2018 RESEARCH SITES Reference Location Research focus Host farm business/family 1 Balranald GRDC NVT wheat John Standen 2 Barraport University of Sydney – GRDC heat stress Ian and Ewan Collins La Trobe University – Nitrogen management 3 Curyo systems Paul Barclay Contract services trials 4 Curyo West Controlled Traffic Farming Linc Lehmann 5 Hopetoun GRDC NVT wheat, canola and lupins Simon Cook Warrick, Ian and 6 Jil Jil Contract services trials Tim McClelland Contract services 7 Kinnabulla Kevin and Owen Reid University of Adelaide – GRDC brome grass in wheat GRDC Controlled traffic farming in low rainfall 8 Kooloonong Alistair Murdoch environments Contract Services variety, disease and nutrition trials Agriculture Victoria – heat shock Chickpea disease 9 Longerenong Longerenong College Russian Wheat Aphid management in the Wimmera GRDC canola phenology Canola varieties Longerenong GRDC National Frost Initiative – sowing rate 10 Robyn Gulline East x nitrogen 11 Manangatang GRDC NVT wheat and barley Brad Plant 12 Marlbed Contract Services statice management Jack Randall 13 Merrinee GRDC NVT wheat Matt Curtis 14 Murrayville GRDC NVT barley Giles Oster GRDC National Frost Initiative – crop type x time of sowing GRDC managing early sown wheat Grazing mixtures Lentil variety x Brodal tolerance 15 Narraport GRDC NVT barley, canola, wheat, field peas, Peter and Jenny Jolly lentils, chickpeas GRDC plant establishment canola and lentils GRDC Russian Wheat Aphid management in Mallee SARDI vetch varieties Contract services trials Narraport 16 La Trobe Universtiy – stubble x nitrogen interaction Jim Sheahan North 17 Ouyen Agriculture Victoria – N management systems Scott Anderson 18 Pyramid Hill GRDC Southern Pulse Validation Geoff Burke 12 2018 BCG SEASON RESEARCH RESULTS 19 Quambatook GRDC NVT wheat and barley Ash Marshall GRDC NVT wheat, barley, canola, field pea, 20 Rainbow Brett Fisher chickpeas and lentil GRDC managing early sown wheat 21 Rupanyup SADGA Durum varieties Chris Delahunty Contract services trials Agriculture Victoria – YLS, NFNB and crown rot 22 Sunnyside Mick and Lachy Foott Contract services trials GRDC NVT wheat, barley, canola, field pea and lentil 23 Ultima Ben Merritt Contract services 24 Walpeup GRDC NVT wheat, barley and lupin Jim Wakefield 25 Warmur Agriculture Victoria phosphorus trials John and Dan Boyle Mildura 1313 Robinvale Balranald 8 1 Ouyen 11 2424 1717 1414 Swan Hill 23 Sea Lake 5 3 6 1919 1212 4 7 16 20 15 22 Birchip 2 25 18 Warracknabeal Nhill Charlton Donald 21 10 21 9 Horsham 2018 BCG SEASON RESEARCH RESULTS 13.