Conference 1991

"PERENNIALS: THE KEY TO PASTURE STABILITY"

Date: 5-6 JUNE 1991
Location: Orange NSW

Table of contents

Invited Papers

• Aerial agriculture and the environment – the conservation case - Harvey Baker
• Aerial agriculture in action – on farm results in the control of serrated tussock - Roy Reynolds
• Aerial agriculture is essential for improvement of grasslands in New South Wales - Malcolm Campbell, David Vere
• Aerial seeding – rewards and risks at Goondiwindi - John Wettenhall
• Aerial spraying – minimising the risk - Peter Weatherstone
• Annual grass invasion – control costs and production losses - Richard Bloomfield
• Biological control of weeds – update on friendly fungi, bugs and grubs - Ernest Delfosse, Jim Cullen
• Defining the boundaries & manipulating the system - David Kemp
• Domestication of native perennial grasses – problems and potential - Alison Bowman
• Do perennial pastures reduce soil acidity? - Keith Helyar
• Filling in the feed gaps – direct drilling oats into phalaris - Bryan Ward
• Forage conservation – A key to productivity in the 90’s - Don Sapienza
• Herbicide resistance – a potential problem for perennial pastures? - Steve Sutherland, Andrew Leys
• Managing to maintain desirable perennials - Ron Rees
• Perennials in the pipeline – new cultivars for acid soils - Rex Oram
• Sustainable pasture/crop systems – whole farm management - Tony Lehmann
• The contribution of perennials to stability and productivity of rangelands in the pastoral zone - Tony Grice
• Tolerance of perennial pastures to herbicides - Warren McDonald

Contributed Papers

• Chicory: A New Forage Herb for the New South Wales Central Tablelands and Slopes - Mary Goodacre, David Kemp
• Dowling Kemp Michalk Millar Goodacre 1991 - Peter Dowling, David Kemp, David Michalk, Geoff Millar and Mary Goodacre
• Effects of Soil Acidity in the Yeoval Area - S Orr, A Bulkeley, M Strachan and V Collins
• Herbicides for Control of Sifton bush (Cassinia arcuata) - Barney Milne, David Michalk
• Orange Agricultural Research and Veterinary Centre - Mike Curll, Chris Weale
• Pasture Topping with Roundup CT®: Benefits for Cattle Production - Stephen Ainsworth
• Perennial Pastures – Hidden Benefits Unearthed - Des Lang
• Perennial Ryegrasses with Late Spring and Summer Production Potential - Peter Neilson
• Phalaris Absorbs more Soil Moisture at Depth than Perennial Ryegrass - Geoff Millar
• Possible Bio-Control of Sifton bush (Cassinia arcuata) by scale insects - Malcolm Campbell, Peter Wykes
• Relative Tolerance of Yellow Serradella Cultivars to Al and Mn - Brendan Scott, Time Drew and David Michalk
• Research on Mycoherbicides for Control of Xanthium spp. - Bruce Auld, Cheryl McRae and Louise Morin
• Top Dressing Pastures with Selenium - Brett Riley