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Appendix 5: Publications and products
The GRDC has a large number of publications and information products, in print and electronic formats. Many hard copy products are provided for free (stocks of some free publications are limited), while others are sold to fully or partially recover the costs of publication. Some publications are available only in electronic format, and can be found on the GRDC's website at www.grdc.com.au.
Ground Cover direct also provides a catalogue of GRDC publications and an online bookshop. On average, the GRDC's website home page received between 4,000 and 6,500 page views per month in 2006-07. The bookshop received approximately 2,400 page views per month.
Most of the GRDC's 2006-07 reports and publications are publicly available. Key publications released in 2006-07 are listed below.
| Corporate publications |
GRDC Annual Report 2005–06 GRDC Growers’ Report 2005–06 GRDC Annual Operational Plan 2006–07 |
Farmer advice sheets— |
Snails alert |
Ground Cover— |
Six issues and supplements: 63—Growers sharing knowledge 64—No-till 65—Grains nutrition 66—Root and crown diseases 67—Climate 68—Integrated weed management |
Identification guides for grain growers |
Wheat and barley leaf symptoms: The Back Pocket Guide (revised and reprinted) Slugs: The Back Pocket Guide |
| Reviews of research | Pulses nutritional value and their role in the feed industry |
Tools for grain growers |
A guide to succession—sustaining families and farms Agronomy after the drought 2007 Agronomy after the drought—a guide to decision making in 2007—Southern Region Driving agronomy 2006 (audio CD) Grains research updates 2007(DVD) Paddock diary 2007 Precision agriculture 2007 (video CD) |
| Information for technical advisers |
Update newsletter, issues 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37, for the Northern Region Update newsletter, issues 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 47, for the Southern Region |
Booklets |
Making Lucerne Pay Perennial Pastures for Western Australia |
Identification guides for grain growers |
Canola: The Ute Guide (revised edition) |