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: DJP2105-007RTX
    National Field Pea Breeding Program
    The National Field Pea Breeding program is focussed on developing improved, high yielding varieties faster. The program deploys breeding technologies such as genomic selection and high throughput phenotyping to improve selection intensity and…
    Project start date:
    31/05/2021
    Project end date:
    30/06/2026
    Crop type:
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: BRA2105-001RTX
    Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in New South…
    The Service Provider is engaged to deliver development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in Central and Southern New South Wales. This will be achieved through the…
    Project start date:
    31/05/2021
    Project end date:
    15/06/2026
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    Region:
    North
  • GRDC Code: UOA2105-013RTX
    Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in South…
    The investment will deliver local development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise faming systems benefits from grain legume production. This will be achieved through the delivery of a hub and spoke model of delivery for…
    Project start date:
    26/05/2021
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    Region:
    South
  • GRDC Code: DJP2105-006RTX
    Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in Victoria
    This investment will deliver local development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise faming systems benefits from grain legume production. This will be achieved through the delivery of a hub and spoke model of delivery for…
    Project start date:
    20/05/2021
    Project end date:
    31/07/2026
    Crop type:
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    Region:
    South
  • GRDC Code: UWA2007-002RTX
    Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative - Phase 6
    The evolution of herbicide resistance in agricultural weeds is a major concern to the productivity of Australian cropping systems. This project supports developing better weed management strategies to mitigate and manage herbicide resistant weeds…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2020
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: UOA2007-007RTX
    Developing strategies to mitigate and manage resistance to key herbicides
    The overarching objective of this project is to provide new knowledge on the mechanisms and inheritance of herbicide resistance in key grain cropping weeds in Australia. Regionally effective strategies to manage and mitigate new herbicide resistance …
    Project start date:
    01/07/2020
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • 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