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Industry Insights, 06 Aug 2021
Basics of farming a formula for success
Grain growers must get the basics right to give themselves the best chance of success. Failure to do so can result in a devastating loss of time, money and effort.
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Industry Insights, 02 Aug 2021
Record harvest recorded as GM crops roll out
After the lifting of a moratorium in place for the past 16 years, the first genetically modified canola crops have been planted in South Australia. Access to GM canola varieties in the state comes on the back of a record 2020-21 harvest, the second-most-valuable on record at $2.5 billion farm gate value.
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Industry Insights, 11 Jul 2021
GRDC Panel tour to focus on Central Queensland
Central Queensland will be the focus of attention for the GRDC Northern Region Panel later this month.
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Industry Insights, 09 Jul 2021
Research tests management levers for yield lift
Preliminary results from GRDC’s hyper-yielding crops research in New South Wales show superior cultivars that are well-protected against disease are critical levers for producing high-yielding grain crops
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Industry Insights, 30 Jun 2021
Multi-pronged trials road test intercropping
New research is examining the potential for intercropping – the age-old backyard practice of growing two or more crops together – in broadacre cropping systems across the southern grains region. The statewide Victorian study is road testing the productivity and profitability of several approaches to intercropping compared with monoculture cropping as part of the Victorian Grains Innovation Partnership (VGIP).
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Industry Insights, 21 Jun 2021
Webinar season stimulating demand for Australian grains in Asia
The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre’s (AEGIC) market and grain quality experts are looking forward to a busy 2021 schedule of webinars targeting customers across Asia.
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Industry Insights, 10 Jun 2021
Proving the benefits of an age-old fermentation practice
Fermentation is the ancient practice of adding microbial organisms to raw materials, and was originally used as a preserving method. It has become a common technique used to change the form, taste and texture of many foods into products we know and love today, including sourdough bread.
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Industry Insights, 16 May 2021
Protein gap drives Asian grain demand
Singapore-based Jean-Yves Chow from Mizuho Bank explored the “Asia protein gap”, in which the region’s demand for protein (mainly meat, grain and oilseeds) outstrips supply at the 2021 Australian Grains Industry Conference (AGIC) Asia.
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Industry Insights, 24 Apr 2021
How does Australian wheat stack up against the Black Sea?
Wheat from the Black Sea region and Argentina is generally less-preferred in South-East Asia than Australia's offering, but customers are attracted by the lower price. It is important that the Australian wheat industry remains armed with the insights needed to respond to the challenge.
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Industry Insights, 17 Apr 2021
Breakfast cereals reflect global trends
Research by the Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council has highlighted some key areas of innovation in the fast-growing breakfast cereal market. Several global trends were represented in the expanding sector, with the granola and cluster category leading the expansion.