AMELIORATING HOSTILE SUBSOILS IN SOUTH-WEST VICTORIA

• Lucerne in the farming system
• Improving the connectivity between topsoil and subsoil
• Some management options for heavy clay soils

September 2005

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BEST PRACTICE FOR RAISED BED - CONTROLLED TRAFFIC FARMING

• Whole farm planning
• Best practice design elements
• Bed arrangement
• Length of rows
• Sow crop in the furrows
• Drill row grooves on top of beds
• Headland and collector drain management
• Permanent grassed waterways
• Access tracks for fire management
• Water harvesting and storage
• Nutrient management

March 2005

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DO YOU NEED TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR YOUR RAISED BED WORKS?

This is a companion to the Hi- Grain Update "Best Practice for Raised Bed- Controlled Traffic Cropping" (see above, No. 4)

• Native flora and fauna
• Removal of native vegetation
• Removal of rock mounds and other habitat for native species
• Earthworks and water management
• Dams, streams and waterways
• Water disposal
• Farm dams for stock and domestic water
• Farm dams for irrigation
• Reuse dams

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CANOPY MANAGEMENT IN CEREALS

• Crop canopy expansion and its measurement
• Green area index (GAI)
• Nitrogen timing
• So how can the grower influence canopy size and duration in cereals?
• The practice - Will canopy mangement work in Australia?
• So what are the starting points for manipulating the crop canopy?
• Where is canopy management most likely to be applicable in Australia?

September 2004

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SOIL STRUCTURE DIFFERENCES UNDER RAISED BEDS

• Background
• Evidence from Research
• Results:
• Soil Structure Better Under Raised Beds
• Differences below depth of cultivation
• Black, self-mulching
• cracking clay soil (BCC)
• Mottled grey-brown clay soil (MGC)

September 2004

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RAISED BED RENOVATION

• Background
• Why Renovate Beds?
• When to Renovate Raised Beds
• Experimental Evidence
• Managing Grazed Beds
• Where to From Here
• Renovation Options

September 2003

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RAISED BED HEADLAND MANAGEMENT

• Background
• Headland Management
• New Project 2003

October 2003

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CEREAL GROWTH STAGES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO FUNGICIDE APPLICATION

• Why is the cereal growth stage key important in disease control strategies?
• Zadoks Cereal Growth Stage (GS) explained
• Early Stem Elongation GS30-32
• Key Growth Stages for Fungicide Application in Winter Sown Cereals

August 2003

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