varieties with clearfield, TT and conventional backgrounds.

To conduct an early sown wheat variety trial at Nyngan.

To study the efficiency that summer fallow rainfall was stored for the following winter crop by measureing it at 9 sites in the Parkes and Forbes district during the 2007/08 summer fallow period.

To conduct a barley variety trial at Nyngan.

To evaluate B. juncea against new varieties of canola for yield and oil content.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

To evaluate the impact of fungicide choice and timing on Spot Form Net blotch management in barley.

To conduct a barley variety demonstration at Ungarie.

To investigate and model the effect of time of sowing on grain yields of chickpea and faba bean in southern NSW.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

To evaluate efficacy of residual herbicides against summer weeds in fallow.

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on cereal variety yield and grain quality.

To evaluate timing of sorghum spray-out and impact on yield and quality.

To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by establishing four sites on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.

To compare previous best bet herbicide treatments with newer herbicides such as Affinity, Precept, Conclude, Torpedo and Velocity on the control of bifora.

Investigating the tolerance of wheat varieties to herbicides

To compare the efficacy and crop safety of various pre-sowing herbicide mixes on grassy weeds in a dry sowing situation for wheat, and followed the treatments through to final grain yield.

To evaluate durum breeding lines and commercial cultivars of bread wheat and durum wheat for resistance and tolerance to crown rot (Fusarium pseudograminearum).

• To participate in a farm tour in Tasmania and learn about the Topoclimate project, which provides very detailed soil and microclimate mapping which will enable producers to pick their best-bet options for improved farming practices and identify options for value adding and product diversification.

To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by establishing four sites on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.