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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North South West
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National Grower Network Pre-breeding

Investment list

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  • GRDC Code: EAS2306-002SAX
    Group 4 herbicide tolerant Lentil - Crop Safety Field Studies to alternative actives
    These trials will evaluate the crop safety and yield of clopyralid tolerant lentils when treated early post emergent (EPE) with 4 alternative Group 4 herbicides.Trials will be located in South Australia and Victoria, the major Lentil growing states…
    Project start date:
    15/06/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Soybean, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: EAS2305-001SAX
    Crop Safety Field Studies - Clopyralid Herbicide Tolerant (CT) Field pea
    Novel field pea genotypes with an induced target site mutation have been developed that provide a high level of tolerance to clopyralid herbicide. Clopyralid tolerance provides an alternative or complimentary herbicide group and may provide improved …
    Project start date:
    12/06/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Soybean, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: CES2303-002RTX
    Understanding the distribution, damage, and potential management options of the faba bean aphid (Megoura crassicauda) in Victoria and…
    Faba bean aphid (Megoura crassicauda), a pest of faba bean and vetch crops, was first detected in Australia in Sydney, NSW in 2016. At this time, its eradication was deemed unfeasible. Since then, the pest has expanded its range and has been…
    Project start date:
    01/03/2023
    Project end date:
    31/03/2024
    Crop type:
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: ERS2204-001SAX
    NGN - Beans nutrition omissions trial
    There is potential to provide a profit gain through trace elements. Growers are seeking a 5-10% in yields through this research and are hopeful that this work could be transformational in this region for minimal input cost.
    Project start date:
    30/04/2022
    Project end date:
    31/10/2023
    Crop type:
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOA2204-004RTX
    Bench marking faba bean yield genetic gain
    Global demand for quality plant protein is bound to increase, and the share of pulses in farm business is likely to grow further to become central to the profitability and sustainability of Australian farms. Faba bean has a long history compared to…
    Project start date:
    30/04/2022
    Project end date:
    30/05/2024
    Crop type:
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    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: GAL2204-001SAX
    Market analysis to identify current and future opportunities for pulses
    The purpose of this project is to build a sophisticated, forward looking understanding of grain markets so that Australian grains industry can identify and take advantage of the best current and future opportunities. This project will focus only on…
    Project start date:
    13/04/2022
    Project end date:
    20/12/2022
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Cow Peas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Mungbeans, (Legume)
    • Navy/Kidney/French Beans, (Legume)
    • Peanuts, (Legume)
    • Pigeon Peas, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: DJP2203-005RTX
    Optimisation and validation of rapid screening method to quantify anti-nutritional factors (vicine and convicince) for faba beans
    Faba bean contains a number of anti-nutritional factors (ANF) in the seed and these can limit their use, both in the range of products and the amount included in some products. The most abundant group of faba antinutritional compounds are the…
    Project start date:
    14/03/2022
    Project end date:
    30/09/2022
    Crop type:
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    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: CSP2110-004RMX
    Improving farming systems efficiency in southern NSW
    Whole farm profitability can be improved by identifying the agronomic factors that drive profit and adopting management that optimises returns (favouring the value return and mitigating the risk). Growers are under mounting pressure to maintain…
    Project start date:
    11/10/2021
    Project end date:
    31/12/2024
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed