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.

Please let us know what you think as we welcome any feedback.

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
  • 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
  • GRDC Code: EAS2205-014SAX
    Residue 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:
    01/05/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • GRDC Code: UOA1803-009RTX
    Optimising plant establishment, density and spacings to maximise crop yield and profit in the southern and western regions
    Rapid and even crop establishment is a foundation for vigorous crops that are competitive against weeds. In recent years there has been growing interest in Australia and overseas in adapting precision seeding technology that is widely used in summer …
    Project start date:
    30/03/2018
    Project end date:
    30/06/2022
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South, West
  • GRDC Code: BWD1709-002SAX
    Building capacity, skills and knowledge for the pulse industry in the Southern Region: Supporting expansion of high value pulses into new…
    Building capacity, skills and knowledge for the pulse industry in the Southern Region: Supporting expansion of high value pulses into new areas and ensuring sustained profitability of all key pulse crops in existing areas.To realise the potential…
    Project start date:
    14/09/2017
    Project end date:
    31/03/2021
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    Region:
    South
  • GRDC Code: FMC1707-001OPX
    Agvet R2#006 Grant Agreement - Field peas x Silver grass - Priority Use
    The Commonwealth has provided the GRDC with Grants as part of the Assistance Grants - Access to Industry Priority Uses of Agvet Chemicals grants programme under the Australian Government's Improved Access to Agvet Chemicals initiative. The…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2017
    Project end date:
    30/06/2021
    Crop type:
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: DAV1706-003RMX
    DAV00150 - Understanding the implications of new traits on adaptation, crop physiology and management of pulses in the southern region
    Pulses are an important part of many productive, profitable and sustainable farming systems in southern Australia. This investment will provide targeted agronomic research on breeding lines and new pulse varieties which will be synthesised into…
    Project start date:
    30/06/2017
    Project end date:
    30/05/2021
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    Region:
    South