News and media releases
News and media releases
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Pulse protein research to meet global demand
23.10.2024GRDC is investing $8.8 million dollars on behalf of grain growers in an innovative $13.6 million plant protein project set to position Australia to capitalise on growing consumer demand across the world.
Region: National
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Ten tips to reduce the risk of harvester fires this season
14.10.2024Recent GRDC Harvester Set-up Workshops run across Australia’s grain growing regions have highlighted the importance of harvester hygiene and maintenance, especially when harvesting more volatile crops such as lentils.
Region: National
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Genetic mechanism unlocks a key secret behind disease infection in…
10.10.2024CCDM researchers have unravelled a key genetic mechanism behind the way pathogens infect crops, leading to new strategies for breeding resistant crop varieties against other pathogens carrying the same genetic mechanism.
Region: National
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Cereal frontiers targeted in lower rainfall areas
09.10.2024New research is set to push the limits of water productivity and cereal yield potential in the low and medium-rainfall zones to help grain growers in these regions achieve new yield frontiers.
Region: South
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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