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: DAQ2209-001RTX
    National resistance monitoring and management of stored grain pests
    Australian growers rely heavily on phosphine fumigation to disinfest stored grain and meet market expectations for high-quality grain with adherence to 'nil tolerance' for live insects. The key to the sustainable use of this cheapest and…
    Project start date:
    28/09/2022
    Project end date:
    31/08/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canary Seed, (Cereal)
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Millet, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • 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)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    • Linseed/Linola, (Oilseed)
    • Safflower Seed, (Oilseed)
    • Soybean, (Oilseed)
    • Sunflower Seed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: FMC2203-002CRX
    AgVet R6#001-Maize - Fall Armyworm & Helicoverpa - Chlorantraniliprole
    Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a highly invasive and destructive caterpillar native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas has recently become established in Australia.In January 2020 it was detected in far north…
    Project start date:
    14/03/2022
    Project end date:
    01/12/2026
    Crop type:
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South
  • GRDC Code: UOM2202-002RSX
    GRS - (Narelle Nancarrow) Diversity, distribution and epidemiology of yellow dwarf viruses in Victoria
    Yellow dwarf viruses (YDVs) are damaging pathogens that cause significant yield and quality losses in cereals worldwide, with studies showing that grain yield is reduced by 1% for every 1% YDV infection. YDVs are transmitted from plant to plant by…
    Project start date:
    01/02/2022
    Project end date:
    01/05/2025
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Millet, (Cereal)
    Region:
    South
  • GRDC Code: DAQ2107-002RTX
    Establish Australian economic management thresholds for fall armyworm in maize (rainfed and irrigated) and sorghum
    Sorghum and maize crops across Queensland Gulf, Tablelands and Burdekin regions in the 2019-20 season experienced injury and yield losses from FAW, a major pest new to Australia.This project proposes, for the first time in Australia, to bring…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2021
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: ICF1906-002RTX
    Facilitated action learning groups to support profitable irrigated farming systems in the northern and southern regions
    GRDC are putting growers at the center of a suite of irrigation investments. Irrigation Discussion Groups are able to focus on local challenges and opportunities whilst they benchmark and test the key learnings from the linked irrigation…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2019
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South
  • GRDC Code: FAR1906-003RTX
    Development and validation of soil amelioration and agronomic practices to realise the genetic potential of grain crops grown under a high…
    This investment will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of novel soil management technologies and crop specific agronomic management practices on the profitability of irrigated systems. The aim being to address key constraints of yield and…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2019
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South
  • GRDC Code: USQ1802-001RSX
    GRS - (Aurelie Quade) Common rust of maize
    Determining the race structure of common rust and understanding the plant-pathogen interaction in Australia is crucial. Several questions remain unanswered, such as the likely yield losses, the reason behind a decline in resistance of some…
    Project start date:
    01/02/2018
    Project end date:
    30/06/2021
    Crop type:
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
  • GRDC Code: BAS1706-002RTX
    Agvet #050 Grant Agreement -Maize/popcorn - Northern blight - Priority Use - BASF
    Fluxapyroxad is registered for the management of foliar diseases in cereals. No use pattern has been established in maize in Australia, although there is registration in corn overseas.This investment will provide the efficacy, crop safety and…
    Project start date:
    15/06/2017
    Project end date:
    30/06/2021
    Crop type:
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South