2014 RESEARCH SITES

Map Location Site Host farm business Reference 1 Beulah Main research site Martin and Nerralea Warren Vetch termination and end-use Effect of stubble loads on soil carbon Keith, Helen, Lachlan and 2 Birchip Increasing carbon storage in alkaline sodic Andrew Barber soils Brome grass management and crop 3 Andrew Ryan sequencing Improving tolerance to frost through farming 4 Hopetoun Simon Cook systems Wheat varieties x disease x TOS N15 - how much nitrogen is in your stubble? Barley spray topping 5 Horsham Barley plant growth regulants Agritech Rural Barley delayed harvest x disease Canola varieties Nitrous oxide emissions

6 Jil Jil Grain and Graze pastures Ian and Warrick McClelland Members only variety assessments 7 Kooloonong Lisa and Brad McQueen Nitrogen management Improving tolerance to frost through farming 8 Lubeck Ian and Peter Taylor systems

9 Ned’s Corner Trees under polymers Peter Barnes Wheat varieties 10 Nhill Alan Bennett Sulphur response Trees under polymers 11 Geoff Armstrong Grazing Moby demonstration

12 Pira Managing wild radish populations Phil Maher Early sowing of wheat Grazing wedgetail demonstration 13 Quambatook Gavin Mann Wheat varieties x disease interaction Grazing wedgetail demo Increasing carbon storage in alkaline sodic 14 Mick Foott soils Barley and wheat sprouting tolerance Paddy and Terry Ryan 15 Wemen Benefits of stubble before and after rain Trees under polymers Harry Mumford

2014 BCG SEASON RESEARCH RESULTS 2014 research sites 7 18

9 Ned’s Corner

Robinvale Balranald

15 Wemen 7 Kooloonong

Ouyen

3 Chinkapook

12 Pira

11 Patchewollock

Kerang

4 Hopetoun 13 Quambatook 6 Jil Jil

1 Beulah 2 Birchip

14 Watchem

Donald 10 Nhill

St Arnaud

5 Horsham 8 Lubeck

This map does not include contract services trial sites. Total number of sites BCG managed in 2014 was 26.

2014 BCG SEASON RESEARCH RESULTS 2014 research sites 8