GRDC investments
View allGRDC EarlyCareer Research Fellow Call - Enhancing biocontrol of pests in grain crops through generalist predator training and retention
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...
ECR Fellowship: Exploring new opportunities for Australian canola
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...
Upcoming updates and events
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Ag Tech Adoption Field Day
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Podcasts and videos
Videos
VideoKnowing exactly where to spray weeds on your farm #WeedMapping
VideoDrone weed mapping case study: Precision weed management
Podcasts
Podcast
8 Apr 2025 |
10:34:00 min
20-year yarns: NVT over the years - Steve Jefferies - GRDC
Podcast
1 Apr 2025 |
00:17:40 min
Cam Nicholson: 2025 Seed of Light award - South - GRDC
Publications
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New South Wales Crop Sowing Guide - GRDC
The 2025 New South Wales Crop Sowing Guide contains the latest information on current varieties of the major winter crops grown.
Using crop competition to suppress weeds - GRDC
This publication details how increasing competition in grain crops can suppress in-crop weeds by narrowing row spacing, increasing crop density and/or the use of more competitive crop species and cultivars.