2010 trials

To completely review the standard approach to the sheep enterprise.

To deal with the issue of sustainable agriculture.

To provide information for the growing farmer interest in subsoil manuring during the year with data and information on demonstration trials on subsoil manuring on heavy clay and duplex soils where the plant available water capacity at depth is restricted by low porosity, water extraction and root growth.

• To define the expression of adult plant resistance (APR) in a range of wheat cultivars in relation to environmental conditions and growth stage.
• To develop improved strategies for intervention with fungicides in the control of stripe rust and yellow leaf spot in susceptible and resistant wheat, and the communication of the strategies to industry stakeholder.
• To develop a model to support growers on the relative merits of applying fungicide for diease control, which takes account of climate, expected yield, economic outlook and genetic inputs including APR.

To trial and demonstrate two possible agronomic adaptations to a changing climate:

• to sow wheat varieties earlier to reduce the possibility of heat shock events during grain fill whilst taking into account the frost risk, and
• to sow more than one variety in the one paddock as a mix to ensure that the whole crop is not susceptable to frost and heat shock at the same time.

To compare the production of different winter pastures and their recovery from grazing.

To assess the performance of annual medics in a pasture – wheat rotation over the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

To evaluate management options and determine the yield and grain quality impacts of aphids in wheat, durum and barley.

To evaluate management options and determine the yield and grain quality impacts of aphids in wheat, durum and barley.

To evaluate management options and determine the yield and grain quality impacts of aphids in wheat, durum and barleyTo evaluate management options and determine the yield and grain quality impacts of aphids in wheat, durum and barley.

To evaluate management options and determine the yield and grain quality impacts of aphids in wheat, durum and barley.

To assess the impact of variable rate application of MAP fertilizer.

To evaluate whether Apron XL improves crop establishment, root development and yields in field pea crops by protecting seedlings against the early effects of root diseases.

This trial seeks to test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy.

To assess the interaction between clay rate and incorporation methods to overcome soil water repellence and improve crop establishment and productivity.

In this project we aim to compare the water use efficiency (WUE) and profitability of high versus low input cropping systems

To examine mineral fertiliser/microbe programs and the value of adding various forms of extra or top up N.

To assess the yields of a range of agronomic treatments on barley varieties at different sites.

To assess the yield of a range of agronomic treatments on barley at several sites.

This research aims to evaluate all new varieties in the NVT program.

To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for growing conditions in the south east of Victoria.

To assess the yield of a range of barley varieties at several sites.

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 optimum sowing dates and sowing densities for maximising yield of new faba bean varieties in high rainfall areas. 

To include the Minnipa flock within the program to help:

• educate ram buyers of the merits of ASBVs so they seek out, and buy rams from, breeders that are members of Sheep Genetics “LAMPLAN” or “MERINOSELECT”.
• encourage more breeders to become members of Sheep Genetics “LAMPLAN” or “MERINOSELECT” and to offer ASBVs on sale rams.
• encourage more breeders to use ASBVs when buying stud sires or semen.

Demonstrate best practice phalaris establishment and management at the PPS/EverGraze site at Mooneys Gap which should provide information to producers to give them confidence to increase phalaris use.

To build resilience into EP farms by understanding the interactions between soil potential, climate and management.

To assess the effect of blackleg in canola crops and varieties in the south east of SA

To compare current released varieties at two locations on Eyre Peninsula, plus a demonstration at Penong.

Although cereal-intensive cropping has been demonstrated to be productive in the Mallee, there are situations where grass weeds, disease and high fertiliser costs may necessitate a break crop option. This trial was designed to evaluate the effect of a range of break crops and pasture over a range of mallee soils over 3 years of subsequent wheat. In replicated field trials at the Karoonda (Lowaldie) site, break crops including legume, rye, brassica and pasture were grown in 2009 and 2010 and followed by consecutive wheat crops until 2013. Wheat yield following these breaks were compared with a continuous wheat treatment. All treatments were applied at four positions in the landscape: hill (deep sand), mid-top, mid-slope and swale (heavy flat).

To identify low-risk, profitable break crops for the mallee regions and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops.

To identify low risk, profitable break crops and end-uses for the Mallee region, and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops.

To evaluate herbicide options for difficult to control weeds in chickpeas.

To evaluate herbicide options for difficult to control weeds in chickpeas.

To investigate the germination behaviour and seed dormancy of brome grass populations from the Victorian mallee and provide information on control.

To assess the new herbicide Sakura on Brome grass control/supression in wheat.

To improve water use efficienes of crops and pasture by reducing the soil constraints that impede root growth.

To assess the effectiveness of liquid calcium products on yeild in wheat.

To investigate whether kikuyu improve soil organic carbon levels on Kangaroo Island.

To assess the effect of blackleg on canola crops and varieties in the south east of SA.

To discuss canola and juncea canola for low rainfall areas in the next season.

To investigate different nitrogen timings on the grain yield and quality of canola. Also to compare the performance of urea and sulphate of ammonia (SOA) as sources of nitrogen.

To demonstrate how soil inversion using a mouldbaord plough could be used to incorporate lime into acidic subsoil, overcome soil water repellance and control weeds and to measure its in=mpact and growth.

To demonstrate the relative performances of the three canola options available to Western Australian growers

To test canola varieties to provide growers with alternative options for controlling weeds.

To assess the performance of newly released canola varieties in the West Midlands.

To compare hybrid performance to the standard Open-Pollinated Triazine-Tolerant varieties

To characterise wheat and barley cultivar sensitivities to commonly used herbicides and tank mixes over several growing seasons and highlight potential yield losses resulting from in-corp herbicide use.

To investigate the effect of Barley Yellow Dwarf virus on wheat and also to determine teh effect of different fungicide optionson leaf diseases on wheat.