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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Investment list

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  • GRDC Code: DPI2206-023RTX
    Managing sclerotinia in oilseed and pulse crops in Northern and Southern farming systems
    The growing of 'pulse break crops' of, chickpea, lentil, faba bean and lupin is an important crop rotational strategy adopted by Australian farming systems for the management of soil nutrition, weeds, pests and reducing the build-up of…
    Project start date:
    10/06/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2026
    Crop type:
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • 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: CSP2204-009RTX
    Frost and Heat Management Analytics
    This project aims to develop and commercialise analytics-based technologies to help growers manage the impacts of frost and heat in wheat, barley, canola, chickpeas, and lentils. It will develop and deliver solutions to map and monitor frost and…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2022
    Project end date:
    15/12/2026
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: SAG2205-003OPX
    Agronomy strategies for frost management in pulse crops
    GRDC has co-invested with SAGIT in this project to the University of Adelaide and SARDI that will provide management strategies for growers to successfully include a wider range of break crops in frost prone environments. The objective of this…
    Project start date:
    31/05/2022
    Project end date:
    31/08/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOS2205-006RTX
    Precision ag analytics for frost and heat management
    This project uses a data-driven modelling approach to identify frost/heat events and their impact on yield loss in wheat, barley, canola, chickpeas, and lentils across Australia's grain cropping areas. It utilises big data and takes on a…
    Project start date:
    01/05/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • 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: UOQ2204-010RTX
    Predicting nitrogen cycling and losses in Australian cropping systems - augmenting measurements to enhance modelling
    Fertiliser inputs represent about a third of the costs production for most grain producers, dominated by nitrogen (N) costing about $1.1 billion p.a. The proportion of fertiliser N recovered by the crop within the season it is applied is typically…
    Project start date:
    18/04/2022
    Project end date:
    30/09/2026
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: FAR2204-001RTX
    Enhancing frost tolerance and/or avoidance in wheat, barley and canola crops through in-season agronomic manipulation
    Australian crop production takes place in a challenging environment where growers have to cope with climatic extremes. Managing production risk in yield-limiting environments due to abiotic events such as drought, high temperatures and frost is a…
    Project start date:
    11/04/2022
    Project end date:
    31/10/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: DJP2204-006RTX
    NGN Stubble residue management for optimising canola establishment in the Wimmera
    Stubble retention practices in the Wimmera following recent high production years is leading to issues with canola establishment in subsequent years. Growers are utilising burning to manage these high stubble residue loads preventatively however…
    Project start date:
    06/04/2022
    Project end date:
    31/07/2026
    Crop type:
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: DAW2204-003RTX
    Western Australian Farming Systems
    Farming systems in the medium and low rainfall zones of Western Australia have evolved over the last 20 years, with both increases in area cropped and yields being achieved. This has been due to growers adapting to strategic risks by implementing…
    Project start date:
    04/04/2022
    Project end date:
    09/07/2027
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active