A workshop run by the University of New England (UNE) and supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) will help Moree-district grain growers and agronomists brush up on their pest knowledge.

With heightened interest among growers in using variable-rate application (VRA) to reduce input costs, it is recommended they first conduct on-farm trials to generate paddock data.

Key production issues facing Western Australian grain growers are being identified at a grassroots level under a new Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) initiative.

It’s time for Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) conference award applicants to finalise their plans as the next round of twice-yearly applications closes on 4 April.

Given the high stakes involved in allowing agricultural research to decline, now is the time to attract the best and brightest students to study critical areas of expertise  such as agronomy, plant pathology, entomology and soil science.

Operators of mixed farming systems can gain knowledge to strengthen their businesses by participating in a series of autumn events organised through the Grain & Graze 2 program.

Global agricultural commodity prices are likely to remain strong in the coming decade, with the price and profit outlook being the most promising in many years.

Western Australian growers are urged to find out how cutting-edge research presented at the recent Agribusiness Crop Updates can help them on-farm.

We are almost through our pre-winter crop GRDC Grower and Adviser Updates and at each, we asked growers, advisers and researchers to have input into our five-year strategic R&D plan for 2012–17.

The Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) new six-themed investment strategy aims to ensure its $160 million annual research and development investment is yielding good returns for growers.