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Author Archive | Barry Haskins

Practices which promote successful early sowing opportunities in south western NSW

By on July 15, 2020 in Research Project
This project is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, through funding from Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. Conducted at 2 sites (Beelbangera and Hillston), these trials are looking at innovative ways of getting early sown crops up and out of the ground using polymers that attract moisture to the seed. Treatments [...]
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Ag Grow Agronomy Deep P Trials

By on July 15, 2020 in Research Project
Two deep phosphorous trials were established by Ag Grow Agronomy and Research in 2020, at Beelbangera and Hillston. These trials are aimed at validating existing phosphorous (P) recommendations in terms of P rate and P placement. The trials include 6 different MAP rates from 0 to 200 kg MAP/ha placed at 2 depths, with the [...]
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Corteva Rexade Trials

By on July 15, 2020 in Research Project
Rexade is a valuable herbicide for controlling brome grass and group A resistant wild oats in the region covered by Ag Grow Agronomy and Research, and is widely used for this purpose. These trials aim to better understand the crop damage occurring from using Rexade and ways to manage it, particularly on acid soils, and [...]
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Ag Grow Pre-emergent Herbicide Matrix Trial

By on July 15, 2020 in Research Project
This is a demonstration trial run by Ag Grow Agronomy. It is evaluating the efficacy of various pre-emergent herbicide products for weed control and crop safety across a range of commonly grown crop types in our area. Crop types included in the trial are CL canola, TT canola, wheat, barley, oats, durum wheat, field peas, [...]
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Syngenta Crown Rot Trial

By on July 15, 2020 in Research Project
Crown rot has increased in southern NSW, due to the increased intensity of crop rotations and the increased adoption of no-till farming practices. Varietal resistance and tolerance to crown rot is limited. Seed treatments are available for controlling seed and soil borne diseases. Some treatments also have the added benefit of helping to manage crown [...]
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UPL Devrinol-C Herbicide Trial

By on July 15, 2020 in Research Project
Devrinol-C is a selective herbicide and provides another tool for the management of ryegrass in canola. It is safe on the crop and provides residual ryegrass control. It can be tank mixed with a number of products giving flexibility in weed control programs. This trial aims to compare the herbicide Devrinol-C to industry standards for [...]
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Canola OP seed manipulation trials: Improving production of grower retained open pollinated canola seed using agronomic management to increase establishment in MRZ and LRZ of the GRDC Northern Region

By on July 15, 2020 in Research Project
Collaborating with NSW DPI, funded by NSW DPI, Ag Grow Agronomy, Grains Orana Alliance and GRDC These trials aim to determine the treatment effect on seed size, consistency of seed size and chemical composition. Field trials are being conducted at four locations (Tottenham, Canowindra, Wagga and Griffith) as part of the first module of this [...]
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Sands Impact Program: Sandy Soil Project CSP00203 Sandy Soil Amelioration & Mitigation Practices

By on July 9, 2019 in Research Project

The validation trials are part of the sandy soil project and they aim to validate the outcomes of the Sandy Soils Research Program across the south-eastern region, enabling targeted mitigation/amelioration techniques to be tested or demonstrated to overcome diagnosed primary/secondary constraints on sandy soils. It is a collaboration with the University of South Australia, Mallee Sustainable Farming, PIRSA and […]

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