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 Project delves into water repellent soils
News 14 Apr 2025 | Region: National
Project delves into water repellent soils

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Snail and slug baiting methods put to the test
News 31 Mar 2025 | Region: National
Snail and slug baiting methods put to the test

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Growers given edge in rust ‘arms race’
News 28 Mar 2025 | Region: National
Growers given edge in rust ‘arms race’

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GRDC investments

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ECR Fellowship - Enhancing biocontrol of pests in grain crops through generalist predator training and retention
seedling investment

This project aims to develop an innovative approach to improving biological pest control in canola. The research focuses on pre-conditioning and retaining generalist predators to enhance their effectiveness against major canola pests. Current biological control methods often fail due to poor pred...

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ECR Fellowship: Exploring new opportunities for Australian canola
seedling investment

Canola is the third-largest oilseed globally, with Australia ranking as the second-largest exporter. While canola oil drives market demand, nearly half of the crop's yield, its protein-rich by-product, is often discarded or used for low-value applications like fertiliser. With rising global i...

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Upcoming updates and events

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09 May 2025
Field Day
Ag Tech Adoption Field Day

Location: Tummaville, Queensland | North

29 May 2025 | 30 May 2025
Workshop
Early Careers Agronomy Basics Technical Workshop

Location: Toowoomba, Queensland | North

Podcasts and videos

Publications

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Factsheet 4 May 2025
Farm financial tool: balance sheet - GRDC

This fact sheet explains why a balance sheet is an essential farm finance management tool. It explains terms like net worth, equity and the different types of assets and liabilities.

Factsheet 7 Apr 2025
Managing fungicide resistance in wheat powdery mildew - GRDC

This fact sheet shows how to use agronomy and fungicides to manage wheat powdery mildew. It also gives a summary of current fungicide resistance problems.