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  • NVT – independent and data rich
    National Variety Trials, 14 Jan 2025
    NVT – independent and data rich

    Prominent plant breeder and former GRDC managing director Dr Steve Jefferies reflects on the value of the NVT to breeding companies and growers.

  • Celebrating 20 years of GRDC’s National Variety Trials
    National Variety Trials, 13 Jan 2025
    Celebrating 20 years of GRDC’s National Variety Trials

    Established by GRDC in 2005, NVT has evolved into the largest coordinated variety trial network in the world.  

  • Confidence in comparisons expands beyond yield data
    National Variety Trials, 13 Jan 2025
    Confidence in comparisons expands beyond yield data

    More than two decades of trials have provided the tools needed to compare commercial varieties using independent and locally relevant performance information

  • Growers the guiding hands to NVT success
    National Variety Trials, 08 Jan 2025
    Growers the guiding hands to NVT success

    The work of service providers is audited each year to ensure the NVT program sustains high-quality outputs

  • Experienced insider motivated by data sharing
    National Variety Trials, 07 Jan 2025
    Experienced insider motivated by data sharing

    A background in farming and an agricultural science degree have equipped Neale Sutton for a long-term career with GRDC’s National Variety Trials

  • NVT – performance test-driving our future
    National Variety Trials, 06 Jan 2025
    NVT – performance test-driving our future

    Since its inception in 2005, the National Variety Trials (NVT) program has guided grain growers and advisers with consistent, timely and accurate information on commercial varieties.

  • Faba bean data reduces canola area
    National Variety Trials, 11 Dec 2024
    Faba bean data reduces canola area

    Long-term farming systems trial results and the outcomes of a benchmarking study have given Paul Tognetti the confidence to try faba beans

  • NVT data assists crop and variety decisions
    National, 01 Oct 2024
    NVT data assists crop and variety decisions

    For almost two decades, National Variety Trials have been taking place across the country, providing invaluable data to assist crop and variety choices. Growers and agronomists, Mick Brosnan, Jeff Muirhead, Chris Seimer, Andrew McLean, discuss the benefits.

  • Latest variety information on-hand for growers through NVT Harvest Reports
    National Variety Trials, 05 Apr 2024
    Latest variety information on-hand for growers through NVT Harvest Reports

    The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has released its National Variety Trials (NVT) Harvest Reports for 2023, offering growers and advisers across Australia a comprehensive resource to inform their grain variety selections. These reports, accessible on the NVT website, compile yield, disease resistance or susceptibility, and grain quality data from the last five years of NVT trials nationwide. This wealth of information enables growers to evaluate the performance of different grain varieties under varying seasonal conditions and make informed decisions tailored to their specific needs. Laurie Fitzgerald, GRDC's NVT regional manager – north, emphasizes that these reports are vital for maintaining competitiveness and profitability by facilitating the swift adoption of new and superior varieties. By providing accurate, independent, and timely data, the NVT Harvest Reports are indispensable for growers aiming to optimize their farming systems and adapt to local climate variations with the most promising varieties available.

  • 2024 Grain Sowing Guide for Queenslanders
    National Variety Trials, 16 Nov 2023
    2024 Grain Sowing Guide for Queenslanders

    Queensland grain growers have an opportunity to fine-tune varietal selection ahead of next year’s planting with the release of the 2024 Queensland Winter Crop Sowing Guide.

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