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Events, 03 Sep 2024
Popular harvester set-up workshops coming to SA, Victoria
A series of harvester workshops will roll-out across the South Australian and Victorian grainbelts in September to bring together harvester specialists, industry experts and researchers to give grain growers the latest advice ahead of this season’s harvest.
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Events, 30 Aug 2024
Great southern region on the agenda for GRDC spring panel tour
GRDC’s regional panels play a critical advisory and strategic role in informing GRDC investments in research, development and extension (RD&E) to create enduring profitability for grain growers.
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Events, 27 Aug 2024
Seeking the optimal harvester set up? Workshops head north to provide the latest advice
GRDC Harvester Set-up Workshops are planned across four dates and locations, hosted by FarmLink Research in collaboration with local growers and grower groups.
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Events, 16 Aug 2024
Workshops to maximise grower profitability with optimal harvester set up
A series of harvester workshops scheduled across the WA grainbelt in September will bring together harvester specialists, industry experts and researchers to give grain growers the latest advice ahead of this season’s harvest.
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Events, 13 Aug 2024
GRDC and NSW DPIRD host grower breakfast with seasonal focus at AgQuip
Updated, practical information for grain growers and their advisers including diseases risks ahead of harvest, the latest in soil improvement technology and a look at 50 years of chickpea breeding will be on the program for the annual grower breakfast at AgQuip field days in Gunnedah on August 21.
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Events, 26 Jul 2024
Hands-on with the latest farm machinery innovations
Western Australian grain growers and advisers will have the opportunity to get hands-on with the latest agricultural machinery innovations at an upcoming Live Machinery Demonstration Day in North Cunderdin on August 15.Hosted by the Western Australian No-Till Farming Association (WANTFA), the event is an investment of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and will focus on variable rate technology (VRT) as well as new machinery options available to growers.
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Events, 16 Jul 2024
WeedSmart Week 2024 brings insights and innovations to EP
WeedSmart, the industry-led initiative to enhance on-farm weed control and manage herbicide resistance issues in Australian cropping, will hold its 11th annual ‘WeedSmart Week’ event at Port Lincoln, South Australia on July 29 and 30 2024.WeedSmart Week brings together local and interstate growers, agronomists and industry experts to learn and discuss effective weed control strategies, technologies and herbicide resistance issues.The event is presented annually in partnership with platinum partner the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), along with other sponsors that include major life science companies, spray technology and machinery dealers, state agriculture departments and university researchers.
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Events, 09 Jul 2024
Tasmanian grain growers to help shape research investment
Grain growers in Tasmania’s Hagley and Launceston regions are invited to help direct how their levies should be invested in research, development and extension (RD&E) at a grower forum to be held in July. GRDC will hold a National Grower Network (NGN) forum in Prospect Vale (Tasmania) on Tuesday 23 July 2024, with growers, researchers, advisers, agronomists and industry representatives encouraged to attend.
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Events, 05 Jul 2024
AEGIC eLearning to strengthen the Indonesia market
AEGIC’s new eLearning training program is helping to foster closer connections with flour mills in Indonesia. Developed by AEGIC, in partnership with Grains Australia (a GRDC initiative) and IA-CEPA ECP Katalis, the online training is designed to upskill workers and improve efficiency in Indonesia’s rapidly growing flour milling industry.
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Events, 28 Jun 2024
Join the Conversation: GRDC forums seek grower insight
Grain growers in northeast New South Wales and southern Queensland are encouraged to participate in the upcoming National Grower Network (NGN) forums hosted by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). The forums, starting in Spring Ridge on July 2, will proceed to Bellata and Moree on July 3, and Thallon on July 4. Led by GRDC grower relations managers Bob Ford, Sally Dickinson, and Bec Raymond, along with crop protection manager Michael Thompson, these events are crucial for growers, advisers, and industry professionals to share insights, raise local issues, and contribute ideas directly to GRDC. The forums are designed to ensure that GRDC's research, development, and extension (RD&E) initiatives align with the real-world challenges faced by the grain-growing community. Additionally, the events provide attendees with updates on the latest research investments and new technologies available for adoption.