Broadacre cropping research

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Broad-acre cropping research

• Geoff Dean
• Peter Johnson
• Rob Howard
• Brett Davey

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Cropping rotations and variety testing
Addressing limitations to high value grain crops
GRDC Breeding dual purpose feed wheats for
HRZ GRDC / CSIRO G x E combinations for
productive cropping systems GRDC / DPI

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Crop management
Assisting growers achieve yield potential in the
HRZ GRDC / DPI Disease and canopy
management GRDC / FAR Improved WUE
of rainfed and irrigated farming systems
GRDC Management strategies for poppies on
raised beds HAL / SFS

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Stubble management
Investigating stubble management systems
GRDCNRM N Increasing adoption of SR and DD
with new tech. CFOC / SFS Improving IWM
in conservation farming systems GRDC /
SARDI
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Soil and water management
Improving soil management for sustainable
production NLP / SFS Addressing key
limitations to high value grain crops
GRDC Improving irrigation WUE and reducing soil
leakage NLP / SFS Improving WUE in poppy
production HAL / SFS
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Mixed farming systems
Dual fodder and grain crops for farming systems
GnG / SFS Grazing management of dual-purpose
winter wheat MLA Increasing WUE in mixed
crop/livestock systems GnG(GRDC)
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Acknowledgements

• All funding bodies (in partic. NRM North!)
• Grower co-operators