GRDC Seed of Light
The GRDC Seed of Light Award was initiated in 1999 is presented each year to someone who makes a significant contribution to communicating the outcomes of research.
Previous recipients have included:
| Year | Northern Region | Organisation | Southern Region | Organisation | Western Region | Organisation |
| 1999 | Peter Hayman | NSW DPI | Di Carpenter | NSW DPI | Frances Hoyle | DAFWA |
| 2000 | Wayne Strong | QDPI | Nigel Wilhelm | SARDI | Robert Loughman | DAFWA |
| 2001 | Graham White | QDPI | Chris Preston | University of Adelaide | Ros Jettner (not presented an award) | |
| 2002 | Kevin Moore | NSW DPI | Neil Fettell | NSW DPI | Vanessa Stewart | DAFWA |
| 2003 | John Doughton | Central Queensland Farming Systems | John Passioura | CSIRO Plant Industry | Ros Jettner | DAFWA |
| 2004 | David Murray/Melina Miles | QDPI | Ian McClelland | Birchip Cropping Group | Peter Nelson | Grainpool |
| 2005 | Col Mullen | NSW DPI | Nick Poole | Foundation for Arable Research | Cameron Weeks | Mingenew Irwin Group |
| 2006 | John Slatter | Pulse Australia | Peter Hayman | SARDI | Bill Crabtree | WANTFA |
| 2007 | Mike Bell | QDPI | Jon Lamb | Jon Lamb Communications | Peter Mangano | DAFWA |
| 2008 | Neil Dalgleish | CSIRO | John Kirkegaard | CSIRO Plant Industry | Peter Newman | DAFWA |
| 2009 | Stephen Simpfendorfer | NSW DPI | TJ Higgins | CSIRO Plant Industry | Bill Bowden | DAFWA |
| 2010 | Richard Daniel | Northern Grower Alliance | Wayne Hawthorne | Pulse Australia |
Stephen Powles |
WAHRI |
For further information contact Kylie Paulsen, GRDC Communication Manager on 02 6166 4500.
