Grains Research and Development

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  • GRDC Farm Practices Survey 2012

    Publications

    GRDC Farm Practices Survey 2012 cover

    Date
    14.11.2012
    GRDC Project Code
    KAR00002
    Region
    National, North, South, West
    R&D Area
    Agronomy/Farming Systems, Environment / Climate / Land Mgt

    This is the second GRDC Farm Practice Survey Report. The GRDC commissioned Kaliber Research Pty Ltd to survey a national subset of grain producers and gather data about their farming operations and practices. The survey was based on their farming operations for the 2011 (winter) cropping year and where possible was tracked against the 2008 baseline assessment conducted by Solutions Marketing and Research Pty Ltd.

  • Crop Weevils: The Back Pocket Guide

    Publications

    Image of the cover of the Crop Weevils Back Pocket Guide.

    Date
    07.05.2013
    Region
    South, West
    R&D Area
    Crop Protection

    Identification of crop weevils is important when making control decisions. The distinctive appearance of weevils makes them unlikely to be confused with other beetles. However, distinguishing between the many species of weevil is challenging. This guide is designed to assist growers in identifying the most commonly observed weevils found in the southern and western cropping regions.

  • Wheat Variety Guide for WA 2013

    Publications

    image of the cover page of the WA Wheat Variety Guide 2013

    Date
    21.02.2013
    Region
    West
    R&D Area
    Variety Evaluation

    The wheat variety guide summarises performance characteristics of commercially available wheats which have undergone testing in the National Variety Testing Project (NVT), and Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) wheat agronomy project. By combining agronomy research outcomes with other related wheat research this document provides current information to assist with variety choice and management for 2013.

  • Fumigating with Phosphine, other fumigants and controlled atmospheres

    Publications

    Fumigating with phosphine, other fumigants and controlled atmospheres: A Grains Industry Guide

    Date
    03.08.2012
    GRDC Project Code
    DAQ00158
    Region
    National, North, South, West
    R&D Area
    Harvesting and Storage

    This booklet explains how using phosphine incorrectly contributes to resistance problems and clarifies how to use it most effectively to achieve reliable results.

  • Water use efficiency of grain crops in Australia: principles, benchmarks and management

    Publications

    Water Use efficiency of grain crops in Australia principles benchmarks and management

    Date
    16.07.2012
    Region
    National, South, West, North
    R&D Area
    Crop Nutrition, Environment / Climate / Land Mgt

    Water use efficiency of grain crops in Australia: Principles, benchmarks and management.
    The aim of this publication is to provide decision makers with tools to understand and improve water use efficiency in rain-fed systems where water deficit is a perennial problem. Yield limitations sometimes imposed by excess water are not considered in this publication.