Winter crop variety sowing guide 2008

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Released/reviewed: Jan 2008

This guide has been produced to help farmers make better decisions for profitable and sustainable crop production. It assists farmers to selecting the most suitable variety and contains updated technical information from the latest research, extension and industry programs.

It contains valuable information on all the major winter crops; wheat, oats, barley, triticale, cereal rye, canola, chickpea, faba bean, field pea and lupin.

Specific information includes:

  • Variety selection
  • Silo groupings/classifications
  • Preferred sowing times
  • Variety characteristics
  • Disease and crop injury guide
  • Managing grazing cereals
  • Marketing
  • Controlling grain insects
  • Cereal, canola and pulse seed dressings
  • Foliar fungicides
  • Industry contacts
  • NSW DPI agronomists and
  • Handy hints

Winter Crop Variety Sowing Guide can be downloaded in full, or in parts: