GRDC Investments

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• GRDC Code: CRP2502-001SAX

  NGN: Flannel bush (Solanum lasiophyllum) and wild tomato/round-leaved solanum (Solanum orbiculatum) management in the NAR

  Flannel bush and wild tomato, both native Solanum species, are emerging as persistent weeds in mixed livestock and continuous cropping systems north of Geraldton. These thorny, woody shrubs, with thick, hairy leaves, primarily spread through root…

  Project start date:

  01/02/2025

  Project end date:

  05/05/2027

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: BVW2412-001SAX

  NGN: Best practice molluscicide bait spreading

  This project aims to ensure Australian grain growers have access to best practice information resources, informing mollusc bait application practices. Effective molluscicide baiting is crucial in broadacre cropping systems to control snails and…

  Project start date:

  11/12/2024

  Project end date:

  11/04/2027

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Active
• 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

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: TAR2405-001RTX

  NGN: Improving the management of grass weeds in grain oat crops in the Western Region

  This project aims to provide growers in the western region with improved strategies for the effective management of problematic grass weed species in oat-grain crops. Oat production in Australia has remained consistent, with Western Australia…

  Project start date:

  10/05/2024

  Project end date:

  30/06/2026

  Crop type:

  • Oats, (Cereal)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: WMG2404-001SAX

  NGN - Soil water repellence in sand, sandy duplex and gravel soils in the Geraldton and Kwinana West region

  Growers in the Kwinana West and Geraldton port zones are seeing non-wetting soils becoming an increasing issue over larger areas of paddocks and soil types. With increasing land values growers are asking whether they should reconsider amelioration…

  Project start date:

  01/04/2024

  Project end date:

  30/04/2027

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: FGI2403-001SAX

  NGN - Evaluating deep sowing of Oats in WA production systems

  There has been a trend for increasing summer rain and later autumn sowing breaks throughout the WA wheatbelt. Potential utilisation of soil moisture stored below conventional sowing depths, potentially give growers the opportunity to increase yield…

  Project start date:

  11/03/2024

  Project end date:

  15/05/2027

  Crop type:

  • Oats, (Cereal)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: LIV2403-004SAX

  NGN - Investigating impact sowing rate on barley grain quality and WUE in the Geraldton port zone.

  Growers in the Morawa district have been looking for options to diversify their cropping rotations to manage weeds, pests and diseases while maintaining profitability. Barely has been considered as one option however quality issues and achieving…

  Project start date:

  01/03/2024

  Project end date:

  31/03/2027

  Crop type:

  • Barley, (Cereal)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: LIV2401-002SAX

  NGN: Demonstrating effective management of matricaria species in the low and medium rainfall zones of WA

  This project aims to provide growers in the eastern and central wheatbelt of Western Australia with knowledge and resources for effective management of matricaria in their farming systems. Two species of matricaria (Oncosiphon suffruticosum and O.…

  Project start date:

  01/01/2024

  Project end date:

  30/04/2026

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: SCF2311-002SAX

  NGN- Snails surveillance project for the South Coast of Western Australia

  The purpose of this investment is to:1) Upskill growers and advisers on the south coast of WA on the biology and ecology of pest snails to determine optimal baiting timing2) Value-add to the existing UOA2205-005RTX- More effective control of pest…

  Project start date:

  27/11/2023

  Project end date:

  10/11/2025

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: SRE2310-001SAX

  NGN - Case studies to explore the economics of new precision weed management technology

  This project aims to provide grain growers with valuable insights into the integration, costs, advantages, disadvantages, and economic benefits of precision weed management technologies. Through case study publications, podcasts, and video series,…

  Project start date:

  02/10/2023

  Project end date:

  27/09/2024

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Active