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Ten tips to reduce the risk of harvester fires this season
News 14 Oct 2024 | Region: National
Ten tips to reduce the risk of harvester fires this season

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Genetic mechanism unlocks a key secret behind disease infection in crops
News 10 Oct 2024 | Region: National
Genetic mechanism unlocks a key secret behind disease infection in crops

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Cereal frontiers targeted in lower rainfall areas
News 09 Oct 2024 | Region: South
Cereal frontiers targeted in lower rainfall areas

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GRDC investments

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Sustainable systems for profit maximisation in the HRZ of WA
seedling investment

The high rainfall zone (HRZ) of Western Australia (WA) is defined as the region where the mean annual rainfall varies between 450 and 750 mm (Zhang et al., 2016). The high rainfall zone (HRZ) of Western Australia lies within the Albany and Esperance Port Zones, where 58% of the barley, 53% of the...

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Reducing barley post-grain filling yield losses: Developing a robust screening pipeline for barley head-loss.
seedling investment

Barley head-loss is an ongoing problem in Australia that leads to reduced yields based on environmental factors and cultivar sensitivity. As recently as 2022/23, grower and advisor reports estimate that head-loss in barley crops cost growers between 5-25% of yield. Although management practices c...

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Upcoming updates and events

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21 Oct 2024 | 24 Oct 2024
Conference
Australian Agronomy Conference

Location: Albany, Western Australia | National

23 Oct 2024
Grains Research Update
GRDC Grains Research Update, online - Pre-harvest grain storage health check

Location: Online | National

Podcasts and videos

Publications

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Publication 7 Oct 2024
GRDC Standard Nozzle Selection Guides - GRDC

GRDC's Standard Nozzle Selection Guide for standard boom sprays details the most common or widely-used nozzle types in Australian spraying systems to help spray operators select the suitable nozzles f

Publication 2 Oct 2024
Tackling amelioration on variable soil types - GRDC

Soil constraints are estimated to cost Australian growers more than $1 billion each year in wheat alone (Orton et al. 2018). Done properly, ameliorating soils boosts yield and profit.