Identified Issues - High Rainfall Zone RCSN

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Please note - not all issues have yet been defined - last updated August 2017.

August 2017

Rank No.	Title
1	Identify and develop high value grain crops to complement existing common crops.
2	Improved assessment tools (site specific and spatially referenced) to better inform tactical N management decisions.
2	Enhanced accuracy of N management decisions.
4	Poor harvester efficiency (including grain loss) is impacting on profitability.
5	Improved management packages for multi-herbicide resistant annual ryegrass.
6	Determine practices (rotations) to reduce the high input costs required to grow high yield wheat.
7	Methods to reduce reliance on foliar and in furrow fungicides.
8	Disease management package for sclerotinia, blackleg and powdery mildew in canola.
8	Develop harvest and weed seed management techniques to deal with late germinating annual ryegrass.
8	Develop new (non-genetically modified) canola varieties.
11	More accurate weather forecasts.
11	Accelerated development of waterlogging tolerant barley.
13	Improved establishment of canola.
14	Determine how optical sensors can be used profitably to inform decision-making.
14	Extracting greater 'value' from spatially referenced data which is already being collected.
14	Knowledge and application of economic analysis to make decisions around inputs, capital and scale.
14	Enable quicker access to long season, Northern Hemisphere varieties with superior leaf resistance.
18	Increasing labour demands with cropping systems.
19	Improved grain marketing through expanded or differentiated markets (faba beans, cereals) and greater grower marketing skills advice to get a better price.
20	Improving phone/internet services/speeds in rural areas to enable access to services.
21	Optimise fertiliser use by applying the 4Rs (right source, rate, time and place) at a regional level.
21	Maintain and enhance research and advisory capacity so growers can access independent advice.
21	Managing farmer health.
21	Identify the reasons for inconsistent nodulation (and subsequent yield loss) in faba and broad beans.
21	Determine if cover crops have a profitable impact on soil health.
26	Determine sustainable and profitable management strategies of high volume stubbles.
27	Determine practices to alleviate chronic and acute waterlogging.
27	Improving soil water holding capacity (WHC).
27	Loss of chemicals and the need for greater grower advocacy around the retention of various herbicides and pesticides.
30	Develop a faba bean and broad bean agronomy package.
30	Develop appropriate recovery strategies (mainly nitrogen application) for waterlogged crops.
30	Identify the species, varieties and agronomy to grow a profitable summer crop.
33	Gaining faster access to pesticides used in Europe and the US.
33	Agronomy and varieties to increase energy in grain (for domestic feeds).
35	Manage sub-soil (5-15cm) acidity on land with good surface lime application history.
36	Approaches to improve poor water use efficiency (WUE) - hyper yields, 3 crops in 2 years.
37	Early prediction of disease outbreaks in pulse to inform fungicide management decisions.
38	Develop practices to reduce electricity costs in irrigation.
39	Lack of grower attendance at local events.
40	Quantify the impact of powdery mildew on canola yields in the lower South East, Tasmania and Gippsland.
41	Identify a 'pillar crop' to build a sustainable and profitable farming rotation.
42	The pros and cons of disc seeder versus tyne seeders.
43	Enhanced spray application (wet or bulky).
44	Potential to use plant growth regulators (PGRs) for crop management (canopy & grain quality).
45	Development of genetically modified (GM) crops for yield and enhanced management options.
46	Register existing chemicals for use with shielded sprayers.
47	Method to calculate nitrogen loss when soils are above field capacity.
48	Understanding how climate change will affect the incidence of waterlogging.
49	Managing drainage beyond the farm gate.