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Table of Contents from the 17th Conference Proceedings
31 JULY-1 AUGUST 2002 – Forbes NSW
“PASTURES WITH PURPOSE”
Invited Papers
The value of pastures to mixed farming enterprises – Mark Gardner
Lambs or wool for Central West New South Wales – John Nadin
Managing pastures to manage weeds – Barney Milne
Opportunities in pasture seed production – Pat Farrelly
High Density Legumes – where do they fit? – Peter Gordon, Kirrilly Condon
Making native pastures pay – John Betts
Pastures to increase nitrogen in crop rotations – Jim Watson
Pastures for low rainfall cropping systems – John Francis
Pastures for prime lambs – Chris Blunt
Pastures for beef production – Geoff Lindon
New opportunities by value-adding wool – Kate Sevier
Poster Papers
Botanical changes in a grazed native grassland with ‘sub and super’ – TP Bolger, DL Garden and BM Reid
Extension activities improve producer awareness of soil health – C Edwards, M Duncan
Patience key to summer grass pasture success – RD Freebairn
The role of pasture improvement in profitable farm businesses in central west New South Wales – K Hertel, M Gardner
Lime – an important factor in farm business profit in central west New South Wales– K Hertel, M Gardner
Effect of surface applied lime on establishment and persistence of perennial pastures – M Keys, B Schumann
Managing grassy native vegetation for conservation on the Northern Tablelands of NSW – J Reseigh, C Nadolny
Water couch – productive quality grass for acid sulphate soil remediation! – C Rose, R Yerbury and S Henderson
Contributed Papers
Persistence of phalaris-legume mixtures on the North West Slopes, NSW – SP Boschma
Seasonal variation in long term estimates of soil water balance predicted by the SGS Pasture Model for a native pasture in northern New South Wales – GM Lodge, SR Murphy and IR Johnson
Can graziers assess sustainable and productive pastures? – GM Lodge, LH McCormick and SR Murphy
Root depths of sown and native pastures on the North-West Slopes of New South Wales – GM Lodge, SR Murphy