🔊 The GRDC western regional panel tour will begin at Highbury on 10 Sep before moving through Kukerin, Lake Grace, Nyabing, Broomehill, Gnowangerup and Ongerup, finishing in South Stirlings on 13 Sep. Growers and industry representatives seeking details about the GRDC Western

Dr Michael Nash from La Trobe University and Uni of Adelaide says that while dry spring conditions might have reduced slug breeding in 2023, slugs can live for 2 years so they're likely to still pose a risk in 2024. Read his tips for successful slug management in 2024 ▶️

Pleasure to visit the pulse crop experiments, witnessing cutting-edge research at NSW Agronomy, ChickpeaBreedingAustralia, University of Sydney, & Uni of Adelaide. Exciting times ahead with #PulsesGeneticGain project by GRDC as we power up pulses using innovative genomics & #AI technologies!🧬🌾

🌾🧬 Keeping cereal crops free of rust disease relies on a decades-old surveillance system where plant pathologists run diagnostics on samples from across Australia. Now, the toolkit available to process those samples is being expanded by researchers at CSIRO. Read more:

🎙️ NEW PODCAST: GRDC in Conversation In this #GRDCInConversation episode with Oli Le Lievre from Humans of Agriculture, @Janedwards0 from Incitec Pivot Fertilisers talks about her varied upbringing in different areas of regional Australia and her career journey. Listen now ▶️

A new research consortium has been launched to close knowledge gaps around Septoria avenae leaf blotch. The Oat Septoria Research Consortium is a $4.18 million initiative that will see 3 programs established, led by SARDI PIRSA, Murdoch University & DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock and CCDM.

Western Sydney University A/Prof Jonathan Plett ASDS also thank The GRDC GRDC for being a Silver Sponsor. Many presenters covered GRDC funded projects on soilborne diseases in cereals and legume crops.

Claire Catford from Halbury is set to explore what makes farmers thrive and communities vibrant, supported by GRDC #NuffieldConference2024 #AusAg #AgTech #SustainableAg #FarmersOfAustralia #AgInnovation #NuffieldAg

Big thanks to everyone who came to chat to us at Dowerin Machinery Field Days in WA this week. The GRDC marquee was abuzz with talk of soils projects, grower resources, the western regional panel and the 2024 season. Thanks to our co-exhibitors Grower Group Alliance SoilsWest, CCDM, Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre,

GRDC and DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock have released additional details on the $56M Soil Water and Nutrition (SWAN) partnership. DPIRD principal research scientist and SWAN collaboration manager Stephen Davies said the initiative will have 3 strategic programs: 🚧 Expanding soils

Harvester workshops are coming to SA & VIC this month to bring together harvester specialists, industry experts & researchers to give grain growers the latest advice ahead of this season’s harvest. Register now: ⭐ 18 Sep, Kimba, SA bit.ly/47dXjC3 ⭐ 19 Sep, Wudinna,

🎬 NEW VIDEO NSW grower Mike Smith has been using variable rate technologies for more than 20 years. Mike explains how technology and the data it provides helps him increase his yields and profitability. Watch it now ▶️ bit.ly/3Xpx60n Listen to the podcast ▶️

Last week the GRDC Southern Panel toured Victoria visiting growers + industry repss to discuss issues & share ideas, knowledge. It was an awesome opportunity to connect with growers and we are super grateful to everyone who met, hosted and talked to us. Thanks! GRDC South

Some 😎wheat genetics being evaluated at Condobolin by NSW DPIRD. Long coleoptile wheat emerging from 12cm on a heavier clay loam showing excellent establishment and vigour. Trial is part of GRDC national project being led by Dr Greg Rebetzke CSIRO #longcoleoptilewheats

My final leg of GRDC & CSIRO study tour had concluded. It’s bon-voyage to Daniel Plaza-Bonilla & his talented,enthusiastic PhD team at Lleida university. Great collaboration with top growers (Ramon👍) trying innovative methods ⬆️ ROAM in sustainable way. Tough 30-42K euro/ha🫨

🎙️ NEW PODCAST Instances of spot form net blotch in barley crops across the LRZ of WA have been increasing in recent years, mainly due to the increased area of barley on barley, and the use of more susceptible varieties in these areas. In this episode, we sat down with

👏 Congrats to the Longy College students awarded a GRDC Agricultural Training Award: 🎓 Ben Edelsten 🎓 Amity Smith 🎓 Louise Cooper 🎓 Danielle Walker 🎓 We've offered this type of award since 2006 as part of our capacity/ability program to attract & foster great talent into

A new GRDC investment led by Murdoch University will boost knowledge and understanding of rhizobia strains that are critical to the success of chickpea and mungbean rotations in cropping systems 🌱. Read more: bit.ly/4e4A7Jr 📷 Evan Collis/GRDC, Murdoch University, Pulse

✨ GRDC's Grains Research Scholarships are now open ✨ A GRS supports PhD candidates researching topics relevant to the Australian grains industry. Some areas we'd love more applications from this year include: 👨‍🌾 Behavioural science and extension 🌱 Plant pathology and

🌾🌾 Grower Story Subsurface drainage, the latest in the Marold family’s quest for long-term waterlogging solutions, has seen crop yields double over the past 3 years. Read more bit.ly/47aEGiF #GroundCoverOnline #GrowerStory #Waterlogging