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Grain Legume And Canola Autumn Updates 1995, David Williams

Grain and other field crops published reports

Grain legumes

- Chickpea

- Field pea

- Lentil

- Faba beans

Canola essentials:

Site selection -Paddock selection is critical for a successful canola crop. Avoid paddocks with waterlogging, wind erosion and broadleaf weeds - particularly wild radish, turnip, mustard and doublegees.

Soil type - Canela grows well on most soil types, however it prefers well drained gravel soils, red loams, sandy _loams and deeper duplex soils. Soil pH levels (in CaCl_²) of 4.5 to 8.0 are suitable. Soil test paddock for pH, phosphorus, and potassium levels.

Rotation - Grow canola after manipulated pasture, lupins or other grain …

Creating Vertical Strategic Alliances: Theory And Cases From Canada's Agri-Food Sector, Erna Van Duren, Wayne H. Howard, Helen Mckay

Agribusiness

Participants in Canada's agri0food sector have been averse to vertical collaboration for too long. The sector's history of producer marketing boards that were concerned with obtaining bargaining power to redress the market power of buyers has created attitudes the market power of buyers has created attitudes towards buyers and sellers that increase the risk that agri-food organizations will underestimate the advantages of vertical strategic alliances and overestimate the difficulty of building such relationships. However, in spite of the prevailing attitude among participants in Canada's agri-food sector, many organizations have nurtured vertical alliances. This paper develops a framework for understanding how …

Lupin Logic Number 53

Lupin Logic

Contents

Learning form 1994

- Dry seeding

- Inoculation

- Seed quality

- Weed conrol

- Disease

- Frost

- Growth and yields

Lupinosis vaccine

East coast lupin market

Good quality despite dry season

- Albus

- Angustifolius

Receivals (1 December)

Msda A Machinery Selection Decision Aid For Stubble Management Practices, Linda Leonard, Andrew Green

Grain and other field crops published reports

MSDA is a user friendly program developed to help farmers predict stubble outcomes before acting on their management practice. This manual is an accompaniment to a computer program designed on Micorsoft Excel-macros. Its aim is to help farmers assess their current machinery and stubble handling ability and view options that may be adopted as best practice for their properties.

The program is designed with the complete season in mind. Information is gathered on the full complement of machinery used from harvest through to seeding, to allow farmers to see all choices available and enable them to choose the best system …

Lupin Logic Number 52

Lupin Logic

Contents

Stable supply/demand pays dividends

Lupin symposium

Lupins returns boosted by east coast sales

Albus lupins - $

Seeed testing

Lupin variety recommendations 1995

Seed purchase

Seed storage

Lupin Logic Number 51

Lupin Logic

Contents

Yellow Lupins

Zinc deficiency in albus

Select

Harvester modifications

CMV and seed testing

Herbicide resistance watch

Crop topping

Mystery soil samples

Lupin Logic Number 50

Lupin Logic

Contents

WUE for lupins

Aphid outlook

GMPs vs cash prices

Budrm outlook

Budworm damage

New crop price prospects

Lupin Logic Number 49

Lupin Logic

Contents

A vigour test for lupin seed

Inoculant and fungicide

Lupin flowering

AGWEST Seed quality now in business

Handbook of grain legumes

Reminders

Meetings

Should Australia Export Its Native Birds?, Ross Kingwell

Biosecurity Research Articles

Commercial export from Australia of native birds, wild or captive bred, is prohibited. This paper firstly describes the current legislation and regulations that restrict the export of native birds and discusses why governments have adopted such a regulatory approach to bird species preservation. Secondly, the paper reviews the debate concerning the export ban, pointing out strengths and weaknesses in arguments and indicating the important role of CITES. Lastly, the paper outlines a new case for a conditional lifting of the ban, whereby DNA fingerprinting is used to establish transferable property rights to overcome a main source of market failure in …

An Evaluation Of The Ontario Farm Business Management Association Program, Wayne H. Howard, Glen C. Filson

Agribusiness

The Ontario Farm Business Management Association (FBMA) program was initiated to improve the business management skills of Ontario red meat producers. The program has three aims: • to increase management skills on the farm •to increase management skills in the private sector • to help farmers make use of private sector advice. Two methods were used to evaluate the program. First, FBMA members and other red meat producers were surveyed about their farm and personal characteristics as well as use farm records and information sources. Second, focus groups were held with the FBMA field persons. Results indicate that membership in …

Lupin Logic Number 48

Lupin Logic

Contents

Seed Quality

Rethinking sandplain crop establishment

Metribuzin use in lupins

Grass weed control

Market update

Lupin technical symposium

1994/5 State research grants

Agricultural Liberalization Policies In Egypt, Perrihan Hussein Al-Riffai

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Hanging On Or Handing Over : Proceedings Of A Succession Planning Seminar Held ... 28 July, 1994 At The Dalwallinu Recreation Centre ... 29 July 1994 At The Moora Recreation Centre., Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia

All other publications

The two inevitables of life are death and taxes and never has there been a more direct application to these inevitables than the old Russian proverb-

"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail."

In 1980 in the Shires of the West Midlands and Northern Wheatbelt there were 1,102 farm enterprises. By 1993, there were 853 farm enterprises - a decline of 23 % and one of the major factors causing this decline is the lack of effective estate planning. It confirms that a significant proportion of farm businesses do not have the resources to fund the retirement …

Lupin Logic Number 47

Lupin Logic

Contents

How simazine works

Post-emergaence weed control options in lupins 1994

June weed control

Windbreaks and alley farming

China project

Reminders

Animal Production And The New Social Ethic For Animals, Bernard E. Rollin

Animal Welfare Collection

No abstract provided.

Lupin Logic Number 46

Lupin Logic

Contents

Central south coast - another point of view

Market outlook

Preplant herbicides

Dry seeding and simazine

Inoculant or fungicide?

Reminders

1993/94 Estimated lupin equities

Lupin Logic Number 45

Lupin Logic

Contents

Taiwan market re-established

Planting risks

Seasonal strategies

Reminders

Herbicide resistant ryegrass

Handing Over The Family Farm : Proceedings Of A Succession Planning Seminar Wednesday 2 March 1994 Dymesbury Lodge, King River., Department Of Agriculture And Food, Western Australia, Adrian Ross

All other publications

Succession planning for farm businesses is becoming of increasing interest and importance. The increased pressure from competitive world markets and more marginal fanning profits is necessitating better planning for many farm families who wish to provide a sustainable family farming unit. Today's seminar has been arranged to inform farmers of the related issues and importance of careful estate planning. As The Department of Agriculture does not have specialised resources in the relevant areas, it is imperative that experienced individuals from the private sector are utilised to provide this information. These proceedings have been written by such individuals and are intended …

Lupin Logic Number 44

Lupin Logic

Contents

Stubble burning and lupins

Mintweed control

Going to wider rows?

Machinery conversion for wide furrow seedings

Quote of the decade

Reminders

1993/94 Estimated lupin equities

Delaying The Development Of Herbicide Resistant Ryegrass By Using Alternative Weed Control Strategies, A. J. Diggle, G. S. Gill, J. E. Holmes

Biosecurity published reports

Alternative strategies to control ryegrass in wheat lupin rotations are worth approximately 15 dollars per hectare for each 50% reduction achieved in plant or seed numbers. This figure has been calculated for circumstances similar to those found at Wongan Hills, and it holds in all cases where ryegrass is still under control using standard herbicides.

Farmers should adopt any ryegrass strategy in addition to that normally practised, so long as the cost to control ratio is less than $15/ha/50% kill. This applies even where good control is being achieved using grass selective herbicides, regardless of the number of previous applications …

Lupin Logic Number 43

Lupin Logic

Contents:

Is dry seeding an option for you?

Simazine use

Feedback on CMV testing

CMV testing

Grower meetings

1992/93 Provisional dockages

Lupin sales by destination

Reminders

Growing Lettuce, Margaret Graham

Horticulture published reports

The commonly cultivated lettuce, Lactuca sativa, is an annual belonging to the sunflower family. It has been cultivated for over 2500 years, and is a popular salad vegetable.

There are three main subspecies commonly grown.

• IL. sativa ssp capitata - Head type - Crisphead is a lettuce with a firm head and brittle leaves. It is the major lettuce type grown in Australia and is also known as iceberg lettuce. - Butterhead (buttercrunch, mignonette) lettuce has soft, pale leaves and a delicate buttery flavour. It is of major importance in Europe, where it is grown as a greenhouse crop.
• L. …

Changes In Water Allocation Mechanisms For California Agriculture, David Zilberman, Neal Macdougall, Farhed Shah

Agribusiness

Existing institutions allocating water in California reflect prior appropriation water rights established when water was abundant. These allocation rules queue users and do not encourage water conservation. increased water scarcity and growing valuation of water's environmental benefits are inducing a transition to water allocation mechanisms that increase water efficiency in agriculture. Transferable rights systems will lead to market-like water allocation, induce farmers to adopt water conservation technology, and may not face strong objection from senior water rights holders. One must weigh the efficiency gains associated with transition from water rights to water markets against the transaction costs associated with installing …

Lupin Logic Number 42

Lupin Logic

Contents:

One million tonnes

Market update

CMV testing

Unidentified CMV samples

Growers meetings

Shake up on the south coast

Lupin research and development

An Optimization Model Of The Dual-Purpose Cattle Production System In The Humid Lowlands Of Venezuela, Charles F. Nicholson, David R. Lee, Richard N. Boisvert, Robert W. Blake, Isabella C. Urbina

Agribusiness

We developed a deterministic, multi-period linear programming (LP) model of the dual-purpose (milk-beef) cattle production system in the Sur del Lago region of Venezuela. The LP model selected animal, forage, and purchased feed activities subject to nutritional, land, and herd composition constraints to maximize discounted herd net margin. A cattle nutrition model provided original coefficients for feeds and animal nutrient requirements. Revised coefficients resulted from an iterative procedure to avoid errors from the interaction between diet and requirements. Model applications demonstrated that alternatives to traditional feeding practices are profitable and nutritionally feasible. However, the benefits of alternative nutritional management depend …

Transportation Of Animals And Welfare, D. B. Adams

Transport of Farm Animals Collection

All forms of transport are potentially hazardous for animals, regardless of whether travel is between or within countries, or by road, rail, air or sea. However, experience shows that animals can be transported under suitable conditions without harm to their welfare.

The provision of suitable conditions and the establishment of a mutually satisfactory framework for regulating the international transport of animals depends on an understanding of welfare needs and of the biological basis for disease, stress and suffering. The author examines the biological aspects of this framework.

The capacity of animals to adapt to the different demands of different forms …

Gascoyne Research Station Field Day, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Horticulture research reports

Gascoyne Research Station Centenary Open Day Thursday 13 October 1994

100 years (1894-1994) Advancing Agriculture

Welcome to the 1994 Field Day at Gascoyne Research Station. At this day you'll have the opportunity to view and hear discussions of some of the latest Research and Development initiatives in horticulture in the region. We will commence activities at the Packing Shed at 3:00 p.m. with introductions and short discussions of new work which is currently in progress. This will be followed by field talks at the trial sites, as listed in this brochure. We are also pleased to include presentations by leaders …

Beef Farms : Thriving Profits To Expensive Lifestyles, Bevan Kingdon, Greg Sawyer

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Low wool prices in the last few years have stimulated interest in beef production in many areas of the State. Market sales at $500 and above for vealers sound attractive, but profitability of farms varies greatly. A BeefFarm Survey conducted by the Department of Agriculture has some interesting preliminary findings. Based on fairly modest returns for the operator's time, some farms are actually losing rather than making money on their beef enterprise, although potential profits are sizeable with good management. Interestingly, the biggest farms are not always the most efficient.

Lupin Logic Number 41

Lupin Logic

Content:

Kiev lupins for export

Lupin variety recommendations for 1994

Stubble grazing

Storage of lupin information

Resistance to testing?

Christmas message

193/94 Estimateed lupin equities

Review Of Policy And Developmental Objectives In Agricultural And Agro-Based Industrial Financing., G.O. Evbuomwan, E.U. Ukeje, F.A. Afelumo

Bullion

This paper reviews and appraise the role of government credit policies in the development of agriculture and agro-based industries in Nigeria. The paper is organized into five sections. Section I reviews the objectives of agricultural development and its role in overall economic development. Section II highlights some major policy measures designed to achieve stated agricultural and agro-industrial development objectives, the major sources of financing and institutions established to support agricultural and agro-based industries are appraised in Section III, while Section IV contains the lessons of experience and implications for policy. Section V summarizes and concludes the paper.