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The high rainfall zone (HRZ) of southern Australia has the potential to produce far higher grain yields for wheat and canola than are currently achieved. A key criteria for achieving high grain yields is for crops to have access to adequate nutrition. Information attained from growers and consultants in interviews leads to the conclusion that for a variety of reasons farmers are targeting yields of around 5 t ha (far less than their potential) and are applying a level of inputs commensurate with that yield target. Data collated in this report indicates that the key barrier limiting current nutrient application rates is growers and advisers lacking confidence that using higher application rates will result in an economic return on investment. This report identifies the gaps in current knowledge that limit the ability of growers and advisers in the HRZ to confidently predict the additional nutrient inputs required by crops and the associated economic risks.

This manual provides a comprehensive and modern basis for the use of plant analysis by primary producers and those interested in nutrient management in agriculture.

"Farm management decision making, based on the adoption of Best Practice strategies and techniques is well recognised as a highly complex science. Achieving optimum yielding and high quality crops requires the integration of multiple decisions, which might cover all or some of the following issues; rotation; crop and variety choice; weed, disease and pest monitoring and control; soil monitoring and moisture management and crop nutrition. To enhance the precision of farm management decisions, the Department of Primary Industries Victoria maintains an extensive range of information covering all aspects of crop management. Availability of this information has not always been straight forward, both within DPI and to the key farmer client base. It has therefore been an objective to have the majority of this information readily available from a single source. This CD-ROM achieves this objective by presenting a majority of DPI's latest crop data in a user friendly format."

The nineteenth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the considerable changes in agricultural practices which have taken place during the last six years. Particular emphasis has been placed on animal welfare, the environment, organic agriculture and the changes in the European Union Common Agricultural Policy. The text is divided into four parts: farm management, crop production, animal production and farm equipment.