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Table of Contents from the 15th Conference Proceedings
11-13 JULY 2000 – Armidale NSW
“IDENTIFYING PROFIT DRIVERS”
Invited Papers
Wool crisis in the pasture wonderland – Andrew Burgess
Management strategies and attitudes to prosper in the new world of agriculture – John Chudleigh
Prime lamb production from improved pastures – Rod Blomfield
The “Triple P Program” – Charles de Fegely
Nothing stays the same – the only real constant in our lives is change – Nancy Snow
Fertophobia and beyond: an outsiders observations on current fertiliser practices on legume based pastures in NSW – Doug Edmeades
Climate and agriculture – a producer’s perspective – Hugh Price
Can graziers improve their management of climate risk? – Peter Hayman
Growing fine wool for our future – Tony Gall
Bald Blair Angus – Sam White
Profit with the Meat Standards Australia Grading Scheme – Dale Krowes
Contributed Papers
Potassium application affects leaf drop, common leaf spot disease and yield of lucerne – HS Grewal, R Williams
Selective control of St Johns Wort with Starane® in a native grass pasture – MH Campbell, HI Nicol
Subterranean clover and natural pastures boost cattle performance on the North West Slopes – BR McGufficke, I Long
A pasture health kit developed by the SGS North-West Slopes producer group and NSW Agriculture – L McCormick, GM Lodge
Towards a better understanding of changes in pasture species dynamics – GM Lodge
Rate of deterioration of silage after feeding – DF Stanley, PJ Holst
New temperate legumes for northern NSW – GJ Crocker, PD Moylan
A review of 700 soil samples collected in the Armidale district between 1989 and 1999 – C Edwards, MR Duncan
Effect of lime on pasture establishment and production in the Timor Area – CM Rose
Feeds laboratory – supporting pasture research with nutritive value analysis – AD Turner, JF Ayres
Grasslands NuSiral – a new white clover cultivar for dryand pastures – L Lane, JF Ayres. JR Caradus and PTP Clifford
Maintaining soil organic carbon and crop yield with a clover ley – MR Norton, CA Harris
Pasture Improvement for sustainability – Nowendoc Landcare Group
The effect of low rates of reactive phosphate rock or water soluble fertilisers on net returns from 2nd cross lamb production after 5 years – MJ Keys, B Clements and H Sinclair
Evaluation of tropical legumes in northern NSW – PD Moylan, GJ Crocker
Legume pastures – the profit drivers of ley farms in central-western NSW – EA Roesner
The role of shelterbelts in grazing systems in the New England Tablelands: impacts on earthworm composition and abundance – LA Lobry de Bruyn, AE Po
Fine tuning the timing of lambing in spring: is it profitable – K Behrendt, A Stefanski and EM Salmon