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  • Wholegrain oats and barley offer dietary promise
    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.

  • Annual forum to shed light on resistance issues
    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.

  • Carbon capture? There’s an app for that
    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

  • Innovation helps push snacks into Hong Kong market
    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

  • Lightening the record-keeping load
    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

  • Innovation investment supports grains’ bright sparks
    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

  • The grower voice that drives RD&E
    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.

  • Barley research could boost yields under high temperatures
    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.

  • Colour, flavour a selling point in Asian wholegrain markets
    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.

  • Switching to wholegrains offers healthcare savings
    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.

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