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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Crop Type
Crop Type
- ☐ All Crops
- ☐ All Pulses
- ☐ Barley
- ☐ Canary Seed
- ☐ Canola/Rapeseed
- ☐ Cereal Rye
- ☐ Chickpeas
- ☐ Cow Peas
- ☐ Faba/Broad Beans
- ☐ Field Peas
- ☐ Lentils
- ☐ Linseed/Linola
- ☐ Lupins
- ☐ Maize
- ☐ Millet
- ☐ Mungbeans
- ☐ Navy/Kidney/French Beans
- ☐ Not Crop Specific
- ☐ Oats
- ☐ Peanuts
- ☐ Pigeon Peas
- ☐ Safflower Seed
- ☐ Sorghum
- ☐ Soybean
- ☐ Sunflower Seed
- ☐ Triticale
- ☐ Vetch
- ☐ Wheat
Results found: 11 - 20 of 816 search results
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GRDC Code: AUA2408-001SAX
NVT Victorian/Tasmanian Crop Sowing Guides (2025, 2026, 2027 & 2028) - data collation and publication management
The National Variety Trials (NVT) Crop Sowing Guide for Victoria and Tasmania aims to summarise information on current commercially available varieties of grain crops grown in those states. Updated every year with new results from the NVT program,…- Project start date:
- 05/08/2024
- Project end date:
- 17/12/2027
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Oats, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: CSP2407-003RTX
Using an understanding of mouse ecology and behaviour to direct crop protection management
The farming systems in Australia have changed dramatically over the last 10-20 years, bringing in advances in conservation agriculture such as minimum tillage, stubble retention and diversified crop rotations. These practices increase profitability, …- Project start date:
- 01/08/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2029
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: UOQ2407-004AWX
Industry Workshops - ARC ITTC Predictive Breeding
A series of five annual training workshops will be conducted by the ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding for Agricultural Futures. GRDC's funds will be used to support costs associated with training up to 15 GRDC PhD scholars or grains…- Project start date:
- 31/07/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/07/2029
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: SAP2407-001CAX
Faba Bean Breeding External Procurement Consultant
Manage the Approach to Market (ATM) process to achieve licensing of faba bean germplasm to the commercial crop breeding sector with the goal of sustaining breeding of faba bean varieties that meet farmers' needs.- Project start date:
- 19/07/2024
- Project end date:
- 14/01/2025
- Crop type:
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- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: PPG2407-001CAX
Review of the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network (AFREN2) impact and future direction.
This consultancy will undertake an independent review of the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network (AFREN2) (CUR2302-002RTX). The review will examine the current progress of the AFREN2 investment and explore national and international…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2024
- Project end date:
- 27/09/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: SAG2407-002FAX
SAGIT - Appropriate fertiliser strategies for on-row lentil sowing in saline soils
Previous work funded by the South Australian Grain Industry Trust (SAGIT) has demonstrated significant yield benefits of on-row sowing to avoid soil salinity in moderately saline calcareous soil types of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. There …- Project start date:
- 01/07/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2026
- Crop type:
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- Lentils, (Legume)
- Region:
- South
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GRDC Code: SAG2407-003FAX
SAGIT- Making the most of phosphorus fertiliser inputs: Managing spatial variability and long-term strategies
Previous work funded by the South Australian Grain Industry Trust (SAGIT) and conducted by Trengove Consulting has demonstrated the applicability of the phosphorus (P) sufficiency index (pH and NDVI data layers) to predict P response and manage…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
- Region:
- South
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GRDC Code: SAG2407-001FAX
SAGIT - Strategies for mitigating frost damage in the Upper North Region of SA
Frost events are a significant concern in the Upper North region of South Australia, resulting in substantial crop losses and economic impacts recent years. The Upper North is susceptible to frost damage at various stages in the growing season,…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Barley, (Cereal)
- Oats, (Cereal)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- South
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GRDC Code: ICA2407-001RTX
Program 2 - International host/pathogen differential sets: Effective genetic and sustainable management of Ascochyta blight of Chickpea…
Chickpea is an important pulse crop globally, with Ascochyta blight one of the main diseases affecting yield. This GRDC-funded project led by ICARDA will continue from GRDC investment ICA2007-001RTX and aims to deliver a differential set of chickpea …- Project start date:
- 01/07/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: UOA2407-001RTX
Program 3 - Improved genetic resistance: Effective genetic and sustainable management of Ascochyta blight of Chickpea (Phase 2)
This project aims to improve chickpea yield stability and increase grower profitability by reducing losses associated with the disease Ascochyta blight (AB), caused by the fungus Ascochyta rabiei. The project builds on results of Phase 1 investment…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West