Research indicates that the production potential of high-rainfall zones in the southern grains region could be increased considerably

Investing in on-farm grain storage offers more than just better marketing management,
as a large-scale southern NSW enterprise has learned

A farming family on the Queensland–NSW border shows that succession planning can become a significant business-building opportunity

As a third-generation farmer in the Goondiwindi district Tom Woods has seen a lot of change, particularly as the region diversified from sheep and cattle into cropping. When his father bought the home property, ‘Billa Billa’, in 1938 it was a strictly pastoral enterprise. The family, along with many in the district, only started cropping in the mid-1950s. In the 1980s Tom was among the first to move into no-till.

For WA grain grower Rod Birch, biosecurity is not an ‘out there’ issue; it is integrated into every aspect of his operations at Catalina Farms, near Coorow in WA’s northern wheatbelt.

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Investment Plan (Open and Multi-stage Tenders) outlines some of the Corporation’s new investment priorities for 2011-12. 

The GRDC partners with researchers and other investors to help drive innovation in the Australian grains industry and ensure that grain growers have the technologies to enable them to effectively compete in global grain markets. 

Visit www.grdc.com.au/investmentplan for further information and documentation.

A central electronic database of grain industry events and activities in the southern region and beyond has been established by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

Australian grain-growing properties have undergone and supported significant change over the past 20 years.

Improvements in farming practices, grain varieties, products and services have positioned the nation’s growers at the forefront of global production.

Risk management for greater success in uncertain times

Effective risk management is vital to maintaining farm sustainability and profitability for growers in the face of climate risk and rising production costs.

The essential crop management tool – green bridge control is integral to pest and disease management