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  • Lessons awaken students’ interest in grains
    Industry Insights, 01 Apr 2021
    Lessons awaken students’ interest in grains

    Online lessons have been developed to engage school students with the Australian grains industry

  • Confident start to making 2021 the year to thrive
    Industry Insights, 29 Mar 2021
    Confident start to making 2021 the year to thrive

    By understanding and working on the most pressing – or valuable – industry needs, GRDC aims to support growers to thrive in 2021, and beyond.

  • Survey explores plant-based meat perceptions
    Industry Insights, 23 Mar 2021
    Survey explores plant-based meat perceptions

    A Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council audit has recorded a nine-fold increase in meat-alternative products in Australia since 2015. The study explored the perceptions and attitudes of consumers and nutrition professionals to plant protein and plant-based meat alternatives in Australia.

  • Sorghum’s wild cousins need protection
    Industry Insights, 20 Mar 2021
    Sorghum’s wild cousins need protection

    New research published in the journal Diversity and Distributions has found that most wild sorghum species are found in northern and western Australia and Queensland. Five species are found in Africa and Asia and one is found in the Americas.

  • Victorian grains industry rolls up sleeves and prepares for season 2021
    Industry Insights, 09 Mar 2021
    Victorian grains industry rolls up sleeves and prepares for season 2021

    The Victorian grains industry is well prepared for the 2021 winter cropping season and equipped with the latest research findings after the Grains Research Update at Bendigo.

  • Giving Australian feed grain a push in South-East Asia
    Industry Insights, 09 Mar 2021
    Giving Australian feed grain a push in South-East Asia

    Webinars presented by the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre have presented to South-East Asian buyers the benefits of using Australian feed grains for pig production. The most recent webinars targeted buyers in the Philippines and Thailand.

  • Revolutionary thinking urged in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
    Industry Insights, 23 Feb 2021
    Revolutionary thinking urged in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

    While COVID-19 has caused more than two million deaths, Melbourne University Professor Tim Reeves said the global population was still growing at about 160 people per minute. Accordingly, more food would be needed.

  • Research helps growers maximise nitrogen use to drive profits
    Industry Insights, 03 Feb 2021
    Research helps growers maximise nitrogen use to drive profits

    Grains Research Updates will be held at numerous locations through February.

  • Impact and adoption – keys to return on research investment
    Industry Insights, 12 Jan 2021
    Impact and adoption – keys to return on research investment

    What does the term 'impact' mean to GRDC? It means a grower putting an extra dollar into their pocket or holding on to one of the dollars already earned.

  • Virtual crop inspections for Australia’s grain customers
    Industry Insights, 09 Jan 2021
    Virtual crop inspections for Australia’s grain customers

    AEGIC has produced a series of monthly virtual crop inspection videos to keep Australia’s grain customers in the loop. The videos were translated into five languages and distributed to flour millers, brewers, maltsters, government agencies, traders and other stakeholders across 12 Asian countries.

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