GRDC Investments

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• GRDC Code: ACO2201-003SAX

  NGN - Farming Water - a technical manual to increase grower and adviser use of plant available water dynamics in agronomic decision making.

  By 30 December 2023, growers and advisers have technical resources in a form that increases their understanding of water availability, use and loss across the farming systems and how it's effective management can used to guide agronomic…

  Project start date:

  01/01/2022

  Project end date:

  31/12/2023

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: CRP2201-001SAX

  NGN Weed control in high standing residue systems in the Northern Ag Region of WA

  In the Northern Agricultural Zone (NAR) in WA there are many growers already implementing either disc seeding or stripper front harvest, with a few implementing the complete "strip and disc" system. The heat, sunshine and wind in this zone …

  Project start date:

  01/01/2022

  Project end date:

  30/04/2024

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: UOA2201-002RTX

  NGN Identifying potassium responsive soils and best practice application of K in the MRZ and HRZ of the Southern Region

  This investment is designed to collect and collate data from a range of different soil types under plus and minus K fertiliser treatments to validate K responsiveness, and look to ascertain if current critical K values re accurate across all soil…

  Project start date:

  01/01/2022

  Project end date:

  30/06/2024

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  South

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: MSF2201-001SAX

  NGN Optimising soil amelioration costs in typical Mallee soils

  This investment will quantify the power requirements and fuel use for various soil amelioration techniques in typical Mallee soil types with replicated trials. A selection of the most common soil amelioration tines will be assessed for power…

  Project start date:

  01/01/2022

  Project end date:

  09/12/2024

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  South

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: FMO2201-001SAX

  NGN: Increasing capacity and capability for mouse surveillance and management in the Western Australian grains industry

  During the 2021 autumn and winter growing season, there has been an increase in reports of large populations of the feral house mouse (Mus muculus domesticus) causing damage to crops across the Western Australian (WA) grain-belt. House mice undergo…

  Project start date:

  01/01/2022

  Project end date:

  31/01/2025

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: LIV2112-001SAX

  NGN - Canola establishment in the low rainfall zones of the Western Region

  At recent Grower Network forums and member meetings the issue of poor canola establishment was raised. In the 2021 season there was the opportunity to sow into moist soil and the rate of failure was around 20%, whereas when sown dry, some growers…

  Project start date:

  06/12/2021

  Project end date:

  31/03/2024

  Crop type:

  • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: BWD2112-001RTX

  NGN - Management of Rosinweed and Star of Bethlehem in Victoria's Mallee and Wimmera

  The project will investigate control options for management of rosinweed and star of Bethlehem in the Victorian Mallee and Wimmera regions through a series of pot and field studies. The project will also investigate seed dormancy levels in rosinweed.

  Project start date:

  01/12/2021

  Project end date:

  01/05/2024

  Crop type:

  • Barley, (Cereal)
  • Wheat, (Cereal)
  • Lentils, (Legume)
  • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)

  Region:

  South

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: SFS2112-002SAX

  NGN Large stubble loads and the impact of stripper/disc systems in the High Rainfall Zone of Southern Australia

  This investment will compare the stripper and disc seeding systems as a method for managing the high stubble loads generated from high yielding crops.Growers in the southern region have repeatedly expressed interest in stripper and disc systems as a …

  Project start date:

  01/12/2021

  Project end date:

  30/06/2025

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)
  • Barley, (Cereal)
  • All Pulses, (Legume)
  • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)

  Region:

  South

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: MRE2111-001SAX

  NGN - Weather essentials for Pesticide Application technical content review and update

  Recent research trial work associated with "MRE00002 Air Inversion Modelling to manage spray drift" has identified new information primarily relating to the development of hazardous surface temperature inversion events that requires…

  Project start date:

  15/11/2021

  Project end date:

  30/06/2022

  Crop type:

  • All Crops, (All Crops)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• 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

  Project Status: Completed