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Fallow paddocks help improve low-rainfall prospects

30 May 2025

Fallow is a crucial moisture management tool that helps boost wheat yields for low-rainfall growers Mark and John Flannagan, who farm in WA’s northern wheatbelt

Innovation

High-tech robotics and old-tech sheep lessen weeds and worries

08 May 2025

While new weed technologies have a place, sheep are also important in risk-proofing a property on the edge of arable...

Crops

Herbicide and acid tolerance key to WA lentil growth

30 Apr 2025

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has made a significant investment in research led by Mark Seymour, which aims to expand lentil cultivation into Western...

Weeds, Pests and Diseases Extreme weather challenges RLEM management
Grower Stories

Futureproofing weed management

31 Mar 2025

Data for future weed solutions is being collected by Terry Antonio and his SwarmBot

Innovation

The win is in the data

16 Mar 2025

WA grain grower Charles Caldwell used GRDC’s Hyper Yielding Crops initiative to produce an award-winning crop two years ago and is now keen to use the data produced to improve performance and margins on average paddocks.

Agronomy

Responsive practices drive sustainability

26 Feb 2025

Resilient farming businesses require holistic thinking, as the Pechs from the Great Southern region of Western Australia can attest to....

GRDC News

Western Seed of Light, Emerging Leader announced at GRDC Update

24 Feb 2025

An entomologist based in Western Australia’s great southern region and a research agronomist leading work exploring long coleoptile wheat are...

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