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Table of Contents from the 9th Conference Proceedings
13-14 JULY 1994 – Queanbeyan NSW
“PUTTING THE FARM UNDER THE MICROSCOPE”
Invited Papers
Management effects on soil biota – Kathleen King
Litter as a factor affecting the balance between grass, clover and weeds – John Leigh, Dorothy Halsall
Adapting pastures and crops to changing times – Tablelands – Graham Brown, Annette Brown
Adapting pastures and crops to changing times – Slopes – Owen Whitaker
Have we problem soils or problem plants? – Brendan Scott
Mineral interactions between plants and animals – Ivan Caple
The role of silage in more intensive grazing systems – Alan Kaiser
Better pasture utilisation to produce quality beef – John Nixon
Better pasture utilisation to produce quality lamb – Robert Worner
Beneficial use of waste materials – Peter Simpson
Phosphate options for higher rainfall pastures – Peter Sale
Productive and profitable grazing systems in western Victoria – Geoffrey Saul
Putting it all together – A productive perennial pasture system – Charles de Fegely
Grazing management – The animal factor – Cameron Allan
Yorkshire fog – Friend or foe: A farmer’s perspective – Robert Lance
Whole farm management – A profitable weed control system – Denis Manion
Better utilisation of poor quality feed – Graham Rumph, Therese Rumph
Contributed Papers and Posters
Control of St John’s wort in large paddocks on hill country – Richard Arnott, Malcolm Campbell
New herbicides for the control of St John’s wort – Ross Watson, Malcolm Campbell
Scotch thistle (Onopordum spp.) survey – Harden district – Peter Holst, Cameron Allan and David Stanley
An evaluation of Prime Pastures I – Darren Bayley, John Fairly, Rowan Anderson, Rod Grant, Frank Kelleher and Alan Andrews
Prime Pasture Program II – Making perennial pasture permanent – Mike Keys, John O’Connor
The Northern Tablelands feed-year – JF Ayres, RD FitzGerald, MJ McFee and AD Turner
Seedling vigour of perennial grass cultivars – RD FitzGerald
White clover ecotype collection from a summer rainfall environment – LA Lane, JF Ayres and JV Lovett
Genotypic variation of stolon attributes in white clover cultivars – MZZ Jahufer, LA Lane and JF Ayres
Should we select cultivars to suit management? – WJ Fulkerson, K Slack
Production and quality of Caucasian and white clover pastures on the Monaro – Jim Virgona, Brian Dear
Effects of fertiliser on pasture protein levels – Graham Crocker
Lime application to non-arable farms – Rob Cumming
Grazing management for sustainable pastures on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales – CA Harris, RD FitzGerald and JF Ayres
Managing the persistence of perennial grasses through drought – J Scott, G Rapp and S Boschma
Understanding nutrient and water dynamics under perennial and annual pastures – J Scott, K King, Chen Wen and A White
A simple explanation of time control grazing – Garry Cook
Seasonal changes in pasture botanical composition – Col Langford, Peter Simpson
Preliminary findings from a survey of agronomic practices on thoroughbred horse studs – SC Aston, GM Gurr, ER Hunt, CG Morrison, WM Wheatley and RA Woodward
The role of biosolids in agriculture – Leonie Huxedurp, Angus Seberry
Evaluation of sewage sludge for use in extensive sheep production – Some preliminary results – DL Michalk, I Bamforth, C Hird, PC Simpson, C Langford and GJ Osborne
Travel Grant report
New Zealand Grassland Association Conference 1993 – Alan Andrews