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Latest RD&E, news and events from the Grains Research and Development Corporation. Region specific accounts @GRDCNorth, @GRDCSouth & @GRDCWest

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Understanding how banks assess risk, set interest rates and apply customer margins can help growers negotiate better finance terms and reduce borrowing costs ▶️ https://t.co/DpIjUFrE1i

#GroundCoverOnline #FarmBusiness

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Jessica Koch @JKBreezyHillAg grew up around farming and technology, developing an early interest in precision agriculture as a way to better understand variability in low rainfall environments. What began as curiosity about soils, mapping and machinery has evolved into a career focused on helping growers make clearer, more confident decisions using the right information at the right time.

Listen now 🎧 https://t.co/AG8Ds7Kj7k

@humans_of_ag

#GRDCinConversation #GRDCPodcast #HumansofAg #NextGen #Leadership #Growth #GrainIndustry

[GRDC @theGRDC]

GRDC is investing more than $115 million over 10 years in a Nitrogen Mission to cut nitrogen costs and secure supply through new science and technology. 

The mission is focused on breakthrough science that will redefine how Australian growers produce, use and manage nitrogen.

Media release ▶️ https://t.co/Kc1Nwze3mS

#GroundCoverOnline #NitrogenMission #Fertiliser

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Dual-purpose #canola has profited Australian mixed farmers by more than $1.6 billion over the past 19 years, with the benefits estimated to increase by $200 million annually ▶️ https://t.co/INgEIyDZog

#GroundCoverOnline #Canola #DualPurposeCrops @CSIRO

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Correct growth stage identification is critical when making agronomic decisions.

Zadoks Growth Scale is the most commonly used growth stage key for cereals. It's the best way of qualifying the growth of a crop, in a standardised way that growers, advisers, researchers, and industry can relate to.

Understanding which stage the crop has reached is essential for effective fertiliser application and will ultimately help maximise yields.

Watch the full video ▶️ https://t.co/m1iNokuCIT

#GRDCVideo #CropGrowth #Zadocks #Agriculture #Cereals

[GRDC @theGRDC]

More cost-effective ways to ameliorate the Eyre Peninsula’s sandy duplex soils are coming to light as research trials identify ways to customise treatments across different landscape zones within a paddock ▶️ https://t.co/3nR6lYO9nb

@CSIRO @SA_PIRSA @Ware_AH

#SandySoils

[GRDC @theGRDC]

For the past decade, GRDC has partnered with @CSIROnews, unis and growers to test how AI and automation can better support real-time decision-making.

Now, plans are underway to validate a platform that aims to enhance in-season #nitrogen rate decisions ▶️ https://t.co/W0Q1979Fir

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Good decisions aren’t just about logic - and they’re not just about gut feel either.

In this week's #GRDCinConversation podcast, @JKBreezyHillAg shares the balance between doing your research, trusting your instincts, and asking a simple question:

How will I feel about this tomorrow…in a month…in a year?

🎧 Listen out for the full podcast with @humans_of_ag, dropping Wednesday.

#GRDCPodcast #HumansofAg #NextGen #Leadership #Growth #GrainIndustry

[WeedSmart @WeedSmartAU]

In case you missed it, @theGRDC study tour grants are now open! 🌻🌱

If you're coming to the WeedSmart Week day 2&3 farm tours, this is the perfect opportunity; get your crew sorted and apply for funding now. Applications close 30 July.

🤠 https://t.co/AoG7xaSmsH

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Want the latest farm business advice to maintain your profitability and sustainability? Or perhaps you're a farm adviser looking for up-to-date resources?

Come along to the GRDC Farm Business updates, running throughout June and July.

Dates and locations ▶️ https://t.co/yJcLhQmIew

#GRDCUpdate #farmbusiness

[GRDC @theGRDC]

New tools and modelling will help better assess crop damage from frost and heat, with new insights into the role of surface versus air temperatures ▶️ https://t.co/Pe06AVDT6A

@CSIRO #GroundCoverOnline #Frost #Heat #Farming

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Upcoming webinar: aligning machinery cost structure with income volatility

📆 1pm AEST, Thursday 11 June
🔗 https://t.co/ourTEW4nh6

Cropping in 2026 continues to be shaped by tight margins, and rising exposure to both input costs and seasonal risk. Hear from @peterdnewman from @PlanfarmWA in this GRDC Farm Business Update online.

#GRDCEvent #GRDCUpdate #MachineryInvestment #FarmBusiness

[GRDC @theGRDC]

NSW grower Katrina (Treen) Swift believes artificial intelligence will be transformative for the Australian grains industry, but there are challenges to be navigated ▶️ https://t.co/e0Xj5RSFIP

📷 Nicole Baxter

#GroundCoverOnline #Nuffield #AI #AgTech #Innovation @nuffieldaust

[GRDC @theGRDC]

2025-26 national #CerealRust surveillance finds #StripeRust remains Australia’s major rust disease, with different pathotypes often occurring together ▶️ https://t.co/1xOzv9E9z6

📷 @SydUni

#GroundCoverOnline #Wheat

[GRDC @theGRDC]

New research aims to develop practical, environment-specific agronomy to maximise lentil yields in high and medium-rainfall areas in southern Australia: https://t.co/rGHyLLW5XB

@SA_PIRSA #GroundCoverOnline #Lentils

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Research across QLD chickpea paddocks shows how soil mineral nitrogen, seasonal conditions and management influence #chickpea #NitrogenFixation.

The work will help refine inputs, improve nitrogen budgets and boost pulse crop productivity ▶️ https://t.co/5aqmzTqQYy

#GroundCoverOnline

[GRDC @theGRDC]

GRDC’s Farm Business Updates play a big role in updating growers about farm management systems, including leading people. Dr Jane Foster teaches emotional resilience and has been a presenter at this year’s events.

In this podcast, Jane discusses the importance of proactive communication skills on-farm to avoid conflict and keep everyone safe.

Listen now 🎧 https://t.co/OyEMuDswZe

#GRDCPodcast #GRDCUpdate #FarmBusiness #EmotionalResilience #MentalHealth

[GRDC @theGRDC]

In this GRDC video we hear from WA growers Nick Scotney and Timm House as well as agronomists Erin Cahill and Tom McInerney.

We find out what makes legumes profitable, how profitable they need to be to make it worthwhile, and the multi-year factors at play.

Watch it now ▶️ https://t.co/PoYJ64hVoV

@GGA_WA

#GRDCVideo #Legumes #Profitability #GrainLegumes #WAGrowers

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Victorian Mallee grain grower Mick Pole is part of the Sandy Soils II project reference group. His sandy soils at Walpeup include non-wetting deep sand, hard pan (to 250 to 350 mm) and sand over clay (sandy loams). Read the latest from project https://t.co/OWTT6juyN0

@CSIRO
📷 Melissa Marino

#GroundCoverOnline #SandySoils #Amelioration

[GRDC @theGRDC]

Demand for Australian oats in plant-based foods is increasing. GRDC has invested in the Oat Grain Quality Consortium to help meet this demand. Partners include @SA_PIRSA Adelaide University @Intergrain Essantis @GrainsAustralia

Read more ▶️ https://t.co/2CvHOeqcp3

#GroundCoverOnline #Oats #GrainsIndustry #FoodProduction #OGQC