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: 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: DAQ2111-005RTX
    NGN Agronomic practices to maximise Peanut kernel quality and yield.
    Growers, industry representatives and researchers have identified an opportunity to support the continued development of best management strategies targeted at increasing the production of high-quality grade peanut kernels to meet the growing market …
    Project start date:
    05/11/2021
    Project end date:
    15/11/2024
    Crop type:
    • Peanuts, (Legume)
    Region:
    North
  • GRDC Code: DAQ2106-007RTX
    Disease surveillance and related diagnostics for the Australian grains industry (within the Northern region)
    This project is part of a national disease surveillance program to monitor the changes in pathogen populations for cereals and pulses including their incidence and severity in association with changes in farming practice and other factors (such as…
    Project start date:
    30/06/2021
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Mungbeans, (Legume)
    • Peanuts, (Legume)
    Region:
    North
  • GRDC Code: PCA2007-001RTX
    Future Peanut Breeding
    This investment in peanut breeding will deliver superior new varieties with increased reliability and profitability for growers. The specific traits of high priority include higher yields, better disease control (late leaf spot, leaf rust and net…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2020
    Project end date:
    30/12/2023
    Crop type:
    • Peanuts, (Legume)
    Region:
    North
  • GRDC Code: BCS1706-001RTX
    Agvet #046 Grant Agreement -Peanuts - Aphids/Mealybugs - Priority Use -Bayer
    Spirotetramat has registration in vegetable crops and also in cotton for control of some invertebrate pests.This investment will provide the efficacy, crop safety and residue data required to extend the registered use of Spirotetramat to allow the…
    Project start date:
    15/06/2017
    Project end date:
    30/06/2021
    Crop type:
    • Peanuts, (Legume)
    Region:
    North