GRDC 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.

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National Grower Network Pre-breeding

Investment list

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  • GRDC Code: CUR2408-001BGX
    GRDC International Visiting Fellowships Program 2023/24 Thorsten Langner
    The Australian agriculture industry faces constant threats from diseases caused by fungal pathogens which can lead to yield loss and a reduction in profit margin. While advancements in crop genetics, chemical and cultural control strategies have…
    Project start date:
    19/08/2024
    Project end date:
    15/11/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: PPG2407-001CAX
    Review of the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network (AFREN2) impact and future direction.
    This consultancy will undertake an independent review of the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network (AFREN2) (CUR2302-002RTX). The review will examine the current progress of the AFREN2 investment and explore national and international…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2024
    Project end date:
    27/09/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: SQU2405-003SAX
    Spray resources digital products
    GRDC currently provides a PDF version of the Spray Application Manual. This PDF is widely used but due to its size does not support a best practice digital-first approach. Following user research and engagement this Manual will be redeveloped to be…
    Project start date:
    05/05/2024
    Project end date:
    30/01/2025
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UWA2406-010BGX
    Dr Jun Zou: GRDC International Visiting Fellowship 2023/2024
    Canola is the second biggest crop in Australia, based on gross income, and is the largest winter oilseed crop in China. The prosperous academic exchange and international cooperations between researchers in Australia and China would further benefit…
    Project start date:
    01/04/2024
    Project end date:
    05/10/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: KYA2403-002SAX
    CRM Refinement Work
    Contacts in the GRDC CRM with the target audience growers, advisers and agribusiness were matched against Kynetec's KIRE Farmers database.
    Project start date:
    18/03/2024
    Project end date:
    29/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: SQU2402-002SAX
    Content Audit and Inventory
    As identified in GRDC's Digital Strategy 2022-26, the website content will be inventoried and audited for findability, usability and relevance. This work is being undertaken by an external UX (usability) expert and includes the use of analytics…
    Project start date:
    12/02/2024
    Project end date:
    29/03/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: WOT2408-001AWX
    Thriving Women 2024 Sponsorship
    GRDC event sponsorship for the Thriving Women 2024 conference.
    Project start date:
    15/12/2023
    Project end date:
    14/10/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: VET2312-001CAX
    Impact of Foot and Mouth disease on grains value chain
    Foot and mouth disease is a viral disease that affects cloven-hoof animals, including cattle, sheep and goats. This disease is not currently present in Australia, but if it was introduced there would be severe implications for livestock producers…
    Project start date:
    13/12/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: DEE2312-001CAX
    Physical collections arising from GRDC investments: Current status and future outlook.
    Biological collections play an important part in species identification, biodiversity cataloguing, disease and pest surveillance, and national biosecurity. Biological specimens and collections refer to samples of plants, soils, weeds, insects,…
    Project start date:
    01/12/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UMU2311-005RTX
    An initial analysis of the levels of plant available Silicon in the Western region.
    There is evidence that suggests that Silicon can have a number of benefits for crops (wheat) including; improving tolerance to salinity and drought stresses, regulation of plant water relationships, gas exchange, photosynthesis, nutrient balance,…
    Project start date:
    18/11/2023
    Project end date:
    31/08/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed