News and media releases
News and media releases
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Crop Protection Forum heads north for its 10th year
03.10.2024To be held in Highfields on Wednesday 27 November, the forum invites agronomists and industry members to explore the implications and solutions for managing pesticide resistance within broadacre cropping systems of northern NSW and Queensland.
Region: North
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Roadshow arms growers with latest snail management advice
02.10.2024Snails are persistent, invasive pests for growers, especially in cooler climates like the Albany and Esperance port zones. They not only damage crops but also contaminate harvested grain, making it difficult to maintain quality.
Region: West
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Study evaluates carbon footprint of lime
01.10.2024The research is part of a GRDC investment called Acid Soils Southern Region that aims to provide useful resources to help growers manage acid soils.
Region: South
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GRDC recommends review to determine ‘right-size’ RD&E
27.09.2024This is the first time in the organisation’s 34-year history that the GRDC Board and Executive team have triggered an in-depth review that will assess this critical question. To help answer this, the review will focus on three key areas: GRDC’s
Region: National
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National initiative to enhance N fixation in pulses
25.09.2024The National Nitrogen Fixation Project will develop superior nitrogen-fixing bacteria (rhizobia) strains for chickpea and review the opportunity for improvement in mungbean.
Region: National
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GRDC welcomes SA grower as Board Chair
12.09.2024Southern grain grower Sharon Starick will become one of the first growers from her state, as well as the first female to lead the largest of the rural research and development corporations, when she officially takes the reins on October 1.
Region: National
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Welcome to Tamworth! GRDC panel tour kicks off this week
10.09.2024GRDC northern panel is on its way to Tamworth to gain first hand knowledge from grain growers and farm advisers in the region.
Region: North
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Project aims to boost nitrogen benefit of chickpea and mungbean…
05.09.2024Legumes fix an estimated 3.5 million tonnes of nitrogen in Australian agriculture each year, equivalent to an annual fertiliser cost of $3.5 billion. This investment will focus on identifying strains with potential as superior inoculants for Group N
Region: National
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Popular harvester set-up workshops coming to SA, Victoria
03.09.2024A series of harvester workshops will roll-out across the South Australian and Victorian grainbelts in September to bring together harvester specialists, industry experts and researchers to give grain growers the latest advice ahead of this
Region: South
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$4M GRDC research consortium to tackle septoria in oats
02.09.2024A new research consortium has been established to close knowledge gaps around Septoria avenae leaf blotch, a significant disease in Australian oat crops.
Region: National