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Delivering Impact, 24 Sep 2024Machine learning heralds a new era of functional soil mapping
The mapping pf soil constraints and plant-available water capacity has benefited significantly from consecutive GRDC investments in the development and deployment of machine-learning models
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Delivering Impact, 10 Sep 2024Improving chickpea pathogen resistance
A push to improve chickpea resistance to a key yield-limiting root disease has delivered both improved genetic resistance into the breeding gene pool and improved breeding technology to pulse breeders
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Delivering Impact, 09 Sep 2024Australian Grains Genebank delivers major earnings
A large investment in the genetic resources that underpin the grains industry has proven that significant benefits are possible to growers from a better-resourced genebank, with the investment producing an internal rate of return of 13 per cent
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Delivering Impact, 11 Jun 2024Project targets chickpea expansion into acid soils
Since acid sensitivity prevents chickpea cultivation on large swathes of grain growing regions, a project that screened for acid-tolerant germplasm and rhizobia will deliver substantial benefits to growers when chickpea varieties with acid soil tolerance are released
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Industry Insights, 05 Jun 2024The nitrogen rate decision problem
Innovative approaches to the way nitrogen application rates are determined could deliver substantial benefits to grain growers as research work enters the commercialisation phase
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Delivering Impact, 04 Mar 2024Dryland pasture systems innovation for mixed farms
A suite of projects that identified a new generation of legume pasture species that are better adapted to dryland mixed farming systems has returned substantial benefits on investment
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Delivering Impact, 01 Mar 2024Assessment of climate forecast reliability
An assessment of the utility of seasonal climate forecasts to grain growers identified the need for improvement in overall forecast performance
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Delivering Impact, 26 Feb 2024Minimising the yield impacts of soil constraints
Yield gains were achieved in soil amelioration trails that tested newly develop 3D soil mapping technology that is underscored by machine learning algorithms that understand yield responses to soil constraints
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Delivering Impact, 20 Feb 2024Pulse productivity gains
New analytical methods and infrastructure have been developed in Victoria to identify traits and agronomic combinations that can improve pulse crop productivity and profitability
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Delivering Impact, 23 Oct 2023Expanded market options for better sorghum
A sorghum breeding program to improve grain quality alongside a project to explore end-uses for sorghum in food and beverage supply chains has resulted in a net benefit for growers
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GRDC News
GRDC News
Avoid complacency with FAW resistance
FAW, a serious pest of cereals and pulses, was discovered in Australia in February 2020...
New research shows wheat falling number may improve after storage
The research explored the possibility of falling number test results improving due to grain being...
The next generation is different
GRDC investment is supporting students who are being trained for careers across the grains industry...
Cold, wet conditions an eye-opener for travelling grains scholar
GRDC-supported student Grace Moloney is finding cropping systems in the UK, where she is on...
Western grower input sought at GRDC summer forums
Western Australian grain growers are invited to share their on-farm challenges with GRDC National Grower...
GRDC wants to hear from SA's Mid North grain growers
GRDC National Grower Network (NGN) forums will be held at Burra, Freeling and Owen. Local...
Machine learning heralds a new era of functional soil mapping
The mapping pf soil constraints and plant-available water capacity has benefited significantly from consecutive GRDC...
Improving chickpea pathogen resistance
A push to improve chickpea resistance to a key yield-limiting root disease has delivered both...
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Agronomy
Agronomy
Celebrating 20 years of GRDC’s National Variety Trials
Established by GRDC in 2005, NVT has evolved into the largest coordinated variety trial network...
NVT – performance test-driving our future
Since its inception in 2005, the National Variety Trials (NVT) program has guided grain growers...
Precision tillage puts lime where needed
Accurate deep tillage, lime incorporation and trace elements have added resilience to a NSW family...
Partnership puts a measure on GHG emissions
A whole-of-supply-chain partnership is giving growers the know-how to reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emissions and...
Frost research set to target ear architecture
After many years of hearing stories about wheat varieties with different-shaped ears being more tolerant...
Cell membranes key to promising frost approach
The ability of plant cell membranes to flex instead of breaking or bursting at low...
Managing waterlogging is a long road travelled
Working with South Coast NRM on a GRDC-supported National Grower Network project, the Marold family...
The continuing quest for a long-term waterlogging solution
Waterlogging is a risk cropping in the high-rainfall Esperance region in Western Australia. To manage...
World-first solution to combat spray drift saves growers time, money
The Weather and Networked Data (WAND) system, a pioneering Australian-developed weather data technology, has been...
Waving a WAND to boost spraying certainty
The Weather and Networked Data (WAND) system allows growers to plan their spraying operations with...
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Grower stories
Grower stories
Managed challenges helps season 2024 to a solid finish
Grain growers from across Australia report on how the season is progressing as they gear...
Healthy-looking crops point to a promising harvest
Growers across Australia report on how the season is shaping up in this fourth instalment...
Lessons aplenty in levelling
The benefits of levelling melon holes were discussed when the Yarrie Lake Landcare Group travelled...
Opportunity knocks for mungbeans this season
Mungbeans have been exceptional this season for south-eastern Queensland growers Peter and Kylie Bach, with...
Growing the scope of oats
The scope for oats is growing not only with developing health-conscious markets but also in...
‘Legume leader’ set to share 40 years of lupin experience
The concept of crop champions is an extension and development tool that has delivered over...
Winter canola proves profitable at Weatherboard
Ben Findlay’s farm near Weatherboard, Victoria, utilises ungrazed winter canola, specifically the hybrid RGT Nizza...
Growers networking to master faba beans
Faba bean growers are tapping the experience of researchers, agronomists and fellow growers to improve...
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Weeds, pests and diseases
Weeds, pests and diseases
Feathertop Rhodes grass marches south
Southern grain growers are advised to adopt a zero-tolerance strategy against feathertop Rhodes grass. Previously...
Continuous cropping raises the bar for smart weed control
Lower Eyre Peninsula grain grower Jordan Wilksch uses the WeedSmart Big 6 practical strategies, such...
The pest control balancing act
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to sustainable pest management throughout the crop growing season is now...
Slugs ‘weighed in’ to optimise management
GRDC research investment into black keeled slugs and grey field slugs will create a new...
Early detections point to challenging year for stripe rust if favourable weather conditions persist
Australian wheat producers face significant challenges from stripe rust every season. Detections of stripe rust...
Wet springs require proactive Sclerotinia management
In wet spring conditions, western Victorian growers cannot be complacent about managing Sclerotinia in canola
Do not let this stink bug hitch a ride
Not present in Australia, the Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), (Halyomorpha halys), poses a significant...
Farm biosecurity needs vigilance
Taking steps to understand, prevent, and deal with pests, weeds and diseases is crucial for...
Grains industry scores A-plus for chemical residue compliance
Australia’s grains industry has a 99.2 per cent compliance rate with national maximum residue limits...
EU changes residue limit for haloxyfop on canola
The EU has announced it intends to reduce the MRL for haloxyfop on canola from...
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Crops
Crops
Cereal frontiers targeted in lower rainfall areas
New research is set to push the limits of water productivity and cereal yield potential...
Photosynthesis the key to new heat-tolerant crops
The ability to mass screen wheat for differences in photosynthesis efficiency at high temperatures is...
National initiative to enhance N fixation in pulses
The National Nitrogen Fixation Project will develop superior nitrogen-fixing bacteria (rhizobia) strains for chickpea and...
A new framework for chickpea heat tolerance
Chickpea is Australia’s most significant pulse crop but faces considerable challenges for future expansion. High...
Understanding canola establishment to optimise yields
Establishment of any crop is foundational to its performance and, ultimately, its yield. A major...
Enquiring attitude opens opportunities
Have-a-go attitude is surprising Chloe Rout in the avenues and opportunities it can open for...
Decline in wholegrain bread
Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend that Australian adults eat six servings of grains daily, preferably as...
Research makes strong case for early sown sorghum in the north
Dryland cropping research could see some growers continue to push the boundaries of the traditional...
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Innovation
Innovation
The future is here – automated drone docks coming to a farm near you
A new kind of drone operator licence called BVLOS – Beyond Visual Line of Sight...
PA and wi-fi tractors leave little to chance
After a few people in the Grenfell district started using the firm Precision Ag to...
The quest for sorghum that will not buckle under pressure
Improved lodging resistance in sorghum is crucial for increasing crop yield potential. The Grains Research...
First GM food crop listed
A canola variety modified to tolerate the herbicide glyphosate has been placed on the Office...
Grains steps up preparations for GHG monitoring
With the grains industry, like agriculture more broadly, facing increasing pressure to know its carbon...
Fostering high-impact innovation in heat tolerance
GRDC has long maintained an extensive investment portfolio looking to improve the heat tolerance of...
That’s a wrap!
This is the final GroundCover article for 2024 and inside we offer a sneak peek...
Chasing the secrets to Kiwis’ high grain yields
New Zealand growers are achieving up to double the cereal yields as some Australian growers...
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Farm business
Farm business
RiskWi$e headed west to talk through results and goals
The RiskWi$e team travelled to Western Australia in July, bringing together grower groups and researchers...
From desktop planning to paddock action
An interactive web application that allows growers to virtually test and optimise operational plans is...
Ten tips to reduce the risk of harvester fires this season
Recent GRDC Harvester Set-up Workshops run across Australia’s grain growing regions have highlighted the importance...
Selecting grain protectants this harvest
GRDC's latest cereal protectants offer enhanced pest management. Key for growers: rotating Spinosad, Deltamethrin, Fenitrothion,...
Give grain storage a pre-harvest health check
GRDC Grain Storage Extension team project lead Chris Warrick said the biggest challenge of storing...
Pest resistance raising the knowledge bar for stored grain
Ongoing research highlights the growing challenge of managing stored grain pests due to increasing insect...