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  • Window opened on grains industry careers
    Industry Insights, 14 Jun 2025
    Window opened on grains industry careers

    Five early to mid-career professionals opened a window on their work at the 2025 GRDC Grains Research Update in Perth to showcase the diversity of grains industry careers on offer.

  • GM wheat momentum builds
    Industry Insights, 13 Jun 2025
    GM wheat momentum builds

    As GM wheat field trials begin in the UK, Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates are asking for ambitious, exploratory and groundbreaking technologies to be explored further to avert a looming hunger catastrophe

  • Money, data and decisions
    Industry Insights, 12 Jun 2025
    Money, data and decisions

    Trillions of dollars are being spent on AI and generative AI, but the real value, Dr Chad Jennings says, lies in narrowing down data for on-farm decisions.

  • Trade rules may change, but food is fundamental
    Industry Insights, 11 Jun 2025
    Trade rules may change, but food is fundamental

    In a changing international climate, Grains Australia’s Dr John Ackerman says the Australian grains industry needs to act strategically, not reactively. Yet as trade rules change, the agricultural food sector’s importance should not be underestimated

  • Digital Agronomist helps unlock data
    Industry Insights, 28 May 2025
    Digital Agronomist helps unlock data

    DataFarming’s Digital Agronomist boosts crop productivity with NDVI imagery, soil mapping, and variable-rate tech. Supported by GrainInnovate, it delivers precision farming, input efficiency, and strong ROI.

  • Genetic diversity matched to different farming system
    Industry Insights, 15 May 2025
    Genetic diversity matched to different farming system

    The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has invested in pulse phenology research led by Dr James Weller at the University of Tasmania, focusing on optimising pulse crop management in changing climatic conditions. This research aims to understand the growth stages of pulse crops, including lentils, chickpeas and peas, to improve their resilience and yield potential.

  • New chair and director at AEGIC
    Industry Insights, 04 Apr 2025
    New chair and director at AEGIC

    Long-serving AEGIC director Matt Macfarlane has been appointed AEGIC board chair, taking on the role from Ron Storey.

  • Farming systems trials go paddock-scale
    Industry Insights, 22 Mar 2025
    Farming systems trials go paddock-scale

    The Southern New South Wales farming systems project has extended small-plot experiments at Condobolin, Greenethorpe, Wagga Wagga, and Urana until 2027. Enhanced research components, co-invested by GRDC, CSIRO, and NSW DPIRD, aim to optimize rain-to-grain conversion. In 2024, new rotations at Wagga Wagga were introduced to study slow-release fertilizers and greenhouse gas emission reduction. The 'Diverse Farms' initiative, added in 2024, extends small-plot results to paddock-scale trials across six farms, focusing on soil nitrogen, weeds, diseases, yields, and profit. Grassroots Agronomy consultants lead this initiative. Keep an eye out for paddock walks over the next three years for insights from researchers and growers.

  • The win is in the data
    Industry Insights, 16 Mar 2025
    The win is in the data

    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.

  • Research enthusiast sees value in ground-truthing
    Industry Insights, 13 Mar 2025
    Research enthusiast sees value in ground-truthing

    Seven years ago, a forward-thinking mixed farmer from southern New South Wales applied to become a GRDC panel member to ensure growers’ needs were put first

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