Research is continuing into finding spray drift reduction techniques.
Calls to test water quality before using it for application of herbicides and pesticides.
Phosphorus fertiliser is one of the most important and often limiting nutrients in agricultural production. A new project is testing the potential to improve crop...
Growers with sandy soils could improve the ability of legume crops to fix nitrogen by addressing some factors unique to their soil type. Good nodulation...
Making decisions about crop varieties is now easier with new NVT data available
The 2020 South Australian Crop Sowing Guide is now available to support growers with their variety choices.
Researchers are starting to unlock the secrets of how frost-tolerant wheat varieties cope with the cold, with the identification of a biochemical pathway unique to...
Results from trials across southern and Western Australia have reassured growers that farm input decisions have little impact on the susceptibility of wheat crops to...
@Harvestloss is an exciting twitter platform that has been guiding growers in their quest to reduce grain losses at harvest time.
A 20-year paddock survey has highlighted the changing weed management practices of growers in WA’s northern agricultural region.
The transition to narrower crop row spacings has led to higher yield potential, reduced in-crop weed pressure and increased plant biomass on Richard Konzag's property...
New southern research findings have highlighted the grain and hay yield losses caused by a common, yet previously little-known, oat cropping disease – Red leather...
With maize, fall armyworm’s preferred food source, being harvested, many are now wondering – what will this invasive pest target next?
Modifying headers to include air assist can reduce chickpea harvest losses by up to 90kg/ha in low-yielding seasons
Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative scientists have identified one of the genes that enables annual ryegrass to detoxify and become resistant to different herbicides
Recent research is investigating whether annual ryegrass as a weed is adapting to Australia's climatic conditions and becoming more productive in the warmer months.
Allowing the importation of a biological control will form as part of research into fall armyworm control options.
A new predictive tool for Russian wheat aphid (RWA) management aims to help Australian growers avoid yield losses and unnecessary expenditure on control costs. The...
Crop disease expert issues reminder to lower disease risk
A leading plant pathologist is urging chickpea growers to assess the risk of Ascochyta blight in paddocks and seed before sowing their 2021 crops
Trade implications could be felt as grains markets move to develop chemical regulations.
Consultant Mark Congreve spoke about the future of chemical use at summer grains event.
Large numbers of Queensland crops were surveyed and diseases processed in 2019-20, despite travel restrictions caused by the global pandemic. The 2019-20 survey included wheat,...
Growers should be aware of how confirmation bias could be associated with their selection of brands, breeds and farming practices such as biosecurity. This means...
Seed testing recommended to ensure quality and vigour if rain is experienced during harvest.
As more grain is stored on-farm, it is essential that it is managed correctly so that the quality does not deteriorate. Storing grain on-farm successfully...
Being able to grow a good pulse crop is only part of the story: understanding the market, growing what buyers want and proper handling of...
A five-year breeding program has been launched, boosting breeding capacity in traditional areas while expanding chickpeas’ geographic reach
Growers should check new guidelines to support their decision making and minimise losses from poor windrow timing.
Research demonstrates early-sown canola produces efficient roots to help boost yields.
Trial shows mixed farmers could gain.
Northern region growers are contemplating late sowing options for sorghum.
Pre-breeders have developed advanced wheat lines with tolerance to some of the physical and chemical stresses found in areas with alkaline and dispersive subsoils
The Wheat Quality Australia variety master list for 2020 has been released. Nine newly classified wheat varieties – four feed and five milling varieties –...
Severe wind events in the Western Australian grainbelt in 2020, especially in May, demonstrated that wind erosion after summer/autumn soil amelioration is a serious problem....
Long-term fixes to non-wetting soils, such as inverting, mixing and claying by ploughing, spading, delving and clay spreading, are expensive and unlikely to be implemented...
A step change in barley’s yield potential in both favourable and drought-affected seasons is being masterminded by South Australian researchers through an ingenious use of...
A decade of innovation in analytical technology applied to wheat breeding has helped lift yields and resilience in the face of drought and heat stress
The Update will cover the science of storing carbon in WA grainbelt soils, the obligation to store carbon for either 25 or 100 years, and...
The updates will feature topics selected by local planning committees, offering growers and advisers regionally relevant information designed to improve profitability.
In a bid to respond to climate change and close the yield gap, growers and researchers across the northern region are exploring the benefits and...
Geneticists seek to breed new grain varieties to help manage climate change.
An on-the-job training initiative is helping to upskill early career scientists in grains research
South Australian mixed farmer Josh McIntosh is GRDC’s 2021 Nuffield Scholar
The western region Grower Network groups met to discuss and prioritise constraints and opportunities for the five port zone areas.
Grain growers in the southern cropping region are invited to provide GRDC with ideas to advance their industry.
Western Australian grain growers are encouraged to register early for the upcoming Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Farm Business Updates at Esperance, Goomalling and...
NSW grain grower Roy Hamilton is urging his industry colleagues to take extra care with workplace health and safety this harvest.
Local croppers deliver quality grain to global markets despite facing climatic extremes.
