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
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: 21 - 30 of 841 search results
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GRDC Code: SGA2409-001CAX
Evaluation Panel Member Evaluator 1 - National Faba Bean Breeding Program
Evaluators will conduct individual assessments of the NFBP applications against the Evaluation Criteria for EOI and RFT procurement phases.- Project start date:
- 10/09/2024
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2025
- Crop type:
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- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOA2401-017RTX
Soybean Breeding For Australia 2024-2029
Soybean is a minor summer crop in Australia yet it plays an important role in the oilseed industry. Australian soybean production is around 35,000 tonnes per year. The expansion of the Australian soybean industry has previously being limited due to…- Project start date:
- 01/09/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/11/2029
- Crop type:
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- Soybean, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CUR2408-001BGX
GRDC International Visiting Fellowships Program 2023/24 Thorsten Langner
The Australian agriculture industry faces constant threats from diseases caused by fungal pathogens which can lead to yield loss and a reduction in profit margin. While advancements in crop genetics, chemical and cultural control strategies have…- Project start date:
- 19/08/2024
- Project end date:
- 15/11/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: ORM2408-002CAX
Identifying investment opportunities for occupational health and safety on grain farms
This consultancy will undertake a review of the current landscape surrounding OH&S on farm and identify where high impact investment can occur to limit damage to equipment, waste, personal injury and loss of life. This will consider behaviour…- Project start date:
- 09/08/2024
- Project end date:
- 15/11/2024
- Crop type:
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- Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: IMP2408-001CAX
Identifying investment gaps and opportunities for building community trust and acceptance in the Australian grains industry
To deliver on the 2023-28 Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) plan, community trust has been identified as a high priority area for investment. High levels of community trust and…- Project start date:
- 05/08/2024
- Project end date:
- 15/11/2024
- Crop type:
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- Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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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
Project Status:
Active
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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
Project Status:
Active
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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
Project Status:
Active
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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
Project Status:
Completed
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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
Project Status:
Active