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2010 National Crop Updates 

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2010		Challenges facing western Canadian cropping over the next 10 years	Dr Hugh Beckie  (Agriculture Canada, Saskatoon)	Challenges facing western Canadian cropping over the next 10 years
2010		Where is Crop reseach heading in the next 5 years?	Peter Reading (Managing Director, GRDC)
2010		When Does Gene Flow Matter?: Coexistence of GE and non-GE crops	Prof. Carol Mallory-Smith (Department of Crop & Soil Science, Oregon State University)
2010		Prospective Developments for IPM & Cropping Agronomy	Prof. Rick Roush (Dean, School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne)
2010		Competition or Cooperation? How can the U.S. and Australia make wheat markets work better?	Alan Tracy (President, US Wheat Associates)
2010		Results of 1st year RR canola in WA compared with NSW/VIC & Monsanto RR Protocols	Dr. James Neilsen (Monsanto)	Results of the 2009 Western Australia Roundup Ready canola trials
2010		Interview	Tom Breen (Monsanto)
2010		Growing Roundup Ready Canola: Commercial & Stewardship requirements	Tom Breen (Monsanto)
2010		Global issues & the future: Feed, fuel food & demand; emissions trading; genetics	Mick Keogh (AFI)	Global issues and the future: feed, fuel and food demand, emissions trading, genetics
2010		Energy use & carbon emissions in NSW / SQLD farming systems - are we ahead or behind?	Ram Dalal (DERM)	Energy use & carbon emissions in NSW / SQLD farming systems - are we ahead or behind?
2010		Stripe rust in cereals - new pathotypes, management plans for 2010	Steve Simpfendorfer (I&INSW)	Effect of temperature on stripe rust Higher nitrogen nutrition increases the severity of stripe rust
2010	NGA00001 NGA00002 DAN00131	Aphids in cereals - seed & foliar treatments, thresholds, yield & quality impacts	Lawrie Price (NGA)	Aphids in cereals
2010	DAQ00148	Crop P needs by crop growth stage	Phillip Moody (Presented by Mike Bell) (DERM)	Toward a better P nutrition package: implications of crop demand pattern and zone of root activity on diagnostic soil P testing
2010		Meeting crop P needs - recent findings	Mike Bell (DEEDI)	Toward a better P nutrition package: diagnosing P status and application strategies to improve fertiliser response
2010		The cutting edge of crop nutrition What’s happening internationally	Adrian Johnston (International Plant Nutrition Institute, Canada)	Enhanced Fertilizer Efficiency – Fertilizer Products
2010	US00039	Crop Watch - Topical agronomy	Colin Wellings1 & Mark Conyers2 (Uni Sydney1 & NSW I&I2)	1Stripe rust, Reviewing 2009 – Preparing 2010  2Canola and subsurface soil
2010	CRC50116	Grain Storage Resistance to Phosphine – How Close to Disaster?	Joanne Holloway (NSW I&I)	Resistance to Phosphine – How Close to Disaster?
2010		Resistance to Phosphine – How Close to Disaster?	Peter Botta (PCB Consulting, Victoria)	On Farm Grain Storage – Strategies for Success
2010		Copenhagen and beyond What emissions policy could mean for growers	Richard Eckard (Melbourne University)	Copenhagen, CRPS and beyond – What does carbon trading mean for growers?
2010	AWR00002	Pastures on-line	Martin Blumenthal (GRDC)	Pasture Picker - A web based tool to assist in sown pasture choices
2010		Looking after the engine room – our soils	Pauline Mele (Vic DPI)	Better prediction and management of Rhizoctonia disease risk in cereals
2010		Rhizo – Using DNA to solve the mystery	Gupta Vadakattu (CSIRO)	Better prediction and management of Rhizoctonia disease risk in cereals
2010		Building soil Carbon – is it cost effective?	Clive Kirkby (CSIRO)	Pools, building blocks and cost – three parts of the soil carbon story

2010 Northern Region Crop Updates

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2010	DAQ00116 CSA00013	Farming systems to optimise water use efficiency(No Video Available)	Richard Routley (DEEDI)	Water use efficiency – optimizing farming systems performance and balancing fallow length and sowing decisions
2010	CSA00013	Risk management & sowing decisions.	Howard Cox (DEEDI)	Modelling the profit and risk outcomes of a range of soil water triggers and cropping area intensities - Goondiwindi
2010		Grain growing in low rainfall environments	Stuart Barden (Nuffield Scholar)
2010	DAQ00110	Leaf Rust in Barley	Kym McIntyre (DEEDI)	Leaf rust in barley – Lessons learnt in 2009 and implications for management plans in 2010 (written by Greg Platz)
2010	DAQ00143 UQ00037 DNR00008	Agronomy and genetics options to better capitalise on deep stored soil moisture.	Jack Christopher (DEEDI)	Agronomic and genetic options to better capitalise on deep stored soil moisture
2010	CSA00013	Ley pastures for cattle & their fit in cropping systems.	Lindsay Bell (CSIRO / APSRU)	Ley pastures - their fit in cropping systems
2010	CSA00014	Plant tissue testing - an underutilised tool for diagnosing hidden hunger in crops	David Lester (DEEDI)	Plant tissue testing – an underutilised tool for diagnosing hidden hunger in crops
2010	CSA00015	Grain storage - phosphine & grain protectant resistance & issues.	Philip Burrill (DEEDI)	Grain Storage – controlling pests
2010	CSA00016	Nematodes – impact and management.	Kirsty Owen (DEEDI)	Nematodes - identification, impacts and management in cropping systems
2010	CSA00017	The additive effect of nematodes & crown rot & impact of variety.	Richard Daniel (NGA)	The additive yield impact of root lesion nematode and crown rot?
2010		Crown rot management - leaving more water to finish on to limit crop damage.	Steve Simpfendorfer (I&INSW)	Crown rot - Water interaction critical to losses
2010	NGA00001 NGA00002	At sowing options for stripe rust.	Richard Daniel (NGA)	At sowing options for stripe rust
2010	DAN000110	Chickpeas for 2010: HatTrick - how does it compare? Ascochyta viral diseases in chickpeas.	Kevin Moore (I&INSW)	Chickpeas in 2010: PBA hattrick - performance and management
2010		Field peas - performance and role in Northern systems.	Steve Moore (University of Sydney/ PBI)	Field peas – field performance and role in northern farming systems
2010		Direct heading vs. windrowing fababeans.	Myles Parker (I&INSW)	Faba beans, direct heading vs. windrowing
2010		Mustard & canola in Northern farming systems.	Don McCaffery (I&INSW)	Canola and brassica juncea in northern cropping rotations
2010	SFS00017	Canopy management in high yield cereals.	Nick Poole (FAR, NZ)	Manipulating cereal crop canopies for yield and quality under irrigation – is there a role for crop sensors?
2010	CSA00017	Agronomy to reduce lodging & optimise yield in irrigated cereals - 2009 trials.	Allan Peake (CSIRO)	Improving Yields in Irrigated Wheat: 2009 Trial Update
2010		Canopy management in irrigated wheat.	Brendan Griffiths (Griffiths Ag / Peracto)
2010		Design & management to improve irrigation system performance.	Prof. Rod Smith (University of Southern Queensland)	Design and management to improve irrigation system performance
2010		Interview	Mark Congreve (Syngenta)

2010 Southern Region Crop Updates

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2010	DAN00078 DAN0104	Wheat and barley varieties for 2010	Frank McRae1 & Neil Fettell2 (NSW I&I1 & NSW I&I2)	1Wheat – value adding for latest varieties and varieties for tight rotations 2Barley varieties and agronomy – southern NSW 2010
2010		The productivity effect of Precision Ag/ Variable rate and Right Rotations  (No video available)	Adam Inchbold (Consultant, Albury)	The on-going PA journey: The latest findings and recommendations
2010		The productivity effect of Precision Ag/ Variable rate and Right Rotations	John Sykes (Riverine Plains)	Riverine Plains, Optimum Wheat Inputs May be Lower Inputs
2010		Research highlights	Jon Cobden (FarmLink)
2010		Crown Rot a new look at an old foe	Andrew Milgate (NSW I&I & CSIRO)	Crown rot of wheat – its importance and management in southern NSW
2010		Management tools for cropping advisers	Phil O’Callaghan1 & Peter McInerney2 (ORM Consulting, Bendigo1 & Principal, 3D-Ag2)	1Management Decisions for Cropping Advisers 2Making your advice count!
2010		New Management for barley	Kurt Lindbeck (NSW I&I)	Potential new management strategies for blackleg control.
2010		Canola - Crop architecture 2007-2009.	Don McCaffery (NSW I&I)	Better canola – crop architecture and seed quality 2008-2009 results
2010		Maximising efficiencies of residual herbicides at sowing in disc and tyne seeding systems	Barry Haskins (NSW I&I )	Residual herbicides at sowing using disc and tyne no till seeding equipment.
2010		Hybrid oilseeds – the new wave. Plus GMs	Don McCaffery1 Justin Kudnig2, Rob Wilson3, Tony May4, Tim Wilmhurst5 (1NSW I&I, 2Pacific Seeds, 3Pioneer, 4Monsanto & NuSeed, 5CBWA )
2010	DAN0104 DAN0129	Variety Specific Agronomy Packages	Peter Martin (NSW I&I)	Cereal agronomy update 2010
2010	DAN0104 DAN0129	Cereal Agronomy Update	Neil Fettell (NSW I&I)	Cereal agronomy update 2010
2010	UA00098 UA00104	Herbicide resistance - keeping ahead	Chris Preston (University of Adelaide)	Herbicide resistance
2010	UA00098	Pre-emergence herbicides – potential new blends	Chris Preston1 Kevin Sternberg2 Karl Schilg3 Garth Wickson4 (1University of Adelaide, 2Bayer CropScience, 3NuFarm, 4Syngenta)	1New pre-emergent herbicides for resistant ryegrass and brome grass
2010		Biochar - its role in plant nutrition	Evelyn Krull	Biochar - its role in crop nutrition

2010 Western Region Crop Updates

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2010	CSP00087 CSP00127	Impact of stubble retention on water balance and yield of crops	Phil Ward (CSIRO)	Impact of stubble retention on water balance and crop yield
2010	UWA00081	Best fit for soil amelioration	Steve Davies1 Peter Newman2 (2DAFWA)	1,2 Impact of soil inversion, soil dilution and claying on non-wetting sandplain soils
2010		Pasture Cropping in WA	David Ferris  (DAFWA)	Is pasture cropping viable in WA? Grower perceptions and EverCrop initiatives to evaluate
2010		Latest wheat varieties	Nick Joyce (Australian Grain Technologies)
2010		New seed treatment option for cereals	Gary Hamdorf (Chemtura)	Rancona C Seed Treatment
2010		The challenge of breeding canola hybrids - new opportunities for WA growers	Wallace Cowling (Canola Breeders WA)	The Challenges of breeding canola hybrids - new opportunities for WA growers
2010	DAW00123	Refresher on burning windrows	Peter Newman (DAFWA)	The answer my friend is to burn in light wind
2010		Changing Climates Results	John Blake (Department of agriculture and food)	Adaption to changing climates and variability - results of the Agribusiness Changing Climates regional workshop
2010		DAFWA Seasonal forecast	David Stephens (DAFWA)	DAFWA Seasonal forecast 2010
2010		Most profitable to farm in WA	Peter Rowe (BankWest)	Which region in the WA wheatbelt makes best use of rainfall?
2010	UWA00112	Report on cutting herbicide rates leading to evolution of herbicide resistant weeds	Roberto Busi (WAHRI)	Use of below label rate can lead to evolution of herbicide resistant weeds
2010		Does buying rainfall pay?	Greg Kirk (Planfarm)	Does buying rainfall pay?
2010		GRDC funded NVT trials - canola	Matt Davey (Kalyx Agriculture)	Canola NVT Results 2009
2010	DAW00158 UA00105	Fleabane, barley and brome grass	Dr. Catherine Borger1 Dr. Sally Peltzer2 (DAFWA, DAFWA)	2Can we manage brome and barley grass in cereals?
2010		PA technology - lessons learned from conducting trials with growers	Roger Lawes (CSIRO)	Trial design and analysis using precision agriculture and farmers' equipment
2010		Managing yellow spot in wheat through stubble management, variety choices and fungicides	Geoff Thomas (DAFWA )	Impact of variety and fungicide on carryover of stubble borne inoculum and yellow spot severity in continuous wheat cropping
2010		NVT trials - Wheat	Peter Burgess (Kalyx Agriculture)	Performance of Wheat Varieties in 2009 NVT
2010	UWA0084 UMU00030	Phosphorus placement for wheat and lupins in WA cropping systems	Dr Wen Chen (DAFWA)	Phosphorus placement for wheat and lupins in WA cropping systems
2010		New wheat varieties	Steve Penny (DAFWA)	New wheat varieties - exploit the benefits and avoid the pitfalls
2010		Long term effect of lime application on crop yields and annual ryegrass competition	Chris Gazey (DAFWA)	Long-term effect of lime application on soil pH, crop yields and annual ryegrass competition
2010	DAN00094 DAV00071	Pulse Breeding Australia WA trials, 2009	Ian Pritchard (DAFWA)	PBA Pulse Breeding Australia - 2009 Field Pea Results and PBA Pulse Breeding Australia - 2009
2010		Chickpea agronomy for 2010	Alan Meldrum (Pulse Australia & GIWA)	Desi Chickpea agronomy for 2010
2010		Developing variable rate prescription maps for lime and potassium inputs based on ground-based electromagnetic and gamma radiometric surveys and deep soil testing	Frank D'Emden (Precision Ag)	Variable rate prescription mapping for lime inputs based on electromagnetic surveying and deep soil testing
2010	DAQ00158	Preserving phosphine for use in the grain storage industry	Chris Newman  (DAFWA)	Preserving phosphine for use in the Grain Storage Industry
2010		The influence of genetics and environment on the level of seed alkaloid in narrow leafed lupins	Greg Shea (DAFWA)	The influence of genetics and environment on the level of Seed alkaloid in narrow-leafed Lupins
2010	DAW00155	Lime to max benefit soil P	Bill Bowden (DAFWA)	Lime to get maximum benefit from soil phosphorus
2010		Producing wheat for a new Middle Eastern market	Dr. Robert Loughman (DAFWA)	Can Australia meet wheat requirements for middle eastern market?
2010		Grain market opportunities in Asia	Leon Ryan (Nuffield Scholar/Grower)
2010		Limitations to the spread of Wheat streak mosaic virus by the Wheat curl mite in WA during 2009	Dusty Severtson (DAFWA)	Limitations to the spread of Wheat streak mosaic virus by the Wheat curl mite in WA during 2009
2010		Considerations to reduce impact of Sclerotinia & Blackleg in 2010	Ravjit Khangura (DAFWA)	2009 canola disease survey and management options for blackleg and Sclerotinia in 2010

 2009 National Crop Updates

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2009		New technology delivers variable rate application without changing droplet size	Professor Ken Giles (UC Davis, California)	New spray technology delivers variable rate application without a change in droplet size
2009	UA00088 UA00098 UA00104	Glyphosate resistance, wild oats, Group A and cross resistance to Mataven® – where are we headed and why? Testing and interpreting resistance tests	Chris Preston (University of Adelaide, Waite Institute)	Herbicide resistance in weeds and its management
2009		Chloride deficiency – Yes, chloride deficiency	Graeme Schwenke (NSW DPI)	Chloride deficiency in wheat
2009	DAQ00004	High level phosphine resistance	Pat Collins (QLD DPI&F)	High resistance to phosphine
2009		Soil additives to stimulate N fixing and P availability – science, myth and legend	Professor Neal Menzies (University of Queensland)	Soil additives to stimulate N fixing and P availability – science, myth and legend
2009		Once in a lifetime	Bert Verdicchio (Rabobank)	Once in a lifetime in global financial markets
2009		Changing grain markets	Ron Storey (Australian Crop Forecasters)	Changing grain markets
2009		Remote and proximal sensing	David Lamb (University of New England)	Remote and in crop sensing: adapting to change
2009		Changing directions – What lies ahead?	John Chudleigh (Analysing Agriculture)	The challenges ahead
2009		Time of sowing for cereals and pulses – Best practice in a changing environment	Neil Fettell1 Trevor Bray2 (1NSW DPI, 2Pulse Australia)	2 Management of pulse crops – A time for change
2009		Fact or Fiction? How do I know who’s telling the truth?	Dr Doug Edmeades (AgKnowledge)	Fact or Fiction: Who is telling the truth and how to tell the difference
2009	CSO00040	Options for increasing soil carbon content	Dr Jeff Baldock (CSIRO)	Building Soil Carbon for productivity and implications for carbon accounting.
2009		Prospects for GM herbicide resistant lupins in WA – the GRDC perspective	John Harvey (GRDC)
2009		Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme – Panel Discussion	Anne Bennett1 Richard Harper2 Ross Kingwell3 (1DAFWA, 2Forest Product Commission, 3DAFWA)
2009		Roundup Ready® Canola – Panel Discussion	David Bowran1 James Neilson2 Andrew Wells3 Andrew Storrie4 David Fienberg5 (1DAFWA, 2Monsanto, 3Nufarm, 4DPI NSW, 5CBH)

 

2009 Northern Region Crop Updates

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2009		SprayWise decisions – an internet based service for more informed decision making on spray drift	Gerard Bardell (Nufarm)	SprayWise decisions – online spray applicators planning tool
Barley
2009		New barley cultivars for low and medium rainfall zones in the north – where do they fit and the value of getting the agronomy right	Guy McMullen (NSW DPI)	No paper available
2009	DAQ00110	Net blotch update and managing leaf rust in barley	Greg Platz (QLD DPI&F)	Net blotch update and managing leaf rust in barley
2009	NGA00001  NGA00002  DAQ00074	Aphids in field crops. Impact, thresholds and management	Melina Miles 1 Richard Daniel 2 (1QLD DPI&F 2Northern Grower Alliance)	1 Winter cereal aphids – what do we know about their impact, thresholds and management? 2 Aphids in barley 2008 – impact and management
Pulses
2009		Nitrogen contribution and value of chickpea and fababean in central–Production systems	David Herridge (NSW DPI)	Nitrogen contribution and value of chickpea and fababean in central–Production systems
2009		New pulse inoculant technology in Australia	Helen Fisher (Becker Underwood)	New pulse inoculant technology in Australia
2009		A phosphate solubiliser seed inoculant – research and field performance results	Rob Velthuis (Novozymes Biologicals Australia)	New inoculants have the potential to reduce phosphate fetiliser use in legumes and cereals
2009	DAN00110	Ascochyta blowouts in chickpeas in 2008 – what changes need to be made in 2009?	Kevin Moore (NSW DPI)	Ascochyta blowouts in chickpeas in 2008 – why did they occur and what changes need to be made to management in 2009?
2009	UA00097	Doza – a new fababean for the northern grains region – where does it fit and how should we manage it? Managing Rust in fababeans	Ian Rose (NSW DPI)	New faba bean varieties for 2009
Cereal Diseases
2009		Crown rot – sowing date and varietal interactions with crown rot effect. Is sowing date a useful tool to crown-rot manage affected fields? A report on 2009 trial data.	Richard Daniel 1 Steve Simpfendorpher 2 (1Northern Grower Alliance 2NSW DPI )	1 The impact of crown rot on winter cereal yields - year 2 2 Impact of sowing date on crown rot losses
2009		Stripe rust – update for management in 2009	Col Wellings1 Richard Daniel2 (1NSW DPI/Sydney Uni PBI 2NSW DPI)	Stripe rust management 2009
2009	DAQ00096	Stripe rust seed treatments vs foliar strategies for key varieties and timing to optimise economic benefit	Peter Wilkinson (QLD DPI&F)	Stripe rust seed treatments vs foliar strategies for key varieties and timing to optimise economic benefit
Irrigated Grains
2009		What is the achievable grain yield potential for irrigated grains in the Northern Grains Region?	Allan Peake 1 John Angus 2 (1CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems 2CSIRO Plant Industry)	Increasing yield of irrigated wheat in Queensland and Northern NSW
2009		Northern region agronomic research in irrigated grain crops (16 regional trials)	Verity Gett 1 Brendan Griffiths 2 (1NSW DPI 2Griffiths Agronomy Services)	No paper available

2009 Southern Region Crop Updates

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2009	DAN00104	New barley varieties and their management	Neil Fettell (NSW DPI)	New barley varieties and their management
2009	US00039	Stripe rust in 2009. Gaining from the experiences of 2008	Col Wellings (University of Sydney, Plant Breeding Institute)	Stripe rust in 2009. Gaining from the experiences of 2008
2009		Row spacing in cereal and broadleaf crops	Peter Martin (NSW DPI)	Row spacing in cereal and broadleaf crops
2009		‘Getting the Crops In’ Workshop Getting the agronomy right – is it more cost cutting than cost effective	Barry Haskins1 Matt McRae2 Peter Watt3 John Francis4 (1NSW DPI, 2AGnVET, 3Elders, 4Holmes Sackett)	1 Getting the agronomy right – is it more cost effective than cutting costs? 2 Summer fallow management effects on soil moisture for winter crops 4 Loss minimisation reduces volatility – it doesn’t increase profit
2009	UA00098	The cutting edge of pre–emergent herbicides – Panel Discussion	Mike Rouch1 Angus MacLennan2 Garth Wickson3 Chris Preston 4 (1Bayer CropScience, 2Nufarm, 3Syngenta, 4Uni. of Adelaide)	2 Searching for cost–effective Pre–Em solutions 3 BOXER® GOLD – Proven enhancement in the knockdown control of seedling Annual Ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin) when using non–selective herbicides in tank mixtures 4 Developments in herbicide resistance and new products
Wheat and Barley - best bets for 2009
2009	DAN00078	Wheat and Barley – best bets for 2009	Frank McRae (NSW DPI)	Cereal Variety Update for 2009
2009	UA00032	Wheat and Barley – best bets for 2009	Jason Eglinton (University of Adelaide)	Barley variety update 2009
Nitrogen - Using legumes to grow your own
2009		Nitrogen: using legumes to grow your own	Mark Peoples (CSIRO)	Nitrogen: Using legumes to grow your own
2009		Post sowing nitrogen strategies to improve irrigated and dryland yields	John Lacy (NSW DPI)	Post–sowing N strategies to improve irrigated and dryland wheat yields
Phosphorus in dry seasons
2009		Understanding Phosphorus following dry seasons	Barry Haskins (NSW DPI)	Phosphorus – is it time to change how it is managed?
2009		Phosphorus (In dry seasons)	Bruce Ramsey (Incitec Pivot)	Taking advantage of high phosphorus paddocks
2009		The current status of plant available phosphorus in broadacre cropping as assessed using the new P test (DGT)	Sean Mason (University of Adelaide)	The current status of plant available phosphorus in broad acre cropping as assessed using the new P test (DGT)
Emerging Insects - Strategic control
2009	UM00033 CSE00046	Beneficial Arthropods	Phil Bowden (NSW DPI)	Beneficial Arthropods in cropping systems
2009		Insect management – strategic control and what’s next	Paul Umina (CESAR)	Insect management – strategic control and what’s next
On farm weed control - time to change direction
2009		Integrated weed management and the implications of herbicide tolerant crops	Murray Scholz (NSW farmer/Nuffield scholar)	Integrated weed management and the implications of herbicide tolerant crops
2009		Roundup Ready Canola – Summary of 2008	Angus Maclennan (Nufarm)	Nufarm Roundup Ready Canola systems trials – 2008
2009		GM Canola – Costs, yields and benefits	Tim Condon (Delta Agribusiness)	Roundup Ready Canola – An adviser’s view
2009	UA00088 UA00104	Preventing and managing glyphosate resistance in weeds	Chris Preston (Uni. of Adelaide)	Preventing and managing glyphosate resistance in weeds

2009 Western Region Crop Updates

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2009		Summary of possible actions in response to increased fertiliser prices	Bill Bowden (DAFWA)	Fertilising in a changing price environment
2009	CSA00016	When does fertilising by soil type and/or yield zone pay	Michael Robertson (CSIRO)	Fertilising to soil type (usually) pays
2009		Four decades of crop sequence in Western Australia	Mark Seymour (DAFWA)	Four decades of crop sequence trials in Western Australia
2009	DAW00161	The area of break crops on farm: what farmers are doing compared to estimates based on maximising profit	Roger Lawes (CSIRO)	The area of break crops on farm: what farmers are doing compared to estimates based on maximising profit.
2009	08WH10	The value of residual nitrogen from lupins	Alan Meldrum (Pulse Australia)	The value of organic nitrogen from lupins
2009		Farm Business Risk 2009: A review of historic data and the decision making processes to minimise financial and production risk	David Ward (Farmanco Management Consultants)	No paper available
2009		Grain Industry Association of WA (GIWA) "A whole of supply change approach"	Tony Critch (GIWA)	No paper available
2009		Soil carbon in context for WA soils	Fran Hoyle (DAFWA)	Soil organic carbon in WA agricultural soils
2009	DAW0123	Eight years of IWM smashes ryegrass seed banks across 31 focus paddocks	Peter Newman (DAFWA)	Eight years of IWM smashes ryegrass seed banks by 98 percent over 31 focus paddocks.
2009		Roundup Ready® canola – 2008 limited release. Getting the system right	Andrew Wells (Nufarm)	Round Ready® canola - 2008 commercial release. Getting the system right.
2009		Prospects for Roundup Ready® Canola variety development	Justin Kudnig1 Kevin Morthorpe2 Wallace Cowling3 Tim Wilmshurst4 (1Pacific Seeds, 2Pioneer, 3Canola Breeders WA, 4Nuseed)	3 Performance of Canola Breeders Round Ready® canola hybrid CHYB 0 166 in 2008

2008 Crop Updates 

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2008		Global financial market turbulence	Saul Eslake (ANZ Bank)
2008		Herbicide options in wheat for resistant wild radish	Peter Newman (Dept. of Agriculture and Food, WA)	Herbicide options for resistant wild radish in wheat
2008		Effects of cropping rotations including prophylactic spray applications and trash retention on beneficial and pest invertebrates of canola crops	Svetlana Micic (Dept. of Agriculture and Food, WA)	The effect of rotation crops, trash retention and prophylactic sprays on arthropod abundance in a following canola crop
2008		Developing potential adaptations to climate change for the low rainfall farming system using the economic analysis tool, STEP	Megan Abrahams (Dept. of Agriculture and Food, WA)	Developing potential adaptations to climate change for the low rainfall farming system using the economic analysis tool, STEP
2008		Farming with the climate	Kari-Lee Falconer (Dept. of Agriculture and Food, WA)	Farming systems adapting to a variable climate: Two case studies
2008		Developments in emissions trading	Braden Jenkin (Sylva Systems Pty Ltd)
2008		Developments in grain end use	John de Majnik (GRDC)	Developments in grain end use
2008		What options are available to replace 2,4-D ester	John Moore (Dept. of Agriculture and Food, WA)	A review of 2,4-D formulations and vapour drift
2008		New ryegrass herbicides show great promise for pre-sowing wheat	Peter Newman (Dept. of Agriculture and Food, WA)	Exciting new herbicides for ryegrass control in wheat
2008		We are losing trifluralin - what are the alternatives	Catherine Borger (Dept. of Agriculture and Food, WA)	Alternative herbicides to avoid trifluralin resistance
2008		Reducing business risk in Binnu!	Rob Grima (Dept. of Agriculture and Food, WA)	Reducing business risk in Binnu! – A case study
2008		What's driving the grain market	Ron Storey (Australian Crop Forecasters)	"Grain Markets – What’s driving them and what will drive my 2008 grain marketing?"
2008		The business of farming - a banker's view	Julie Toth (ANZ Bank)
2008		A farm financial healthcheck	James McKeefry (ANZ Bank)
2008		Variable rate technology	Matt McCallum (McCallum Agribusiness Consulting)	Farmer case studies on the economics of PA technologies
2008		On farm grain storage	Peter Botta (Victoria DPI)	On-farm grain storage - a valuable marketing tool?
2008		Soil health - yielding a better future	Fran Hoyle (Land & Water Australia)	Crop management and its impact on soil health and carbon
2008		Forecasting the seasons - is it a valid management tool	Peter McIntosh (CSIRO)	Forecasting the seasons - What to look for
2008		GRDC's new website - an invitation to explore	Tom McCue (GRDC)	The new GRDC website - a resource for the grains industry
2008		Carbon accounting	Jeff Baldock (CSIRO)	Building soil carbon for productivity and implications for carbon accounting
2008		Herbicide resistance and its management	Chris Preston (University of Adelaide)	Developments in herbicide resistance and new products
2008		Crop Insects - Why problems keep emerging and how to know who's on your side	Paul Umina (University of Melbourne)	Crop insects and mites: resistance issues and intergrated management
2008		Crop insects - IPM - making it work on the farm 146	Cam Nicholson (Nicon Rural Services)	IPM - Making it work on the farm
2008		Farming systems higher rainfall	Rohan Wardle (Southern Farming Systems)	Row spacing options for HRZ farming systems throughout SW Victoria
Cutting Edge Research - New findings from three GRDC supported grains research students
2008		Net Blotch of barley	Mark McLean (Victoria DPI)	Importance and control of spot form of net blotch (SFNB) in Victoria
2008		Long term nutrients in rotations	Lauren Dart (University of Melbourne)	Learning from long term rotations - Nitrogen Dynamics
2008		Deep drainage under different vegetation systems	Johann Nogueira (Joint Centre for Crop Innovation)	Assessing the impact of land-use on deep drainage in Mediterranean environment of southern Australia
2008 Capturing the potential - managing the risks Part 1 - Right inputs for best outcomes
2008		P and N rates for 2008, summer weeds and soil water	Brooke White (Cropfacts Pty Ltd)
Part 2 - Risky business
2008		Ranking management risks	Phil O'Callaghan (O'Callaghan Rural Management)
2008		Building risk management into farming advice	John Stuchbery (John Stuchbery and Associates)
Making the best of soil moisture
2008		Part 1 - What are the main issues?	John Passioura (CSIRO)	Making the best of soil moisture - What are the main issues?
2008		Part 2 - Are we using the right agronomy?	John Kirkegaard (CSIRO)	Making the best of soil moisture - Are we using the right agronomy
GM Canola - released at last
2008		Impacts of a decade of glyphosate-resistant crops in the United States: Current status and lessons learned	Phil Stahlman (Kansas State University)	Impacts of a decade of glyphosate-resistant crops in the United States: Current status and lessons learned
2008		Roundup Ready® Canola Overview – how, when and keeping industry informed	Craig Farlow (Monsanto)
2008		Roundup Ready Canola® – Getting the system right	Mark Slatter (Nufarm)
2008		Implications of ending the GM canola moratoria	Trent Potter (Nufarm)
Plenary Presentations
2008		Matching the nozzle to the product and target. AI nozzles - how they work and respond to different products and use situations	Paul Miller (TAG Silsoe, UK)	Matching the nozzle to the target and product: new AI nozzles - how they work and respond to different products and use situations
2008		Livestock impacts on soil compaction and crop performance	Chris Guppy (University of New England)	Minimal damage from cattle trampling on self-mulching soils
2008		Impacts of farming systems on compaction, and compaction on crop performance; tillage impacts in no-till; how long does it take no-till to optimise crop performance in a soil degraded by tillage	Bruce Radford (Natural Resources and Water)	How long until no-till optimises crop performance in a soil degraded by tillage
2008		National Variety Trials (NVT)	Neale Sutton (ACAS Limited)
2008		N volatilisation	Graeme Schwenke (NSW DPI)	Nitrogen volatilisation in northern cropping soils
2008		Barley agronomy trials - nutrition, row spacing, sowing rates, varieties, sowing depths	Guy McMullen (NSW DPI)	Barley varieties and their management
2008		Nutritional strategies for dry and variable climates. Strategies, options & risks in the face of uncertain seasonal outcomes, increasing fertiliser costs & a higher commodity price outlook.	Chris Dowling (Nutrient Management Systems)	Nutritional strategies for dry and variable climates
Consultants Corner
2008		Soil evaporation process - challenging models for Northern Cropping Systems	Daniel Rodriguez (DPI&F)	Farming systems design and water use efficiency (WUE): Challenging the French & Schultz WUE model
2008		Key drivers of farm profit	Peter Wylie (Horizon Rural Management)	High profit farming in Northern Australia
2008		Understanding how growers make complex decisions - implications and roles for advisers	Nigel McGuckian (RMCG)	Making confident decisions in drought
Precision Ag/Canopy Management
2008		The economic benefits of precision agriculture: case studies from Australian grain farms	Peter Carberry (CSIRO/APSRU)	The economic benefits of precision agriculture: case studies from Australian grain farmers
2008		An economic analysis of using satellite & aerial imagery to identify and respond to crop variability - case studies of irrigation and disease management	Andrew Robson (DPI&F)	An economic analysis of using remote sensing to identify and respond to crop variability - A case study in peanuts
2008		Canopy management trials on the Liverpool Plains	Peter McKenzie & Guy McMullen (AgVance Farming)(DPI&F)	Canopy management in short season crops in northern NSW in 2006 and 2007

 2007 Crop Updates

 

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2007		Lessons learnt from adoption of GM technology in North America (No Presentation Available)	John Donovan (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)	Lessons learned from adoption of GM crops in North America
2007		Subsoil constraints to cropping in the high rainfall zone of Western Australia	Bob Gilkes (University of Western Australia)	Subsoil constraints to crop production in the high rainfall zone of Western Australia
2007		Managing Seasonal Risk	Cameron Weeks (Planfarm)	Managing seasonal risk in an important part of farm management but is highly complex and therefore needs a 'horses for courses' approach
2007		Soil Organic Matter - What's active and what’s not	Frances Hoyle (DAFWA)	Organic matter in WA arable soils: What's active and what's not
2007		The Journey is Great but does PA pay?	Garren Knell (ConsultAg)	What evidence is there that PA can pay?
2007		Biofuel opportunities in Australia	Ingrid Richardson (Rabobank)	Biofuel opportunities in Australia
2007		Nitrogen decision tools - choose your weapon	Jeremy Lemon (DAFWA)	Nitrogen decision tools - choose your weapon
2007		New lupins adapted to the south coast	Peter White (DAFWA)	New lupins adapted to the south coast
2007		Mixed farming vs. All crop	Rob Sands (FARMANCO Management Consultants)	Mixed farming vs. All crop true profit, not just gross margins
2007		Rotations for management of cereal cyst nematode	Vivien Vanstone (DAFWA)	Rotations for management of cereal cyst nematode
2007		On farm decision making - the advisors role	Nigel McGuckian (RMCG)	On farm decision making - the advisors role
2007		Grain farming in a variable and changing climate	Peter Hayman (SARDI)	South Australian grain farming in a variable and changing climate
2007		Why was 2006 so dry - What can we expect in 2007 (Slideshow only. No audio)	Peter McIntosh (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research)	Why was 2006 so dry - What can we expect in 2007
2007		Agriculture 2006 and beyond	Peter Jacobs (ANZ Regional and Rural Banking)	Agriculture 2006 and beyond - A Banker's Perspective
2007		State GM crop moratoria: disadvantaging Australian growers	Rick Roush (University of Melbourne)	State GM crop moratoria: disadvantaging Australian growers
2007		After the drought: Crop Nutrition for 2007	Mark Conyers (NSW Dept. of Primary Industry)	Crop Nutrition for 2007
2007		After the drought: Crop Disease after the drought	Gordon Murray (Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute)	Crop Disease after drought
2007		Nitrogen management of wheat after drought	John Angus (Marcroft Grains Pathology)	Nitrogen management of wheat after drought
2007		Cost effective fodder options	Mike Gout (Seed Force Pty Ltd	Forage Brassicas and ryegrass for broadacre use
2007		Biofuels and agriculture - how to think about uncertainty	Paul Higgins (Emergent Futures Pty Ltd)	Energy in agriculture - the effects of biofuel developments on the grain industry
2007		Crop roots that grow deeper faster	Michelle Watt (CSIRO Plant Industry)
2007		Fallow Management, water storage and wheat yield in southern NSW	John Kirkegaard (CSIRO Plant Industry)	Fallow Management, water storage and wheat yield in southern NSW
2007		Weed Biology - The missing link to better management	Chris Preston (University of Adelaide)	Weed biology - the missing link to better weed management
2007		Agronomy after the drought: Overview	Rob Sonogan (Victorian Dept. of Primary Industries)
2007		Agronomy after the drought: Herbicide Carryover	Chris Preston (University of Adelaide)
2007		Barley varieties of interest to growers in 2007	David Moody (Birchip Cropping Group)	Barley varieties of interest to growers in 2007
2007		Practical aspects of growing export hay	Greg Toomey (Landmark)	Practical aspects of growing export hay
2007		Filling the feed gap	Cam Nicholson (Grain & Graze)	Filling the Feed gap
2007		Stress and the rural consultant	Rob Gordon (Clinical Psychologist)	Stress and the rural consultant
2007		Herbicide Resistance	Chris Preston (University of Adelaide)
2007		Seedling Vigour - Giving them a good start	Greg Rebetzke (CSIRO Plant Industry)	Genetic and physiological factors affecting seedling vigour - giving them a good start
2007		Nutrient Stratification	Mike Bell (QLD Dept. of Primary Industry & Fisheries)	Addressing immobile nutrient stratification in the northern grains region
2007		Revised Heliothis threshold's in chickpeas	Melina Miles (QLD Dept. of Primary Industry & Fisheries)	Helicoverpa impact on chickpea yield and quality - new data and recommendations
2007		Optimising Yield in Grain Sorghum	Graeme Hammer (University of Queensland)	Integrated Genetics, environment and management for higher sorghum yield
2007		Cereal Pathology: Data from 2006 and issues for 2007	Steven Simpfendorfer (NSW Dept. of Primary Industry)	Crown rot: A validation of the commercial benefits of inter-row sowing
2007		Cereal Pathology: Data from 2006 and issues for 2007	Richard Daniel (Northern Grower Alliance)	Northern Stripe Rust Management - An evaluation of timing and efficacy of foliar fungicides Crown rot: A validation of the commercial benefits of inter-row sowing
2007		Making new Technology pay	Tim Neale (Controlled Traffic Farming Solutions)	Making new technology pay
2007		Chickpea disease management update for 2007	Kevin Moore (Tamworth Agricultural Institute)	Chickpea disease management update for 2007
2007		Millet as a cover crop	Paul Castor (Michael Castor & Associates)	Cover Cropping in low stubble situations
2007		How does management respond when resistant weeds drive the system	Peter Newman (DAFWA)	Jump hard, early on resistant weeds
2007		Seed persistence of key northern region weeds	Steve Walker (QLD Dept. of Primary Industry & Fisheries)	Seed persistence of key northern region weeds
2007		Double knocking weeds in northern systems	Andrew Storrie (Tamworth Agricultural Institute)	Resistance Management issues in northern NSW and Southern Queensland - Glyphosate Resistance and Resistance in wild oats- is double knocking for you

 

2006 Crop Updates 

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2006		ABC's of Herbicides (With questions and answers)	Dr Linda Hall (University of Alberta, Canada)	ABC's of Herbicides - making them work for you.
2006		GM Technology in US and Canada	Dr Scott Day (Manitoba Ag, Canada)	A Prairie Experience with weed control in zero-till and with GM canolas.
2006		Innovation in Broadacre Spray (With questions and answers)	Dr Tom Wolf (Agri-Food, Canada)	Meeting variable application goals with new application technology.
2006		Blackleg	Steve Marcroft (Marcroft Grains Pathology)	Blackleg - ratings, bushfires, future management options.
2006		Cation Balance and Amendments (With questions and answers)	Dr Neal Menzies (University of Queensland)	Cation balance, lime, rock dust and other amendments.
2006		Crop Nitrogen Requirements (No audio)	Richard Heath (GRDC Northern Panel)	Identifying and responding to varying crop nitrogen requirements.
2006		Frost	Garren Knell (Consult Ag)	Frost or Fiction
2006		Herbicide Resistance Management Guides (With questions and answers)	Andrew Storrie (NSW DPI)	Herbicide resistance mechanisms and common HR misconceptions.
2006		How Growers are Applying PA in WA	Bindi Isbister (Department of Agriculture WA)	Future farming with Precision Agriculture - a panel discussion.
2006		Management Trials - Higher Rainfall	Dr Nick Poole (FAR, New Zealand)	Which way forward with disease management in wheat? - A 2005 trials review.
2006		Management Trials - Lower Rainfall	Guy McMullen (NSW DPI)	Evaluating stripe rust management strategies for wheat in SW NSW in 2004 and 2005.
2006		Managing Greenhouse Gases (With questions and answers)	Dr Peter Hayman (SARDI)	Linking climate change to farming systems.
2006		New Chickpea Varieties, Disease Management (With questions and answers)	Kevin Moore (NSW DPI)	Update on ascochyta and disease management in chickpeas for 2006.
2006		New Variety Update	Frank McRae (NSW DPI)	Leaf Disease - variety resistance and new wheat varieties.
2006		Nozzle Performance Criteria (With questions and answers)	Dr Andrew Hewitt (UQ, Gatton)	O'Donnell, C. Nozzles, droplet size, formulation and spray drift.
2006		NVT in Canola ( No audio )	Fiona Martin (Agritech Crop Research)	The performance of New TT Canola varieties in National Variety Testing (NVT) WA.
		NVT - What it can do for your clients (With questions and answers)	Alan Bedggood (NVT Manager, ACAS Limited)	Information from the National Variety Trials.
2006		Pulse in Review - New Variety (With questions and answers)	Trevor Bray (Pulse Australia)	Southern pulse review and industry issues.
2006		Role of Organic Matter in Soil (With questions and answers)	Jeff Baldock (CSIRO)	Role of organic matter in soil and its contribution to crop nitrogen nutrition.
2006		Rust Resistant Varieties	Colin Wellings & Rob Park (NSW DPI)	Wellings, C. Rust 2005 - an explanation.
2006		Stripe Rust and Cereal Leaf Disease Update (With questions and answers)	Steven Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)	Evaluation of seed and foliar fungicides for stripe rust control.
2006		Understanding Weed Behaviour (With questions and answers)	Dr Gurjeet Gill (University of Adelaide)	Understanding weed behaviour under no-till cropping systems.
2006		Update on Crown Rot (With questions and answers)	Andrew Verrell & Steven Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)	Verrell, A. Crown Rot: Update on latest research and options for 2006.

 
2005 Crop Updates

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic	Speaker	Paper(s)
2005		Canola and Mustard in Canada	Dr Van Ripley (Canadian Breeder)	Trends and Priorities in the Canadian Canola Industry.
2005		Crop Nutritional Trends in Canada - Fertiliser Placement, Type, Timing, Crop Response and N Assimilation Pathways.	Dr Cynthia Grant (Crop Nutritionist)	Crop Nutritional Trends in Canada - Fertiliser Placement, Type, Timing, Crop Response and N Assimilation Pathways.
2005		A New Management Tool	Bernard Coquil (FARMSTAR, France)	Farmstar: An Efficient Decision Support Tool for Near Real Time Crop Management from Satellite Images.
2005		Soil Biology - An Emerging Priority	Greg Bender (GRDC Consultant)	The GRDC Soil Biology Program.
2005		Long Term No Till - Nitrogen	Tristan Baldock (Adelaide Uni/Elders)	Uncovering the Long-Term Benefits of No-Till.
2005		Understanding Herbicide Resistance	Christopher Preston (CRC Weeds)	Understanding Herbicide Resistance.
2005		Delaying Effects of Sprouted Grain	Daryl Mares (Adelaide Uni)	Tolerance to Preharvest Sprouting: Can we Reduce the Adverse Effects of Rain at Harvest on Grain Quality?
2005		National Variety Trials	Lindsay Cook (Director, ACAS Limited)
2005		Condobolin Farming Systems Trial	Cath Evans (CWFS)	Condobolin Farming Systems Trial - Which Ones are in Front and Why?
2005		Improving Management with Row Cropping	Warwick Felton (NSW DPI)	Improving No-till Management with Row Cropping.
2005		Nutrient Stratification and Implications for Fertiliser Placement	Mike Bell (QDPI & F)	Nutrient Stratification and Implications for Fertiliser Placement.
2005		The Long and the Short of Fertiliser use in Vertosols	David Lester (Nutrient Management Systems)	Dowling, C. The Long and the Short of Fertiliser use in Vertosols of the NW NSW and SE QLD.
2005		Glyphosate Resistance in Northern Systems	Christopher Preston (Waite Institute)	How to Get Glyphosate Resistant Weeds on your Farm
2005		Managing Glyphosate Resistance	Andrew Storrie (NSW DPI)	Glyphosate Resistant Weeds - What's next if you don't make changes now.
2005		Stripe Rust	Steve Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)	Managing Stripe Rust in 2005.
2005		Latin America: An Emerging Agricultural Powerhouse	Ingrid Richardson (Food & Agribusiness Research)	Latin America: An Emerging Agricultural Powerhouse.
2005		GMOs in Australia: An Industry Perspective	Bryan Whan (Molecular Plant Breeding CRC)
2005		Stubble Management	Wayne Pluske (Nutrient Management Systems)	Stubble Management: The Short and Long Term Implications for Crop Nutrition and Soil Fertility.
2005		Changing Rainfall Patterns in the Grainbelt	Ian Foster

 
2004 Crop Updates

Year	GRDC Project code	Topic - Video Presenation	Topic - Powerpoint Presentation	Speaker	Paper(s)
2004		Crop physiology - capturing and balancing resources and implications for management	Crop physiology - capturing and balancing resources and implications for management	Mike Robertson	Robertson, M., Fettell, N & Passioura, J. Crop Physiology, the Use and Capture of Resources and Agronomic Issues.
2004		Agronomy trials in wheat and barley in 2003: variety interactions with, N rate, population and sowing date		Giles Butler
2004			Soil health and biology - data from 2003 trials programs: Fumigation assays and responsiveness of soils to fumigation, characterising the soil biology under different tillage and land management regimes.	Mike Bell	Bell, M., Seymour, N. & Stirling, G. Soil health and biology in farming systems on Vertosols in the northern region: Early trial results.
2004		Crown Rot - New data on crop rotation,soil biology interactions, varietal sensitivity and seed treatments. Super Sunco - is there anything in it? Overview of the strategic initiative for crown rot.	Crown Rot - New data on crop rotation, soil biology interactions, varietal sensitivity and seed treatments. Super Sunco - is there anything in it? Overview of the strategic initiative for crown rot.	Steve Simpfendorfer	Simpfendorfer, S., Kirkegaard, J., Holland, J., Verrell, A., Bambach, R. & Moore, K. Crown Rot - Rotation Effects and Soil Biology Interactions
2004		Insight into the management of hostile sub soils	Insight into the management of hostile sub soils	Yash Dang (QDNR & M)	Dang, Y., Routley, R. & McDonald, M. Insight into the management of hostile subsoils.
2004		Insight into the management of hostile sub soils	Insight into the management of hostile sub soils	Shane Norrish (UWS)	Dang, Y., Routley, R. & McDonald, M. Insight into the management of hostile subsoils.
2004		Climate change. How has the climate already changed and how is it likely to change in the future? What are the implications for how we farm?	Climate change. How has the climate already changed and how is it likely to change in the future? What are the implications for how we farm?	Mark Howden (CSIRO)	Howden, M., Meinke, H. & Power, B. Farming an even more sunburnt country: adapting to climate changes
2004			Managing irrigated wheat when water is limited / not limited	Maarten Stapper (CSIRO Canberra)	Stapper, M. Managing Irrigated Wheat with Uncertain Water Availability
2004			Variety quality classification	Cindy Cassidy (AWB)	Cassidy, C. 60% to Asia by 2008 - AWB National Pool Variety Classification
2004		Chickpea Disease Management Lessons from 2003. A cost effective strategy for eastern and western growing areas.	Chickpea Disease Management Lessons from 2003. A cost effective strategy for eastern and western growing areas.	Kevin Moore (NSW AG) & Michael Fuhlbohm (QDPI & F)	Fuhlbohm, M. & Moore, K. Chickpea Disease Management Lessons from 2003. A cost effective strategy for eastern and western growing areas
2004		Chickpea Agronomy - An update on research from NSW Ag/QLD DPI/Private with particular reference to trials with Balance, sowing depth and seed quality	Chickpea Agronomy - An update on research from NSW Ag/QLD DPI/Private with particular reference to trials with Balance, sowing depth and seed quality	Mike Lucy (QDPI & F)	Lucy, M. Management Strategies for Balance herbicide in Chickpeas.
2004		Faba Beans - Areas of adaption and management packages for the new northern variety Cairo	Faba Beans - Areas of adaption and management packages for the new northern variety Cairo	Don McCaffery (NSW AG)	Rose, I. Areas of adaptation and management packages for the new northern variety Cairo
2004		Field Peas - Preparing for the 2005 release of YARRUM Variety Specific Agronomy	Field Peas - Preparing for the 2005 release of YARRUM Variety Specific Agronomy	John Slatter (Pulse Australia)	Slatter, J. YARRUM - New Field Pea for the Northern GRDC Region Slatter, J. Variety Specific Agronomy Packages (VSAP)
Alernate Crops
2004		Balancing water capture and crop management in grain sorghum	Balancing water capture and crop management in grain sorghum	Graeme Hammer (QDPI & F)	Hammer, G. Balancing Water Capture and Crop Management in Sorghum.
2004		Canola, mustard and dryland maize - how have they performed in 2003 field trials and where do they potentially fit into the system?	Canola, mustard and dryland maize - how have they performed in 2003 field trials and where do they potentially fit into the system?	Allan Peake (CSIRO) and Brett Cocks (CSIRO)	Robertson, M. & Holland, J. Canola, mustard and dryland maize in the northern region.
Diseases
2004		Stripe rust - thresholds, varieties, seed treatment and management strategies	Stripe rust - thresholds, varieties, seed treatment and management strategies	Col Wellings (Plant Breeding Institute)	Wellings, C. Stripe Rust "Breakdown" in 2003 - Observations and Recommendations for 2004.
2004		An integrated control package for root lesion nematode - hygiene, rotation, varietal tolerance and correct identification of species.	An integrated control package for root lesion nematode - hygiene, rotation, varietal tolerance and correct identification of species.	John Thompson (QDPI & F)	Thompson, J., Owen, K. & Clewett, T. Integrated management of root-lesion nematodes in northern farming systems.
2004		On-farm management to reduce ergot levels in grain sorghum	On-farm management to reduce ergot levels in grain sorghum	Mal Ryley (QDPI & F)	Ryley, M. On-Farm Management to Reduce Ergot Levels in Grain Sorghum
2004		Update on disease management issues in barley	Update on disease management issues in barley	Greg Platz (QDPI & F)	Platz, G. Managing diseases in barley - strategies, thresholds and economics.
Weeds
2004		Fleabane - the curse of zero-till farming, can we kill it yet?	Fleabane - the curse of zero-till farming, can we kill it yet?	Hanwen Wu (QDPI & F)	Wu, H. Fleabane - the curse of zero-till farming, can we kill it yet?
2004			Fallow weeds - how much nutrient & water do they use and what is the impact on the next crop?	Vikki Osten (QDPI & F)	Osten, V., Hashem, A. & Lemerle, D. Summer Fallow Weeds - water and nitrogen use and impacts on following wheat crop.
2004		Crop row spacing, plant population and weed competitive effect in grain sorghum and sunflower	Crop row spacing, plant population and weed competitive effect in grain sorghum and sunflower	Vikki Osten (QDPI & F)	Fallow weeds - how much nutrient & water do they use and what is the impact on the next crop?
2004		Fallow weed workshop - what are the more frequently raised problems and solutions in fallow weed management?	Fallow weed workshop - what are the more frequently raised problems and solutions in fallow weed management?	Andrew Somervaille (Jubilee Consulting)	Somervaille, A. Control of flax-leaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis L. Cronquist) and other hard-to-kill weeds in fallow.
Nutrition
2004		Fluid fertilisers - will there be benefits in our soil types?	Fluid fertilisers - will there be benefits in our soil types?	Bob Holloway (SARDI)	Holloway, B., Frischke, B., Brace, D., McLaughlin, M., Lombi, E., Johnston, C., McBeath, T., Stacey, S. & Armstrong, R. Fluid Fertilisers - Why are we interested in them in SA? Are they worth trying in Qld?
2004		Potassium nutrition - is it the next frontier?	Potassium nutrition - is it the next frontier?	Mike Bell (QDPI & F)	Bell, M. & Moody, P. Potassium nutrition - is it the next frontier?
2004		Agronomic and crop competitive impacts from deep banding N & P in vertosol and red soils	Agronomic and crop competitive impacts from deep banding N & P in vertosol and red soils	David Lester (Nutrient Management Systems P/L)	Lester, D. & Dowling, C. Agronomic and crop competitive impacts from deep banding N and P in Vertosol and red soils.