Investments
Investments
Welcome to our investments. We invest in Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) to create enduring profitability for Australian grain growers.
Here you will find active investments, and investments completed after 1 January 2020 from our RD&E portfolio. Some investments will display related communication and extension activities, and other associated outputs.
Please let us know what you think as we welcome any feedback.
Crop Type
Crop Type
- ☐ All Crops
- ☐ All Pulses
- ☐ Barley
- ☐ Canary Seed
- ☐ Canola/Rapeseed
- ☐ Cereal Rye
- ☐ Chickpeas
- ☐ Cow Peas
- ☐ Faba/Broad Beans
- ☐ Field Peas
- ☐ Lentils
- ☐ Linseed/Linola
- ☐ Lupins
- ☐ Maize
- ☐ Millet
- ☐ Mungbeans
- ☐ Navy/Kidney/French Beans
- ☐ Not Crop Specific
- ☐ Oats
- ☐ Peanuts
- ☐ Pigeon Peas
- ☐ Safflower Seed
- ☐ Sorghum
- ☐ Soybean
- ☐ Sunflower Seed
- ☐ Triticale
- ☐ Vetch
- ☐ Wheat
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GRDC Code: ANU2601-001RTX
MCR Fellowship: Establishing transient assays to rapidly assess resistance responses in canola and test engineered resistance receptors for …
This project aims to develop transient gene expression systems for assessing canola resistance responses. This project will provide high throughput methods to test the large number of resistance receptor variants generated by AI and classical…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2026
- Project end date:
- 31/01/2029
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOS2512-001RTX
ECR Fellowship: Global Adaption of Wheat
Understanding and predicting genotype by environment interactions for the benefit of the Australian grains industry. The contribution of static and temporal biotic and abiotic stresses to GxE will be examined while mapping genetic effects will…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2025
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2028
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UMU2507-001RTX
ECR Fellowship - Enhancing biocontrol of pests in grain crops through generalist predator training and retention
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…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2025
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2028
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CSP2506-007RTX
ECR Fellowship: Exploring new opportunities for Australian canola
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…- Project start date:
- 16/06/2025
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2028
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOT2505-001RTX
ECR Fellowship: Decrypting waterlogging tolerant genes underlying elemental toxicity in barley
This project aims to mitigate critical yield losses in Australian barley production caused by waterlogging, with a specific focus on elemental toxicity (Fe and Mn) in waterlogged soils - an often-overlooked challenge in breeding programs.This…- Project start date:
- 01/06/2025
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2028
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: JWC2505-001CAX
RiskWi$e Mid-term Review
The RiskWi$e initiative was established to address the growing need for improved risk management strategies among grain growers, enabling them to navigate the uncertainties of agricultural operations more effectively. The agricultural sector faces…- Project start date:
- 30/05/2025
- Project end date:
- 05/09/2025
- Crop type:
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- Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: LIE2505-001SAX
NGN Very Early Sown Canola
This project aims to provide growers in the region with increased knowledge and confidence to sow canola very early, including the use of appropriate canola maturity ratings to suit prevailing conditions. With increasing climate variability, the…- Project start date:
- 23/05/2025
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2026
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CAI2505-001SAX
The biosecurity surveillance system for the grains industry: A gaps and opportunity analysis
This investment is to review gaps and opportunities in the grains biosecurity surveillance system. The analysis will consider national strategies, implementation plans, and industry needs, involving consultation with diverse stakeholders in the…- Project start date:
- 04/05/2025
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2026
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CSP2505-012BGX
GRDC International Visiting Fellowships Program 2024/25 _ Dr Romulo Lollato (Kansas State University)
Travel to and residence at the Host Organisation's Adelaide location for engagement in research and engagement activities directed to bolstering grains-focused national and regional research efforts as further described in the Application,…- Project start date:
- 02/05/2025
- Project end date:
- 02/03/2026
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DAW2505-006RTX
NGN: Exploration of management strategies for pest scarab species of Australian grains
This project aims to provide Western Australian grain growers with improved knowledge and strategies on how to successfully identify and manage ground dwelling, pest scarab species. Scarab infestations have been an ongoing concern for growers,…- Project start date:
- 01/05/2025
- Project end date:
- 28/04/2028
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active