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: UMU2308-002CAX
    Potential for cold plasma treatment of seed in broadacre cropping
    Potential Benefits of Cold Plasma Treatment in Broadacre CroppingThis project aims to evaluate the potential benefits of cold plasma technology in broadacre crop production in Australia through a desk-top review consultancy.Cold plasma technology,…
    Project start date:
    21/08/2023
    Project end date:
    15/12/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • All Pulses, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: ERS2209-001SAX
    NGN - WA Growers Canola Tour of Victoria
    WA growers have raised concerns over the lack of hybrid canola seed availability in WA and have asked why the seed companies are unable to supply orders once they are made, especially the newer varieties. This investment includes travel to Horsham…
    Project start date:
    18/09/2022
    Project end date:
    21/09/2022
    Crop type:
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: DPI2207-003RTX
    NGN Improving and understanding the interaction between Water Use Efficiency and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Canola
    Growers participating in National Grower Network (NGN) forums in Southern NSW require canola nitrogen management strategies for different seasonal water conditions. They require data on the most appropriate strategy to deploy in declining,…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2022
    Project end date:
    20/04/2023
    Crop type:
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: FLR2206-001RTX
    NGN Comparison of nitrogen based demand and banking strategies to aid N decision making in SE NSW
    Difficulties in matching N supply to crop N demand and understanding the potential to utilise a 'Nitrogen banking' strategy to simplify decision making was raised as a priority issue and opportunity by the Medium Rainfall Zone members of the …
    Project start date:
    10/06/2022
    Project end date:
    31/08/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: CSP2206-010RMX
    Using data analysis to increase attainable canola yield across Australia
    This investment will contribute to improving canola yields in Australia, by analysing existing data sets from GRDC major investments to inform future research and identify data shortfalls. An alliance between data owners, physiologists, and…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2022
    Project end date:
    15/11/2023
    Crop type:
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: MAN2204-001SAX
    NGN - Communication and extension of slug management in the Southern region
    Slugs are the sixth most damaging invertebrate pest for the Australian grains industry, costing growers an average of $8.7 million annually (Murray, et al., 2013). Slugs are particularly damaging to establishing canola, with experiments…
    Project start date:
    29/04/2022
    Project end date:
    31/03/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: DPI2204-021RTX
    Increasing canola yield potential on acidic soils
    Acidic soil constraints can limit the production capacity of canola crops when they are grown in these hostile environments. Currently, the application of lime is one of the most effective management practices for rectifying soil acidification.…
    Project start date:
    01/04/2022
    Project end date:
    31/03/2024
    Crop type:
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: AIP2203-001SAX
    NGN Tactics to minimise frost damage on the Eyre Peninsula
    In 2022 and 2023, this investment will establish a frost management site to demonstrate tactics for growers and advisers to better manage frost in the central Eyre Peninsula. At additional sites (over both years), monitoring of canopy temperature…
    Project start date:
    04/03/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: LIV2112-001SAX
    NGN - Canola establishment in the low rainfall zones of the Western Region
    At recent Grower Network forums and member meetings the issue of poor canola establishment was raised. In the 2021 season there was the opportunity to sow into moist soil and the rate of failure was around 20%, whereas when sown dry, some growers…
    Project start date:
    06/12/2021
    Project end date:
    31/03/2024
    Crop type:
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: BWD2112-001RTX
    NGN - Management of Rosinweed and Star of Bethlehem in Victoria's Mallee and Wimmera
    The project will investigate control options for management of rosinweed and star of Bethlehem in the Victorian Mallee and Wimmera regions through a series of pot and field studies. The project will also investigate seed dormancy levels in rosinweed.
    Project start date:
    01/12/2021
    Project end date:
    01/05/2024
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed