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: 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: 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: 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
  • GRDC Code: UOA2007-009RTX
    Integrated Farming systems in the medium rainfall zone of Southern Australia
    This investment aims to provide growers and advisors with information on the rotational value of break crop or legume pasture options for the development of more profitable and integrated farming systems in the medium rainfall zone of south-eastern…
    Project start date:
    20/07/2020
    Project end date:
    30/06/2021
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: LIE1910-001SAX
    Demonstrating the effects of reduced lupin seed integrity on crop establishment
    This investment will review and test lupin seed establishment and seed viability following mechanical handling processes (harvesting, auger effect, storage, seed cleaning, meter roller, seed bounce and different seeding systems) of different lupin…
    Project start date:
    21/10/2019
    Project end date:
    30/09/2022
    Crop type:
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    Region:
    West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: CSP1904-005RTX
    The adaption of pulses (chickpea and lentil) across the northern grains region.
    Chickpea is an extremely important crop for growers in QLD and NSW, with recent grain prices making it the most profitable crop for the many grain producers. Lentil is also a high value pulse crop grown in south-eastern Australia that attracts…
    Project start date:
    01/04/2019
    Project end date:
    31/03/2020
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOA1904-004SAX
    Demonstrating and validating the implementation of integrated weed management strategies to control barley grass in the low rainfall zone…
    Research into the ecology and control tactics of barley grass has occurred and now this need to be transferred into the development and testing of localised Integrated Weed Management (IWM) strategies. This investment will test localised IWM…
    Project start date:
    01/04/2019
    Project end date:
    29/04/2022
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: CSP1806-009RTX
    Lupin Breeders Toolbox - A Resource for Lupin Genetic Improvement
    This project aims to expand the current genomic and genetic resources available in one of the major grain legumes grown in Australia, narrow-leafed lupin (NLL; Lupinus angustifolius L.). These genomic and genetic resources will significantly help…
    Project start date:
    14/06/2018
    Project end date:
    30/06/2022
    Crop type:
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    Region:
    West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed