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Announcements, 02 Dec 2022
GRDC welcomes $320 million for world class ag centre in WA
GRDC has welcomed the Western Australian Government’s announcement of a new $320M world-class agricultural facility, which will house the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC) and Intergrain upon its completion in 2027.
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Announcements, 19 Oct 2022
New digital ag innovations to map soil constraints in 3D
A new research and development project is underway to develop products to help growers map their soil constraints in three dimensions across the paddock.
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Announcements, 17 Oct 2022
$9.3 million invested to reduce frost and heat impact on farm
The project, ‘Frost and Heat Management Analytics’, which was launched in partnership with Australia’s leading science agency, CSIRO, will use both existing data and new research to gain a more precise understanding of how heat and frost events impact crops and how to mitigate risk prior to and during a growing season.
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Announcements, 27 Sep 2022
GRDC commits $20M to build Australia’s research capacity
The GRDC has announced it will invest $20 million over the next three years into infrastructure that builds Australia’s long-term research capacity and supports the enduring profitability of the nation’s grain growers.
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Announcements, 22 Jul 2022
GRDC invests another $10M to bolster grains research in WA
GRDC will invest $10 million over three years in the newly formed Western Australian Agricultural Research Collaboration.
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Announcements, 21 Jul 2022
Andrew Russell new GRDC Southern Region Panel Chair
Rutherglen grain grower and company director Andrew Russell has been appointed the new Chair of the GRDC Southern Region Panel.
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Announcements, 21 Jul 2022
New GRDC Panel Chair for the northern region
Chinchilla grain grower Arthur Gearon will take over as the new GRDC Northern Region Panel Chair on September 1.
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Announcements, 19 Jul 2022
New farming systems project for WA grain growers
An innovative $20.4 million research project will give Western Australian grain growers in low and medium rainfall zones new insights into farming systems practices that increase profit, manage risk and consider greenhouse gas (GHG) emission options.
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Announcements, 16 Jun 2022
GRDC/NSW DPI research partnership delivers to growers
Since the Grains Agronomy and Pathology Partnership (GAPP) was officially formed in 2017 to drive innovation and build capacity and capability for the Australian grains industry it has received a total of $64.6 million investment from GRDC and NSW DPI.
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Announcements, 10 Jun 2022
GRDC’s support plants the seed for crop disease breakthroughs
A Curtin University research centre will continue to discover new ways to reduce the economic impact of crop disease for Australian growers, with a further five-year investment of $30 million by GRDC.