Groundcover • 27th June 2025

Competition fosters the next generation of agricultural scientists

A long-running, GRDC-supported competition has opened the eyes of more than 120,000 school students to the wonders of agriculture and agricultural science.

Groundcover • 25th June 2025

Scholarship gives future agricultural professionals a head start

GRDC supports the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship, helping university students gain industry experience, professional development and career opportunities.

Queensland Country Life • 12th June 2025

Why cotton remains the go-to summer crop for Emerald's Rob Ingram

Rain at the wrong time looks like taking the gloss off what could have been a good season for Emerald cotton grower Rob Ingram.

Groundcover • 5th June 2025

Storage the focus for far north cropping

Stored grain researchers are working to address the challenges of storing grain in the warm, humid climate north of the Tropic of Capricorn.

Groundcover • 3rd June 2025

Oats offer risk management options for frost-prone areas

With a hull that acts as a blanket to protect grains and other protective anatomical structures, oats offer an alternative cereal option in frost-prone areas.

Groundcover • 2nd June 2025

2024 frosts in SA underline need for management rethink

South Australian grain growers faced devastating frost damage in 2024, prompting experts to emphasise the importance of frost management strategies for the 2025 growing season.

Groundcover • 1st June 2025

Soil amelioration needs a customised approach

A Western Australian study urges caution in soil amelioration practices, highlighting the need for soil-specific strategies to optimise crop yields and economic returns.

Australian Grower • 27th May 2025

Grower embraces benchmarking for success

After becoming an independent agronomist and mum of two in 2020, Jessica Volker realised she had bitten off more than she could chew.

AgriFutures • 20th May 2025

Strategies to help agribusiness navigate the transition to lower emissions

A new report by RSM Australia outlines strategies for agribusinesses to reduce emissions while maintaining profitability and meeting market demands.

Groundcover • 12th May 2025

Economics stack up for wheat breeding investment

CAIGE, a global program evaluating bread wheat germplasm suitable for Australian growers, has again delivered a return on investment of 20:1, according to its most recent economic analysis.

The Guardian Australia • 12th May 2025

‘Getting barer by the day’: drought conditions in SA and Victoria worsen

Farmers are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on hay as the promised rain is pushed back until June.

Groundcover • 25th April 2025

Profitable legumes becoming a reality

A combination of innovative research and strategic collaboration is boosting the profitability of grain legumes in Western Australia’s farming systems.

Groundcover • 22nd April 2025

Shift in planting time offers new market opportunity

Traders are working to establish export pathways from the west for legumes, such as faba beans, which have not been viewed as a viable cash crop.

The Land • 20th April 2025

Moree cotton growers celebrate first season in years with no drift damage

For the first time in many years, Moree cotton growers Kim and Prue Byrnes have not experienced crop damage from herbicide spray drift.

Syngenta • 31st March 2025

From mixed farming to agronomy, with a slight detour in between

It was probably no surprise that Jason Taylor became an agronomist. Raised on a 240 ha mixed cropping and sheep farm near Deloraine, in north west Tasmania, Jason’s passion for agriculture was sown early.

Groundcover • 28th March 2025

Award-winning crop takes topsy-turvy seasonal conditions in its stride

When Tim Whitehead was told his barley had won a Hyper Yielding Crops award, he suggested the organisers run the numbers again. He attributes the win to luck, paddock history and raised beds

Groundcover • 27th March 2025

Brainstorming with other growers a path to progress

For award-winner Tim Whitehead, the real value in the Hyper Yielding Crops initiative was peer-to-peer learning, led by the team at Southern Farming Systems.

Groundcover • 18th March 2025

The win is in the data

Charles Caldwell is keen on using data produced in the Hyper Yielding Crops initiative to boost gross margins on average paddocks.

ACIAR • 7th March 2025

Nurturing the future of Cambodian agriculture

Smallholder farmers are adopting new fertiliser practices, improving their yields and farm sustainability, in concert with an ACIAR-supported project mapping soils of new farming areas in the uplands of Cambodia.

Groundcover • 4th March 2025

Glyphosate alternatives investigated to combat problem weeds

Controlling problem weeds while dealing with herbicide resistance is a top priority in a new GRDC-invested northern region project.