Australian Rural Leadership Program Course 31 is about to open
See how GRDC supports a Kangaroo Island agronomist to grow leadership skills from the Course 30 applications Kangaroo Island agronomist and grain grower Jenny Stanton was selected as the Grains Research and Development Corporation-supported scholar for the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP) Course 30. GRDC invests in research, development and extension on behalf of Australian […]
Growers make planting decisions based on the latest seed variety performances
Harvest yields from the previous season trials give growers a clue to the best seed varieties for their local growing zone Growers and advisers across the main growing regions can now access the latest independent varietal information with the release of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) National Variety Trials (NVT) Harvest Reports from […]
Seed of Light award won by well versed Wheat geneticist
This prized award in the grain industry is much sought after and has been won this year by an avid communicator that speaks a language growers understand One of Australia’s leading research geneticists in wheat breeding, Dr Greg Rebetzke, is this year’s recipient of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) 2023 western region Seed […]
Wheat variety bred to withstand more extreme heat expected soon
How this GRDC backed breeding program is being set up to add more resilience to the heat tolerance of wheat A hot finish on a bumper crop can have devastating effects for grain growers across Australia, with heat stress estimated to cost the grains industry $37 million annually in wheat alone. To respond to this, […]
Research into Frost and heat impact on cropping gains a $9.3 million grant
It is estimated grain growers are losing more than $500 million annually in wheat yields ravaged by frost and heat A 9.3 million co-investment supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), will work to determine the definitive impacts of frost and heat risk on grains crops and develop tangible, commercial products that growers […]
Lupin research project finding released with growers expected to benefit
Results from a two-year project to help lupin growers maximise establishment, yields and grain quality and reduce incidence of split seed has been released The information Lupin growers have been anticipating to improve yields comes from the results of this is three year study, now available in a podcast and video from the Grains Research and Development Corporation […]
Harvest losses up to $300 million in value could have been saved last season
Latest GRDC and GGA research finds there is an opportunity to reclaim $300M in grain lost at harvest Research measuring the scale of grain and profit lost during harvest has found Western Australian growers have an opportunity to prevent harvest losses which were estimated at $300 million in 2021. Findings from the 12-month Grains Research […]