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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Investment list

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  • GRDC Code: UOS2207-002RTX
    Australian Cereal Rust Control Program - Continued monitoring of cereal rust pathogens in Australia 2022-2027
    Rusts are a common fungal disease of plants, including many of Australia's cereal and horticultural crops. They are prevalent in most wheat growing areas around the world, threatening global wheat yields. Rusts are highly adaptable and evolve to …
    Project start date:
    01/07/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2027
    Crop type:
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: RPI2206-003SAX
    NGN Validation of organic fertiliser sources for crop nutrition in NE Victoria
    This project is a pilot 2-year project where FAR Australia (research) and Riverine Plains (extension) will look at the value of faba bean stubble (pertaining to 5t/ha plus faba bean crop grown in 2021) with and without organic manures in restoring…
    Project start date:
    30/06/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2026
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
  • GRDC Code: FAR2206-003RTX
    NGN Maximising the benefit of early sowing barley and wheat cultivars in low rainfall & high temperature environments.
    In western areas of NSW, a proportion of the growing seasons are set up for early sowing, however, the available range of winter barley and wheat types often experience significant heat and moisture stress in their critical growth period…
    Project start date:
    16/06/2022
    Project end date:
    29/11/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
  • GRDC Code: CSP2206-012RTX
    National Phenology Initiative - Phase 2 -Next Gen Flowering Calculators
    This investment involves deploying the phenology modelling methods developed in The National Phenology Initiative for wheat and barley (UOM1806-001RTX) and those being developed in the Optimising Canola Profitability in Diverse Production…
    Project start date:
    10/06/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2026
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: FLR2206-001RTX
    NGN Comparison of nitrogen based demand and banking strategies to aid N decision making in SE NSW
    Difficulties in matching N supply to crop N demand and understanding the potential to utilise a 'Nitrogen banking' strategy to simplify decision making was raised as a priority issue and opportunity by the Medium Rainfall Zone members of the …
    Project start date:
    10/06/2022
    Project end date:
    31/08/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North
  • GRDC Code: DAW2206-006RTX
    Epidemiology and management of Rhizoctonia in low and medium rainfall zones
    Rhizoctonia is a significant constraint to barley and wheat production in the low rainfall zone (LRZ) and medium rainfall zone (MRZ) of the Southern and Western regions, costing Australian growers $78M annually with potential costs of $165 million…
    Project start date:
    10/06/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    South, West
  • GRDC Code: CSP2204-009RTX
    Frost and Heat Management Analytics
    This project aims to develop and commercialise analytics-based technologies to help growers manage the impacts of frost and heat in wheat, barley, canola, chickpeas, and lentils. It will develop and deliver solutions to map and monitor frost and…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2022
    Project end date:
    15/12/2026
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: SAG2205-004OPX
    Developing a new high value noodle market for South Australian growers
    This GRDC and SAGIT co-invested project to AEGIC is to establish a new high-value noodle wheat market for South Australia by increasing the demand in Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong that is estimated at $95 million annually for SA wheat and…
    Project start date:
    31/05/2022
    Project end date:
    30/09/2025
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    South
  • GRDC Code: UOA2205-003RTX
    Proof of concept assessment of wheat genetic modifications and their impact on yield potential
    As part of a joint GRDC and International Wheat Yield Partnership project, three genes either individually or combined were found to enhance the yield of genetically modified (GM) wheat in greenhouse and limited field trials (GRDC project…
    Project start date:
    01/05/2022
    Project end date:
    31/01/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
  • GRDC Code: UOS2205-006RTX
    Precision ag analytics for frost and heat management
    This project uses a data-driven modelling approach to identify frost/heat events and their impact on yield loss in wheat, barley, canola, chickpeas, and lentils across Australia's grain cropping areas. It utilises big data and takes on a…
    Project start date:
    01/05/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West