2009 trials

To investigate the impact of glyphosate as a crop-topping operation and the follow-on effects on grain yield and quality

To test the efficacy of a new product on the market - liquid lime.

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

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

The spader trials were set up at several sites ranging from 0.5 ha to whole paddocks. The growers wanted
the spader to incorporate clay, lime and/or organic matter, or just improve the friability of the soil.

To assess the effect of varying the seed rates and fertiliser inputs on wheat yeilds.

To evaluate the impact of Fusarium stalk rots in sorghum.

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on cereal variety yield in the presence of Pratylenchus thornei.

To evaluate herbicides for the knockdown control of Mitchell grass in fallow.

To evaluate the impact of herbicide and mixing partner for the salvage control of Group A resistant wild oats.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in winter cereals.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in winter cereals.

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on cereal variety yield in the presence or absence of Pratylenchus thornei.

To evaluate the impact of foliar fungicides on disease level, yield and grain quality from 'seed inoculated' infections of crown rot.

To evaluate the impact of kelly chains on stubble-borne fungi levels in the following cereal crop.

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

To provide growers with information about break crop options available to them. 

To evaluate the performance of different drill openers at a range or row spacings in canola following a commercial triticale crop to improve water use efficiency (WUE) in no-till cropping and stubble retention systems in spatially and temporally variable conditions in the Riverine Plains.

To evaluate the performance of different drill openers at a range or row spacings in wheat following a commercial canola crop to improve water use efficiency (WUE) in no-till cropping and stubble retention systems in spatially and temporally variable conditions in the Riverine Plains.

To test the yield response of eight chickpea varieties to different sowing times in south eastern NSW. The information from this trial will be used to improve current grower sowing time recommendations for chickpeas.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in winter cereals.

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on cereal variety yield in the presence of Pratylenchus thornei.

To evaluate the impact of foliar fungicides on disease level, yield and grain quality from 'seed inoculated' infections of crown rot.

To investigate the potential to refine fertiliser strategies and take advantage of crop type and their place in the rotation to enhance fertiliser efficiency.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

To evaluate efficacy and benefits of at-planting fungicide options compared to foliar approaches.

To evaluate herbicides for the knockdown control of Mitchell grass, alone or with a paraquat double knock.

To provide growers with information about break crop options available to them. 

To compare a standard practice of an upfront MAP fertiliser only, to this same rate of MAP plus a Twin N foliar application.

A series of multi-year field trials were conducted at sites in SA, Victoria and NSW to determine key soil, environment and management factors influencing the pathogen dynamics and disease impact in cereal crops.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in winter cereals.

To evaluate herbicides for the knockdown control of windmill grass in fallow.

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 test the yield response of new varieties and advanced lines of chickpeas to changes in plant populations in high rainfall area of south eastern NSW.

To achieve:
• target yields
• target water use efficiencies
• DR1 quality grade.

• To evaluate the effect of row spacing (18, 22 and 30 cm) and target plant population (20, 40 and 60 plants/m2) on yield and oil content of a representative Clearfield® and TT variety.

To report on lentil disease management x time of sowing, Paskeville and Maitland, Yorke Peninsula, SA

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in barley.

To evaluate efficacy and benefits of at-planting fungicide options compared to foliar approaches.

To evaluate the impact of 'in-crop' residual herbicide application on fallow control.

To evaluate the impact of Fusarium stalk rots in sorghum.

To evaluate the impact of crown rot inoculum on cereal variety yield in the presence or absence of Pratylenchus thornei.

To explore the use of alternative fertiliser sources and nutritional programs.

To evaluate the impact of 'in-crop' residual herbicide application on fallow weed control.

To evaluate the impact and control of aphids in winter cereals.

To evaluate efficacy and benefits of at-planting fungicide options compared to foliar approaches.

To assess the impact of sheep grazing on crops, stubbles, soil structure, water dynamics and crop yield.

To determine the performance of various wheat varieties across the low rainfall regions of Central West NSW

To test the seed inoculant Jumpstart.

To see if zinc was limiting yield potential.