2017 Seasonal effects of strategic stubble treatments on Canola in CW NSW Background CWFS conducted trials across the central western district that: investigated the impact that different stubble treatments (burning, cultivation, harrowed or standing stubble) imposed just prior to sowing have on the growth and yield of winter crops, measured using large plotsevaluate any grower...
Wednesday 29 November 2017 heralded the final stubble project plot to be harvested at Northparkes Mine. The other two sites were at Tottenham and Mumbil Creek. These trials have been sown for five years under the GRDC funded initiative “Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble in Central West NSW”. This project has explored the...
Authors: (Compiled by Tony Swan) Tony Swan (CSIRO Agriculture), Paul Breust (SFS), Claire Brown (BCG), Amanda Cook, Blake Gontar (SARDI), James Hunt (CSIRO Agriculture, La Trobe University (current address), Kellie Jones (FarmLink Research), Clive Kirkby (CSIRO Agriculture), Helen McMillan (CWFS), Michael Nash (SARDI), Sarah Noack (Hart Field Site Group), Trent Potter (Yeruga Crop Research), Brad...
2016 Cereal response to stubble treatments in Central Western NSW Key Points from 2016 Burning or cultivating 2015 stubbles tended to produce higher yields, however this was only significant at UngarieHigh rainfall and a soft finish removed the benefit of stored soil moisture that stubble retained systems may have providedNitrogen was the limiting factor for...
Managing yellow leaf spot in stubble retained systems in Central West NSW Locally specific guidelines and support for a proactive approach to disease management within retained stubble systems. Key messages: Stubbles carrying high loads of yellow leaf spot inoculum are the major source of crop infection. Decomposition or removal of stubble reduces inoculum.Yellow leaf spot...
Central West Farming Systems are conducting a nitrogen response trial at a variety of regional sites. The trials are investigating the impacts of different stubble treatments (imposed late in fallow) on nitrogen response, wheat yield and quality. The trials will allow CWFS to evaluate any interaction between pre-sowing stubble treatments and the timing of top...
The question here is whether to sow on the row or within the inter-row. Sowing on the previous years row instead of the previous years inter row has been shown to enhance soil water content although it may leave you open to disease threats such as crown rot. This article will look to weigh up...
Research that was conducted in NSW and Queensland has indicated that inter row sowing has proven to be a useful tool when reducing the build up of crown rot innoculum within control traffic systems. In minimum till cropping system the fungus Fusarium pseudograminearum (crown rot) has become concentrated within the rows of the previous years...
There are a range of benefits when it comes to using pre-emergent herbicides within your integrated weed management strategy for the year. The core benefits of pre emergent herbicides includes: 1# Pre-emergent’s offer an alternative mode of action 2# Reduces the selection pressure on post emergent herbicides 3# Eliminates the early season weed burden 4# Cost savings in...
Poor weed control within the wheel tracks of the sprayer can be caused by a number of factors. #1 Physical Stress: The physical damage caused to the weed by the wheel pressing down upon it may lead to poorer uptake and translocation of some products. #2 Poor Deposition: When air is displaced from the sprayer...
