GRDC investments
View allECR Fellowship: Exploring new opportunities for Australian canola
investment
Canola is the third-largest oilseed globally, with Australia ranking as the second-largest exporter. While canola oil drives market demand, nearly half of the crop's yield, its protein-rich by-product, is often discarded or used for low-value applications like fertiliser. With rising global i...
ECR Fellowship - Pulse Plant Architecture
investment
Plant architecture - the shape, size, and structure of a plant - is a fundamental determinant of crop yield, as it determines the number and distribution of leaves, stems, fruit, and seeds. Genetic pathways controlling shoot branching and plant height were strongly selected during grain crop dome...
Upcoming updates and events
View allGRDC National Grower Network Forum – Warracknabeal
Location: Warracknabeal, Victoria | South
GRDC Event
Launch of mungbean varieties Brolga and Kookaburra – Warwick
Location: Warwick, Queensland | North
Podcasts and videos
Videos
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Podcasts
Podcast
1 Apr 2025 |
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Cam Nicholson: 2025 Seed of Light award - South - GRDC
Podcast
25 Mar 2025 |
00:15:50 min
Spot on fungicide application for rhizoctonia - GRDC
Publications
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Using crop competition to suppress weeds - GRDC
This publication details how increasing competition in grain crops can suppress in-crop weeds by narrowing row spacing, increasing crop density and/or the use of more competitive crop species and cultivars.
Transitioning a viable farm business to the next generation - GRDC
This farm business fact sheet provides a guide to understanding the key financial factors impacting on the transfer of a viable farm business to the next generation.