The presentation hereunder is a collation of views of consultants from the Darling Downs and the St George regions. The following points will be considered: (a) Are research needs being addressed by researchers? (b) If so , is research information being passed on to growers by consultants? (c) If not , is the information being passed back to researchers by consultants? (d) Thoughts on how to reduce the research gap - what gaps exist now.