The GRDC is pleased to present the Investment Plan 2009-10 (Open and Multi-stage Tenders).

The purpose of the GRDC Investment Plan 2009-10 (Open and Multi-stage Tenders) is to inform our potential research partners about some of the Corporation’s new investment priorities for 2009-10. This document includes only those priorities with open tender and multi-stage tendering procurement methods. Other open tenders and multi-stage tenders may be advertised throughout the year.

This week the GRDC will begin industry consultation on a proposed model for wheat variety classification going beyond December 2008.

This week the GRDC will begin industry consultation on a proposed model for wheat variety classification going beyond December 2008.

Australian researchers are nearer to turning crop plants into ‘biofactories’ capable of producing oils that can be used to replace petrochemicals in a range of industrial products. 

About 15 years ago, when southern Queensland grower Rod Petersen decided on a circular layout for his farm’s silos, he thought that if he ever completed the design, he would have more than enough storage space.

Before the seeder was even out of the shed on his property ‘Niribi’, west of Buntine, this year Michael Dodd had already put in hundreds of tractor hours.

Even with higher wheat prices, changing marketing arrangements mean that, more than ever before, making the right marketing decisions will be critical this year.

GRDC Activity

The world’s agricultural researchers are calling for a renewed commitment to sustainable agriculture, saying efforts are being stalled by waning financial support.

The development of new crop varieties resistant to drought, cold and salinity is the central ambition of a new $205 million Victorian Government R&D initiative for farming in Victoria.