Current opportunities
Current opportunities
Listed are the opportunities currently available. Prospective tenderers are encouraged to read the Terms and Conditions before applying.
Request for Tender Terms and Conditions apply to all RFT’s where tenderers are required to submit an application.
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Reference number: PROC-9177244 RFT
NGN Water quality impacts on herbicide efficacy
The quality of water used in spraying operations is essential for achieving optimal weed control in cropping systems. Reduced herbicide efficacy can significantly contribute to herbicide resistance in weeds and negatively affect profitability if spray applications do not effectively reduce the weed population. Enhancing growers' understanding of water quality test results will enable them to make more informed weed management decisions, which could involve either improving water quality or making appropriate herbicide choices. This issue has been raised by growers at Northern Region NGN forums in 2023 and 2024 and is a matter of concern.
Closing date and timeTuesday 06 May 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateFriday 28 March 2025Last updatedFriday 28 March 2025
Tender status: Open
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Reference number: PROC-9177216 RFT
NGN Summer Planter Workshops
The ability of farmers to achieve optimal plant emergence can be significantly affected by improper setup and maintenance of planters and airseeders. Feedback from growers at various field days across Southern QLD has consistently highlighted the need for training in how to appropriately setup and maintain of planters and airseeders. Proper setup and maintenance of planters and airseeders involve several technical aspects, including the calibration of seed meters, adjustment of row units, and ensuring uniform seed depth and spacing. Seed meter calibration is crucial for accurate seed delivery, as it ensures that the correct amount of seed is being planted per hectare. Row unit adjustment is essential for maintaining consistent seed-to-soil contact, which is vital for seed germination. Additionally, uniform seed depth and spacing are critical for achieving even plant stands and maximizing plant vigour. Training in these technical areas would be highly beneficial in ensuring precise seed placement, which is essential for improving seed emergence and enhancing potential plant vigour outcomes. By addressing these setup and maintenance issues, farmers can greatly improve their crop yields and overall productivity.
Closing date and timeWednesday 23 April 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateWednesday 26 March 2025Last updatedWednesday 26 March 2025 Tender status: Open
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Reference number: PROC-9177242 RFT
National leading practice management of stored grain pests
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is seeking suitably qualified organisations to deliver a nationally coordinated program for resistance monitoring and best-practice management of stored grain pests. This investment builds on the success of previous programs and aims to safeguard the effectiveness of key fumigants, including phosphine and sulfuryl fluoride, while ensuring compliance with market access requirements.
Closing date and timeTuesday 22 April 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateMonday 24 March 2025Last updatedTuesday 25 March 2025 Tender status: Open
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Reference number: PROC-9177246 RFT
Coordinator – Soilborne Disease Initiative (SBDI)
The SBDI is a strategic investment aimed at addressing the significant yield losses caused by soilborne pathogens in Australian grains. These diseases impose an annual yield loss of over $1.71 billion across all grains, with $1.23 billion in wheat alone. Current management strategies are limited by genetic resistance, chemical control options, and crop rotation constraints. To ensure a collaborative national effort, the SBDI will be facilitated by a National Co-ordinator. This co-ordinator will facilitate and organise the annual SBDI research forum, provide support and quality assurance for all reporting and communication from programs for the GRDC Initiative Manager, and chair the annual Program Advisory Committee (PAC).
Closing date and timeThursday 01 May 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateFriday 21 March 2025Last updatedFriday 21 March 2025 Tender status: Open
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Reference number: PROC-9177230 RFT
Enhancing productivity and profitability in farming systems in Central NSW
The investment aims to reduce yield gaps in the Central NSW sub-regions by addressing key farming decisions related to nutrition, crop protection, and planting. Activities will be tailored to local conditions, leveraging professional agronomists, research, and extension resources to enhance productivity and profitability. Hyper-yielding aspects and resource efficiencies will also be examined to understand environmental and sustainability aspects.
Closing date and timeWednesday 14 May 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateThursday 20 March 2025Last updatedFriday 21 March 2025 Tender status: Open
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Reference number: PROC-9177226 EOI
Sponsorship - Events (round two 2025)
We are passionate about the Australian grains industry and value opportunities to engage with growers, researchers and other stakeholders, promote innovative and impactful RD&E, and develop industry capacity. If you share our commitment to the Australian grains industry and want to apply for GRDC sponsorship, in your application please demonstrate how GRDC sponsorship will: - deliver value for GRDC and the broader Australian grains industry and community - promote innovation in grains RD&E - value-add or complement existing GRDC activities. Description We are passionate about the Australian grains industry and value opportunities to engage with growers, researchers and other stakeholders, promote innovative and impactful RD&E, and develop industry capacity. If you share our commitment to the Australian grains industry and want to apply for GRDC sponsorship, in your application please demonstrate how GRDC sponsorship will: • deliver value for GRDC and the broader Australian grains industry and community • promote innovation in grains RD&E • value-add or complement existing GRDC activities.
Closing date and timeTuesday 27 May 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateFriday 14 March 2025Last updatedFriday 14 March 2025 Tender status: Open
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Reference number: PROC-9177221 RFT
NGN Summer weeds fleabane and sowthistle management demonstrations for the Victorian Mallee
Fleabane and sowthistle are challenging summer weeds affecting Victorian Mallee growers, with prolific seed production and resistance to multiple herbicides. At NGN forums, growers identified these weeds as a primary constraint due to the high cost of effective chemical control. GRDC has invested in research and tools like the 'Integrated Weed Management Manual' and 'Summer Weed Tool' to guide the management of these weeds. This investment will validate and demonstrate management strategies in trials over two years to reduce fleabane and sowthistle populations using current chemical and cultural control options. Victorian Mallee growers will be provided with peer-to-peer learning opportunities via extension activities to further refine and effectively implement these strategies.
Closing date and timeThursday 27 March 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateFriday 28 February 2025Last updatedMonday 17 March 2025
Tender status: Closed
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Reference number: PROC-9177165 RFT
NGN - Making sorghum reliable for Central NSW
Sorghum is a popular choice in the feedlot industries, especially for pork and poultry. However, transporting grain outside the local region is often not economical for intensive animal facilities. This presents a great opportunity for growers in Central NSW to diversify their cropping enterprises and meet local demand. There are potential markets in boxing (Bathurst or Dubbo), two large pet food manufacturers in Bathurst / Blaney, and an emerging demand for feedlot sorghum. While growers in Central NSW have been experimenting with sorghum, variable yield have made it a high-risk and uneconomical option. By understanding varietal selection and optimal planting conditions, such as times of sowing (TOS), row spacing, and plant populations, growers can achieve consistent yields. This knowledge will give them the confidence to implement crop production strategies on a commercial scale.
Closing date and timeFriday 28 March 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateTuesday 25 February 2025Last updatedTuesday 25 February 2025 Tender status: Closed
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Reference number: PROC-9177224 RFT
GRDC International Visiting Fellowships Program 2025/26
GRDC International Visiting Fellowships Program (IVFP) is targeted at supporting Australian grains researchers connect with new partners by providing more opportunities for talented young international researchers to engage with talented early/mid-career Australian researchers.This will be achieved by bringing international research talent to Australia on a sabbatical program to bolster grains-focussed national and regional research efforts targeted at predominantly GRDC prioritised pillars. The IVFP will facilitate improved connection of the best early and mid-career researchers in Australia and overseas to ensure enduring global scientific networks that promote the transfer of knowledge and technology for the benefit of the Australian grains industry.Further, the GRDC IVFP would addresses a current gap available for Australian travel awards with the Fulbright program targeting researchers at a more junior level or senior level (Scholar Awards), and other programs targeting established researchers at a more senior level than the proposed GRDC IVFP.
Closing date and timeThursday 12 June 2025, at 02:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateTuesday 25 February 2025Last updatedThursday 27 March 2025 Tender status: Open
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Reference number: PROC-9177223 RFT
NGN Chickpea integrated disease management in Southern Queensland
Chickpeas are an important part of winter crop rotations in Queensland; however, disease can be a major limitation to production. Ascochyta blight is a major disease of chickpea, for which current varieties lack resistance to. Fungicides are the primary method of controlling Ascochyta blight, often requiring multiple applications when conditions are conductive. The high cost of these applications and potential for the development of fungicide resistance means alternative control methods are needed. Using an integrated disease management strategy can improve disease control and limit the risks of developing resistance. Optimising the time of sowing can be an effective method to manage Ascochyta blight as later plantings can help to avoid disease impacts through limiting the number of rain events. Additionally, new chickpea genetics under development may have a fit in the Southern Qld region and assist in non-chemical control of disease. Growers at the 2024 Thallon NGN forum discussed the potential for avoiding disease through time of sowing, raising the questions of what the optimal timing is to avoid disease in the region and when is it too late to plant chickpeas. This investment will demonstrate the impact of an integrated disease management approach, assessing multiple times of sowing of chickpeas on yield and disease control, along with variety selection and fungicide application timing. Trials will focus on Ascochyta blight, with any additional diseases present also assessed for each time of sowing.
Closing date and timeFriday 21 March 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateFriday 21 February 2025Last updatedFriday 21 February 2025 Tender status: Closed
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Reference number: PROC-9177215 RFT
NGN Faba bean variety and agronomy trials in Tasmania
The NGN faba bean variety and agronomy trials in Tasmania aim to address the current limitations in faba bean production within the region. Despite the high cost of importing new varieties and the limited adoption of faba beans due to lower returns compared to other field crops, there is a renewed interest in this legume rotation crop. This resurgence is driven by the development of local market opportunities. Currently, Tasmanian farmers have limited experience with new faba bean genetics and their performance under local conditions. This includes understanding the appropriate agronomic management practices unique to the region, such as varietal performance, optimal sowing times, and disease management strategies. Trial work in the High Rainfall Zone (HRZ) of Victoria has shown that faba bean yields can reach up to 9t/ha. This has spurred interest among local growers to explore genetic advancements through the trial of new varieties in Tasmania. Additionally, the trials aim to define the best agronomic practices for the region's specific growing conditions.
Closing date and timeFriday 21 March 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateFriday 21 February 2025Last updatedFriday 21 February 2025 Tender status: Closed
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Reference number: PROC-9177073 EOI
Sponsorship - Grower and advisor study tours - round two 2025
We are passionate about the Australian grains industry and recognise the value in grower, researcher and industry engagement. A well planned study tour can provide lessons on issues relevant to participants and accelerate the uptake of research and development (R&D) outputs. Ultimately, improving the profitability and sustainability of grain growing operations.
Closing date and timeWednesday 30 April 2025, at 05:00 PM ACT local timeRelease dateWednesday 29 January 2025Last updatedWednesday 12 March 2025 Tender status: Open