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GRAINS RESEARCH UPDATE BOOSTING PROFITABILITY – RESILIENT SOLUTIONS Derrinallum Thursday 22nd August 9.00am to 1.00pm Derrinallum Community Hall, 74 Main Street, Derrinallum #GRDCUpdates 2019 DERRINALLUM GRDC GRAINS RESEARCH UPDATE 1 Derrinallum GRDC Grains Research Update convened by ORM Pty Ltd. Additional copies of the proceedings can be ordered through ORM for $25 (including postage and GST) 46 Edward Street T 0033 54415441 61766176 PO Box 189 E [email protected]@orm.com.au Bendigo VIC 3552 W oorm.com.aurm.com.au CAUTION: RESEARCH ON UNREGISTERED PESTICIDE USE Any research with unregistered pesticides or of unregistered products reported in this document does not constitute a recommendation for that particular use by the authors, the authors’ organisations or the management committee. All pesticide applications must accord with the currently registered label for that particular pesticide, crop, pest and region. DISCLAIMER - TECHNICAL This publication has been prepared in good faith on the basis of information available at the date of publication without any independent verification. The Grains Research and Development Corporation does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, reliability, completeness of currency of the information in this publication nor its usefulness in achieving any purpose. Readers are responsible for assessing the relevance and accuracy of the content of this publication. The Grains Research and Development Corporation will not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred or arising by reason of any person using or relying on the information in this publication. Products may be identified by proprietary or trade names to help readers identify particular types of products but this is not, and is not intended to be, an endorsement or recommendation of any product or manufacturer referred to. Other products may perform as well or better than those specifically referred to. 2019 DERRINALLUM GRDC GRAINS RESEARCH UPDATE 2 GRDC Grains Research Update DERRINALLUM Contents Program 5 SFS information 6 Canola establishment across central NSW Col McMaster, 9 NSW DPI Super high oleic safflower – a game changer for David Hudson, 17 grain growers GO Resources Pty Ltd & SGA Solutions Pty Ltd Harvest weed seed control is less effective on annual James Manson, 27 ryegrass in the southern high rainfall zone SFS Earwigs – latest research on these damaging pests Matthew Binns, 37 CSIRO ‘Strip & disc’ farming – a grower’s experience Ted Langley, 47 grower & SAGIT trustee GRDC Southern Regional Panel 51 GRDC Southern Region Grower Solutions Group and 52 Regional Cropping Solutions Network GRDC Southern Region Key Contacts 53 Acknowledgements 55 Evaluation form 57 2019 DERRINALLUM GRDC GRAINS RESEARCH UPDATE 3 SOUTHERN/WESTERN REGION* PREDICTA® B KNOW BEFORE*CENTRAL NSW, SOUTHERN NSW, VICTORIA, YOU TASMANIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, SOW WESTERN AUSTRALIA Cereal root diseases cost grain growers in excess of $200 million annually in lost production. Much of this loss can be prevented. Using PREDICTA® B soil tests and advice from your local accredited agronomist, these diseases can be detected and managed before losses occur. PREDICTA® B is a DNA-based soil-testing service to assist growers in identifying soil borne diseases that pose a significant risk, before sowing the crop. Enquire with your local agronomist or visit http://pir.sa.gov.au/research/services/molecular_diagnostics/predicta_b Potential high-risk paddocks: There are PREDICTA® B tests for ■ Bare patches, uneven growth, most of the soil-borne diseases of white heads in previous crop cereals and some pulse crops: ■ Paddocks with unexplained poor yield ■ Crown rot (cereals) from the previous year ■ Rhizoctonia root rot ■ High frequency of root lesion ■ Take-all (including oat strain) nematode-susceptible crops, ■ Root lesion nematodes such as chickpeas ■ Cereal cyst nematode ■ Intolerant cereal varieties grown ■ Stem nematode on stored moisture ■ Blackspot (field peas) ■ Newly purchased or leased land ■ Yellow leaf spot ■ Cereals on cereals ■ Common root rot ■ Cereal following grassy pastures ■ Pythium clade f ■ Durum crops (crown rot) ■ Charcoal rot ■ Ascochyta blight of chickpea ■ White grain disorder ■ Sclerotinia stem rot CONTACT: Russell Burns [email protected] 0401 122 115 GRDC Grains Research Update DERRINALLUM Program 9.00 am Announcements Brett Symes, ORM 9.05 am GRDC welcome and update GRDC representative 9:15 am Improving the establishment of canola – what factors Col McMaster, matter most NSW DPI 9:55 am Super high oleic oil safflower David Hudson, GO Resources Pty Ltd & SGA Solutions Pty Ltd 10:35 am Morning tea 11.05 am Harvest weed seed control James Manson, SFS 11:45 am Focus on earwigs Matthew Binns, CSIRO 12.25 pm ‘Strip & disc’ farming – a grower’s experience Ted Langley, grower & SAGIT trustee 1.05 pm Close and evaluation Brett Symes, ORM 1.10 pm Lunch On Twitter? Follow @GRDCUpdateSouth and use the hashtag #GRDCUpdates to share key messages 2019 DERRINALLUM GRDC GRAINS RESEARCH UPDATE 5 Sustainable farming systems for the high rainfall zone THE BEGINNINGS WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO Southern Farming Systems was founded SFS is one of the largest farming Our extensive trials research program in 1995 by a group of farmers who came system groups in Victoria, recognised across the HRZ is accompanied by together to find ways of making cropping as a premier source of grower driven seasonal crop walks, technical workshops in the high rainfall zone (HRZ) of Victoria independent research, centered on the and field days throughout the season. more profitable by introducing raised high rainfall zones of southern Victoria. The major field day; AgriFocus is bedding to minimise waterlogging. considered a ‘must attend’ technical Our objectives are to research, event for the HRZ cropping region. Held develop and communicate the best SFS now has over 500 members in five annually in October, SFS showcases a use of resources, new techniques branches; Geelong, Streatham, Hamilton, range of research trials, technical tours and technologies for more profitable Gippsland and Tasmania. and demonstrations. SFS holds annual agriculture; with a specific mission trial results meetings in March, including to increase farm profitability and the release of the much acclaimed SFS sustainability. annual trial results book made available SFS maintains strong partnerships with to SFS members. We run a technical research and extension agencies and workshop for Agronomists annually with agribusiness. The information and work collaboratively with other provided to members is highly valued for organisations to bring you an array of it’s quality and independence. workshops throughout the year, all relevant to your farming enterprise. VALUE FOR YOU SFS Membership packages are flexible and offer great value; including biannual newsletters, fortnightly e-updates, copies of our Annual Trial Results book, Free LAKE BOLAC HAMILTON MELBOURNE BAIRNSDALE entry to all SFS field days, local crop INVERLEIGH GEELONG walks and workshops, as well as access to our Members Only area of SFS website, previous trial report data, SFS weather station data and much more. GROWER MEMBERSHIP SFS Branch Regions Membership for primary producers COMMERCIAL MEMBERSHIP LAUNCESTON Companies and organisations who “Innovative, relevant produce commercial goods and profitable SPONSORSHIP cropping research Partnership opportunity with marketing for HRZ farmers” and promotional advertising included 23 High Street,Inverleigh VIC 3321 03 5265 1666 [email protected] www.sfs.org.au Current SFS and Collaborative Research Topics CONTRACT TRIALS PROGRAM TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS MLA INTERN PROGRAM NEW VARIETY EVALUATION TRIALS MANAGING HEAVY STUBBLES IN HRZ CROPPING SYSTEMS PROBETRAX, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE NETWORK INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT RURAL BANK CROP CHALLENGE SOIL ACIDITY AND LIMING PULSE AGRONOMY 23 High Street,Inverleigh VIC 3321 03 5265 1666 [email protected] www.sfs.org.au NCANOLA | WHEVAT | BARLEY | CHTICKPEA | FABA BEAN | FIELD PEA | LENTIL | LUPIN | OAT | SORGHUM Long Term Yield Reporter New web-based high speed Yield Reporting tool, easy-to-use means of accessing and interpreting the NVT Long Term MET (Multi Environment Trial) results. http://app.nvtonline.com.au/ Crop Disease Au App Long Term Yield App Access to current disease Easy access to the analysed resistance ratings & NVT Multi Environment disease information. Trial (MET) data. www.nvtonline.com.au NVTapps_A4_1811.indd 1 9/11/18 1:54 pm Canola establishment across central NSW Col McMaster¹, Ian Menz² and Alan Stevenson¹. 1NSW DPI Orange; ²NSW DPI Wagga. GRDC project code: BLG110 Keywords canola establishment, fertiliser placement, sowing speed, stubble management. Take home messages Across 95 paddocks within the low, medium and high rainfall zones of central NSW, the average canola establishment was 48%, and ranged from 17% to 86%. Seed size was the main differentiating factor that improved canola establishment. Other key agronomic factors for improved canola establishment were stubble removal, reduced sowing speed, shallow seed placement and phosphorus (P) fertiliser separated from the seed. Hybrid (H) varieties were generally larger in size, and establishment was better than open- pollinated (OP) varieties. Background Recent developments in understanding variety phenology, sowing time, and the adoption of slower Canola establishment has become an emerging developing spring varieties have brought forward issue within central NSW over the