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Producing Quality Oat Hay The market for oat hay, whether for export or domestic use is driven by quality.
Acknowledgements Authors Pamela Zwer, SARDI, National Oat Breeding Program Mick Faulkner, Agrilink Agricultural Consultants Pty Ltd Editor Emma Leonard, AgriKnowHow Contributors John Black, CSIRO Robert Di Cristoforo, ARRB Group, formerly Roaduser Systems Pty Ltd Pat Guerin, Gilmac Sue Hoppo, SARDI, National Oat Breeding Program San Jolly, Applied Ruminant Nutrition Peter McCormack, SARDI Alan McKay, SARDI Frank Mickan, Victorian Department of Primary Industries Colin Peace, Australian Fodder Industry Association Barrie Purser, BSC Nominees Lyall Schultz, hay grower, Australian Field crop Association, AEXCO committee Gavin Schuster, hay grower Murray Smith, Balco Australia Graham Thomson, hay grower Hugh Wallwork, SARDI Charlie Williams, hay grower, AFIA The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of Pat Guerin, Gilmac in the development of the research program that underpins the new information presented in this publication. Design and layout Lightening Designs 2 PRODUCING QUALITY OAT HAY © 2006 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation All rights reserved Publication Number is 06/002 ISBN 74151 277 8 ISSN 1440-6845 Disclaimer The information contained in this publication is intended for general use to assist public knowledge and discussion and to help improve the development of sustainable industries. The information should not be relied upon for the purpose of a particular matter. Specialist and/or appropriate legal advice should be obtained before any action or decision is taken on the basis of any material in this document. The Commonwealth of Australia, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, the authors or contributors do not assume liability of any kind whatsoever resulting from any person's use or reliance upon the content of this document. This publication is copyright. However, RIRDC encourages wide dissemination of its research, providing the Corporation is clearly acknowledged. For any other enquiries concerning reproduction, contact the Publications Manager on phone 02 6272 3186. Published in July 2006 Printed by Union Offset Printers, Canberra
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Page 5 and 6: The oat hay year planner Between cr
Page 7 and 8: Zadoks Stage Growth Code Activity C
Page 10 and 11: Foreword Growing Oat Hay was first
Page 12 and 13: Chapter 1 Why grow oat hay? Growing
Page 14 and 15: Table 1.1 Gross margin in dollars p
Page 16 and 17: Chapter 2 Is oat hay a viable choic
Page 18 and 19: Chapter 3 What the market wants? Do
Page 20 and 21: Hay for export Over the past five y
Page 22 and 23: Figure 3.5 Overview of the Australi
Page 24 and 25: Objective measurement and chemical
Page 26 and 27: Chapter 4 Disease of oats A wide ra
Page 28 and 29: Leaf and stem diseases - fungi Stem
Page 30 and 31: Septoria Leaf Blotch, Septoria aven
Page 32 and 33: Leaf and stem diseases - bacteria F
Page 34 and 35: Root Diseases - nematodes Nematodes
Page 36 and 37: Root Lesion Nematode, Pratylenchus
Page 38 and 39: Take-all, Gaeumannomyces graminis v
Page 40 and 41: Chapter 5 Variety selection for hay
Page 42 and 43: Swan Swan is a tall mid season vari
Page 44 and 45: Seed purchased for sowing to produc
Page 46: Table 5.4a Agronomic and hay qualit
Page 49 and 50: Herbicide residues Some herbicide r
Page 51 and 52: Higher plant populations produce hi
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Figure 6.1a Sown round and round -
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oadcast or deep banded at seeding.
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Weed control Impact on hay quality
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Image 6.8 Pre seeding weed control
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Insect control Oat hay crops are da
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62 PRODUCING QUALITY OAT HAY Figure
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Ripe grain in hay is undesirable to
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Plants leaning at different angles
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Curing For every one tonne of hay b
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Figure 7.4 The impact of rainfall a
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Image 7.7 The windrow before (L) an
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Testing moisture content A moisture
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Handling can be easier if the bale
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Chapter 8 Storage and transport Hay
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Time line Spontaneous fires in stac
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side of the vehicle to the other, w
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