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: CRT2412-002SAX
    GRDC publications 2025-28
    Working with Coretext, this investment will ensure GRDC continues to produce publications such as fact sheets, manuals and back pocket guides to help growers and advisers access knowledge generated from RD&E investments. It will cover…
    Project start date:
    19/12/2024
    Project end date:
    30/06/2028
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: CAN2411-001SAX
    Storage and distribution of GRDC print publications and merchandise
    GRDC requires the management of the receipt, storage, ordering, distribution and reporting of GRDC print publications and merchandise.
    Project start date:
    07/11/2024
    Project end date:
    30/11/2026
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: ORM2408-002CAX
    Identifying investment opportunities for occupational health and safety on grain farms
    This consultancy will undertake a review of the current landscape surrounding OH&S on farm and identify where high impact investment can occur to limit damage to equipment, waste, personal injury and loss of life. This will consider behaviour…
    Project start date:
    09/08/2024
    Project end date:
    15/11/2024
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: IMP2408-001CAX
    Identifying investment gaps and opportunities for building community trust and acceptance in the Australian grains industry
    To deliver on the 2023-28 Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) plan, community trust has been identified as a high priority area for investment. High levels of community trust and…
    Project start date:
    05/08/2024
    Project end date:
    15/11/2024
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: ACO2406-001SAX
    NGN: Updating the content and images for Pulse, Oilseed, and Cereal Disease Identification Ute Guides
    The GRDC Ute Guides are highly popular and sought-after publications that assist growers and advisers ito keep up-to-date on potential risks in crops. Several recent disease projects have provided new insights into emerging pathogens and visual…
    Project start date:
    21/06/2024
    Project end date:
    28/02/2025
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: GGL2403-002FAX
    Grains Materiality Study
    GRDC to co-invest in the 2024 Grains materiality study commissioned for the Grain Sustainability Framework (GSF) by GrainGrowers. The study will be conducted in tandem with the Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework (AASF) 2024 materiality …
    Project start date:
    01/03/2024
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: UOT2307-001RSX
    GRS (Raul Gimenez) Improving the profitability of high value pulses (chickpea and lentil) across Australian agroecological zones
    Improving the profitability of high value pulses (chickpea and lentil) across Australian agroecological zones Chickpeas and lentils are valuable components of Australian cropping systems. Besides being profitable crops, they provide rotational…
    Project start date:
    25/07/2023
    Project end date:
    04/07/2026
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: UOA2306-015RSX
    GRS (Sreshtha Malik) Beyond glyphosate: Targeting unexplored aromatic amino acid biosynthesis enzymes in the search for new herbicides
    f776f3a3-2071-ed11-b82f-0050569735c6 E2 E2 Capacity & ability 9179865 Capacity & ability Include. …
    Project start date:
    01/07/2023
    Project end date:
    31/03/2026
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: UOQ2306-005RSX
    GRS (Chrisbin James) Virtual Agricultural Imaging and Sensing through Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision
    Phenotyping grain count (and grain count per panicle) in sorghum has been traditionally performed via threshing. Grain count is a trait that is highly correlated with grain yield and, additionally, grain count per panicle is also associated with…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2023
    Project end date:
    31/12/2025
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: UOA2301-014RSX
    GRS (Ryan McClean) Re-purposing failed antibiotics in the pursuit of novel herbicides
    50f40206-3966-ed11-b82f-0050569735c6 E2 E2 Capacity & ability 9179781 Capacity & ability Include. …
    Project start date:
    20/06/2023
    Project end date:
    30/12/2027
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West