Euabalong

The Euabalong Regional Site is operated in association with a committee of local farmers.

 

The committee is:

Chairmen: Bob Wynne 02 6896 2697

Trials and Extensions Officer: Caroline 02 6895 1016

Extension Officer: Lisa McFadyen 02 6895 1001

District Agronomist: Ian Menz 02 6895 1012

Co-operators: Ian & John Kemp “Derrida”

 

 

The average climatic conditions for the Euabalong Regional Site, from the Bureau of Meteorology at Lake Cargelligo Airport.

 






Research Agenda for 2009

  1. Main season cereal variety trial ( including wheat, barley, oats & triticale)
  2. Alternate rotation trial ( including chick and field peas, lupins, lentils, mustards, safflower and linseed)
  3. Twin N wheat inocculant trial
  4. Wheat zinc response trial

 

The research agenda for 2007 (approx 40KB PDF)

 

The research agenda for 2006

  1. Main Season Wheat Variety Trial (CWFS)
  2. Barley Variety Trial (DPI Neil Fettell & CWFS)
  3. Fertaliser Rate Trial (DPI Nathan Border & CWFS)
  4. Alternate Production Trial (CWFS)

The research agenda in the past

The research agenda for the Euabalong Regional Site from 1999 to 2003 has included:

1999

  • Long-term pulse trial - the aim of this trial was to assess the value and place of pulse crops in the cropping rotation. The committee wanted to conduct this trial because of the benefits associated with the rotation of pulses with cereals. These benefits included: (1) addition of nitrogen to the soil, (2) reduced risk of cereal disease, (3) reduced grass weeds in future cereal crops, (4) increased cropping life of a paddock and (5) the spreading of risk and timing of work load. Due to weed issues and the dry conditions no conclusions have been made from this trial during 1999 to 2002, however, the trial has demonstrated the need for good per-emergent weed control when growing pulses.

2000

  • Nitrogen may pay, but don't forget your phosphorus - the aim of this trial was to quantify a state wide yield increase in wheat and canola by the addition of extra phosphorus. This trial demonstrated that current P application may be sub optimal, and significant yield gains may be achieved by applying greater amounts of P. The P rates used in the trial were 0, 10, 20 and 40 kg P/ha

2001

  • Sulfonylurea herbicides and zinc/phosphorus fertiliser interaction in wheat in Central West NSW - this trial found (1) Chlorsulfuron (eg Glean®) based herbicides reduced wheat yields (2) No zinc response was recorded (3) P responses were closely correlated with soil P levels and (4) Increasing Zn and P did not reduce the Chlorsulfuron effect.

2002

  • Long-term pulse trial - unfortunately this trial failed due to the drought.

2003

The trial results for 2003 are presented in the below compendium paper:

  • Euabalong regional site pulse trial
  • Give your pulse a chance (a paper given out at the 2003 Field Day)

2004

The main areas of interest in 2004 included:

  1. Pulse crop and variety evaluation - the aim of this trial is to compare the production of various pulse crops and to measure their flow-on benefit to a subsequent wheat crop in 2005. The trial will measure the difference between the pulse crops in terms of their yield, cost of production, nitrogen input and benefit to the following wheat crop.
  2. Broad-leaf weed control in field peas - the aim of this trial is to compare the use of registered herbicides, such as Metribuzin 450 and Spinnaker, with Diuron 500 for the control of broad-leaf weeds. Since the beginning of the long-term pulse trial in 1999 regular problems have been encountered with the control of broad-leaf weeds in pulses. With this trial the Euabalong Regional Site Committee hopes to identify a cost-effect herbicide which will control broad-leaf weeds in field peas.