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Industry Insights, 21 Oct 2021
Wholegrain oats and barley offer dietary promise
New research by accredited practising dietitians from the Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council published in the international journal Nutrients has shone a light on the use of oats and barley in the local and global markets and on-pack cholesterol-lowering health claims.
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Industry Insights, 09 Oct 2021
Annual forum to shed light on resistance issues
Hosted by the Centre for Crop and Disease Management and co-supported by GRDC, the 2021 Crop Protection Forum will be held in Tasmania later this month.
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Industry Insights, 07 Oct 2021
Carbon capture? There’s an app for that
By simplifying the collection of soil samples via a mobile app, this ag-tech start-up is helping growers and agronomists better visualise soil health, paving the way for carbon sequestration
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Industry Insights, 06 Oct 2021
Innovation helps push snacks into Hong Kong market
Pulse-based snacks were a natural extension for a family with a long history of growing chickpeas, although launching in a pandemic adds some challenges
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Industry Insights, 04 Oct 2021
Lightening the record-keeping load
Software developed on-farm is helping to ease the pain of task management – moving records from dusty, top-drawer diaries to easily collected cloud-based files
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Industry Insights, 02 Oct 2021
Innovation investment supports grains’ bright sparks
GRDC is investing in programs to engage with innovative grain growers, as well as ground-breaking creators from beyond agriculture, through the Australian Grains Innovation Program
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Industry Insights, 01 Oct 2021
The grower voice that drives RD&E
While GRDC monitors its achievements against key performance indicators, it is more interested in what is happening at the industry and paddock levels. Nearly 80 per cent of the grower community feel they have directly benefited from research, development and extension and that GRDC played a role in the benefits.
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Industry Insights, 19 Sep 2021
Barley research could boost yields under high temperatures
An international team of researchers has identified a novel mechanism in barley plants that could help growers achieve high yields as temperatures rise. Professor Dabing Zhang explored the possibility of increasing seed production through the reproductive mechanisms in plants that respond to high temperatures.
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Industry Insights, 06 Sep 2021
Colour, flavour a selling point in Asian wholegrain markets
Clean, bright, nutritious Australian wholegrains are poised to become a top choice in Asian markets as customers become more interested in health and economic benefits.
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Industry Insights, 04 Sep 2021
Switching to wholegrains offers healthcare savings
New research findings published in the international journal Nutrients in June have shown that simply swapping refined grain foods for wholegrain alternatives could provide healthcare savings in Australia of more than $1.4 billion annually.