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.
Crop Type
Results found: 41 - 50 of 99 search results
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GRDC Code: GOA2302-001SAX
NGN - Demonstration of summer fallow weed management strategies to reduce input costs in soils of the Narromine region
Summer fallow weeds cause large grain yield reductions in the following winter crop as they deplete soil water and nitrogen in the fallow phase, therefore limiting availability to crops. Additionally, fallow weeds can act as a 'green…- Project start date:
- 15/02/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2025
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Barley, (Cereal)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: SCF2301-002SAX
NGN - Growing summer active legumes for winter nitrogen in the HFZ
This investment aims to give growers in the high rainfall zone increased knowledge on the benefits of growing summer active legumes for additional nitrogen in their rotations. Since January 2021, the price of urea has increased. This is currently a…- Project start date:
- 03/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 03/04/2026
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: LAK2301-001SAX
NGN - Maximising the profitability of fallow
At recent NGN Forums in WA there was a wide-ranging discussion around fallow and the reasons to use fallow in rotations and activities that could be looked at in trials. The topics below were discussed: - Deciding on area to fallow prior to seeding…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 28/03/2025
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DAW2212-001RTX
NGN: Furthering grower knowledge and understanding of the scientifically unidentified 'Dongara weevil'
Since 2013, an unidentified weevil has been reported by growers and advisers to be repeatedly causing damage to canola and coriander crops in localised areas of Mingenew and Dongara in Western Australia (WA). Anecdotally, the damage appears to be…- Project start date:
- 05/12/2022
- Project end date:
- 30/04/2026
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: TAR2211-001SAX
NGN: Demonstrating effective management of late summer/early autumn germinating marshmallow (Malva parviflora) in southern Western Australia
Marshmallow is a widely distributed, difficult to manage weed that has thrived in grain cropping regions due to the adoption of no-till, the reduction of livestock in the farming system, and the biological characteristics of the plant. Growers in…- Project start date:
- 20/11/2022
- Project end date:
- 19/06/2025
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: ERS2209-001SAX
NGN - WA Growers Canola Tour of Victoria
WA growers have raised concerns over the lack of hybrid canola seed availability in WA and have asked why the seed companies are unable to supply orders once they are made, especially the newer varieties. This investment includes travel to Horsham…- Project start date:
- 18/09/2022
- Project end date:
- 21/09/2022
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: SCF2208-001SAX
NGN - Investigating late winter and early spring cereal cropping opportunities for grain growers following autumn waterlogging -…
This project will examine the viability and productivity of late winter and early spring seeding of cereal varieties in the Southern region of Western Australia. The trial will assess which varieties are most suitable to being seeded later in the…- Project start date:
- 01/08/2022
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2023
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DPI2207-003RTX
NGN Improving and understanding the interaction between Water Use Efficiency and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Canola
Growers participating in National Grower Network (NGN) forums in Southern NSW require canola nitrogen management strategies for different seasonal water conditions. They require data on the most appropriate strategy to deploy in declining,…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2022
- Project end date:
- 20/04/2023
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Completed
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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:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- South
Project Status:
Active
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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:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Active