GRDC North

Latest research outcomes, trial results, news & events for growers, advisers & industry in GRDC Northern Region (QLD & NSW). Follow main @theGRDC

[GRDC @theGRDC]

🛡️ Good hygiene is increasingly important in stored grain as phosphine resistance continues to grow.

Where resistant pests are contributing to ongoing infestations, sulfuryl fluoride can be used as a break treatment - but it is not a replacement for phosphine.

QLD DPI’s Dr Manoj Nayak is leading GRDC’s national stored grain pest resistance monitoring and management program, helping track resistance and preserve phosphine as the industry’s primary fumigant.

🔗 https://t.co/GWza1TDeDy

#GrainStorage #StoredGrain #PhosphineResistance

[Tim Neale 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 @TimNeale1]

Update on our @theGRDC disease trial site in the north (darling Downs) . No disease in the dry year up here. Teams focussing on southern sites (Vic, NSW) that are now loaded with all sorts of foliar disease

[WeedSmart @WeedSmartAU]

Our extension agronomists sure keep busy! 🚗🤠

📸 @CropDoctor54 spotted admiring the season on the Upper Eyre Peninsula and @Paul_WeedSmart talking HWSC and MRLs at a recent GRDC harvester setup workshop in southern QLD!

[Grassroots Agronomy @grassrootsag]

Diverse Farms Farmwalks are back for 2026 🌱… this time with a road trip from Burcher to Tullamore 🛻, with a stopover at Trundle 🚜

RSVPs to Dan Sweeney @bakeragad 😎

@theGRDC
#diversefarms

[GRDC @theGRDC]

🌱 As pigeon pea is assessed as a potential summer pulse for QLD and northern NSW, helicoverpa is one of the agronomic challenges being worked through.

Queensland DPI and Woods Seeds are researching newer varieties better suited to Australian farming systems.

Pigeon pea flowers are highly attractive to helicoverpa, with larvae feeding on flowers and developing pods. Newer varieties are expected to be less susceptible, although growers would still likely need one or two insecticide applications to maintain control.

🎥 https://t.co/z86NYTjI3Z

#GRDC #PigeonPea #Helicoverpa #SummerCropping #Pulses

[GOA @GrainOrana]

🌿VETCH AGRONOMY FOCUS DAY🌿

📅Fri 18 Sept, 8am-12:30pm.
🚜Binginbar Farms, Gollan.

🚜GOA vetch variety trial, Wongarbon.

Hear from Kirrily Condon, Kendra Kerrisk, Rohan Brill, Simpson family & the GOA team.

REGISTER & info▶️ https://t.co/DLrjqAqPys

@theGRDC @GRDCNorth #vetch

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

Summer grasses can drive decision making over summer. The NGN 'Control strategies for key problem weeds in nth NSW' has been developing & evaluating options. Free workshops with @congreve_mark compile the latest info into field-ready management. Details: https://t.co/SB1qbEEaJc

[Riverine Plains @RiverinePlains]

🚨 Project announcement: Digital Twin Adoption for Water & Soil Management
Riverine Plains, supported by @theGRDC, is exploring how Digital Twin technology can support better water & soil management in grain systems.

Working with Riverina farmers & @Agronomeye the project will bring together paddock, soil & weather data to support better on-farm decisions. From understanding & managing waterlogging to improving soil water use, productivity & resilience. We’re excited to work with farmers to test what Digital Twin tools can really offer in the paddock and share what we learn along the way.

🌾 Riverina farmer? There’s still time to get involved. Learn more 👉 https://t.co/Hr00kxtT6l

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

🌾 The GRDC Northern Panel is heading to Central Queensland 8–10 Sep to hear directly from growers and industry on local opportunities, challenges and future RD&E priorities.

The tour will visit Emerald, Gindie, Capella, Clermont and Kilcummin.

🔗 https://t.co/7EAamK7a9Z

[Riverine Plains @RiverinePlains]

Join us at a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Harvester Set Up Workshops in NSW for practical, hands-on information to help you:
- Improve harvester capacity and efficiency
- Measure and reduce harvest losses
- Explore harvest weed seed control options
- Reduce harvester fire risk
- Improve on-farm grain storage

The workshops are free to attend, with morning tea and lunch provided.
👉 Register now: https://t.co/lbkKu1iPng

This project is led by @PrimarySales and funded by @theGRDC

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

This is what @thegrdc National Grower Network is all about.

Growers joined us at #Jandowae today to discuss canola profitability, alternative winter crops and on-farm experimentation.

An idea raised at an NGN Forum a year ago now in the ground and generating valuable insights.

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

Attention: Forbes growers

Looking for practical ideas you can take back to the farm? There's still time to join tomorrow's GRDC NGN Forum at Mulyandry.

Find out more and register: https://t.co/z0GgpyMUwV

[Zorica Duric @ZoricaDuric]

📢Increase of H. armigera moth catches in our pheromone traps!
Remember: sprays target small larvae, not moths. Keep scouting your crops regularly for newly hatched grubs.
Trap updates here:
https://t.co/UWRL5M5oAj

@theGRDC @NSW_AGRONOMY @PestFactsSARDI @pennyheuston

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

Harvester setup workshops begin on 31 August 🚜

📌 Kupunn, Qld - 31 Aug
📌 Felton, Qld - 1 Sept
📌 West Wyalong, NSW - 3 Sept
📌 Jerilderie, NSW - 4 Sept
📌 Brocklesby, NSW - 15 Sept

🔈 @RiverinePlains, @PrimarySales & Paul Mcintosh

🔗 https://t.co/33HuHe34g5

#GRDCEvent

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

Mullaley growers: Join @theGRDC NGN Forum on 25 August.

Hear from Matt Gardner @AMPSResearch on evaluating the potential for high-yielding cereals in north east NSW + join discussions on practical agronomy and soil health challenges.

Register: https://t.co/zgf0TAPWIl

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

Our @theGRDC Northern Panel Chair Arthur Gearon opening @AgQuip Grower Forum in #Gunnedah, setting the scene for discussions on two big topics for northern growers: nitrogen and disease management.

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

🌱 GRDC-invested trials near Bellata, NSW, in collaboration with @UQ_News, are testing integrated strategies to improve long-term control of herbicide-resistant phalaris.

🎥 Watch the video: https://t.co/xGB5gDqXiL

#WeedManagementInitiative #Weeds #Phalaris #GRDCVideo

[Andrew Whitelaw @WheatWatcher]

Great discussions in Dysart on where @GRDCNorth should prioritise local projects.

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

🌾 Riverina grain grower Murray Scholz has been appointed Chair of the GRDC Northern Panel for a three-year term.

He succeeds Arthur Gearon, whose term concludes after more than 10 years of service on the Panel.

🔗 https://t.co/i8ZIy30Rm3

#GRDC #NorthernPanel

[GOA @GrainOrana]

📣GOA out & about talking about their recent @theGRDC pulse work done in conjunction with @brill_ag at @GRDCNorth NGN Meeting at Coonamble👍

@MaurieStreet @jonobaird