GRDC Podcast

In this episode, grower Tristan Baldock and agronomist Brett Masters
from EPAG Research in South Australia talk about why growers on the Eyre Peninsula are trialling modification practices in a bid to combat their sandy soil constraints. Trials are taking place across more than 20 farms in the GRDC southern region, and it's all part of an ongoing co-investment between GRDC and CSIRO in collaboration with other research partners.

Contacts:            

Brett Masters

Research Agronomist, EPAG Research

[email protected]

 

Tristan Baldock

Grower

[email protected]

 

More Information:

Buckleboo Deep Ripping Trial

Helping growers manage Sandy Soils

 

Project Investment Code:    

CSP2403-017RTX
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There are new tools available for durum wheat growers, presenting opportunities to close the yield gap with bread wheat. With a major pasta processing company in South Australia, durum is particularly sought after.

The average area sown over the past five years in SA has been around the 50-thousand-hectare mark, but that area is now being extended into non-traditional durum growing regions such as the southeast of the state. 

With its natural genetic resistance to stripe rust and septoria tritici, and new varieties with improved yield potential, along with advanced techniques for crown rot management and weeds, durum is showing promise. In this podcast we hear from agronomist, Darcy King and local durum grower, Simon Ballinger.

Contact:

Darcy King

Nutrien Ag

[email protected]

 

More Information:   https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/crops/cereals/padthaway-durum-outclasses-bread-wheat-in-trial

Trials support
durum as a profitable alternative to bread wheat | GroundCover

  

Project Investment Code:    

SAD2204-001SAX
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Ian Longson reflects on his incredible career in the grains sector spanning 55 years, servicing farmers and agriculture businesses and passionately advocating for the industry. Through various roles in economics and policy, he’s developed a deep respect for grain farmers; not just for the value they bring to the nation’s economy, but the contribution they make to the social fabric of regional areas.

In this episode of GRDC In Conversation, host Oli Le Lievre chats to Ian about his childhood visits to his uncle’s dairy farm sparking a lifelong love for farming, the rapid pace of change in the grains industry and how he’s witnessed farmers move with the times and rapidly adopt the technology available to them.

 

More information

GRDC in Conversation is a limited series GRDC Podcast. It features in-depth interviews with growers and other experts in the grains industry who share their expertise, knowledge and experiences by exploring their personal stories, history, influences and motivations. The views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the views of GRDC, the interviewees’ employer, institution or other associated parties.

GRDC Project Code:

HAG2308-001SAX
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According to a survey done by the Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA), 75 per cent of surveyed students say they know nothing or little about the grains industry - despite it being one of Australia’s largest exports.  

In this episode, PIEFA CEO Luciano Mesiti outlines one of their key aims; to
increase student knowledge and understanding through boosting
teachers’ confidence with agricultural content. This is a concept shared by GRDC and reflected in their long-term relationship with PIEFA - a national not-for-profit company that advocates and works with industry groups to develop and promote the importance of food and fibre and agricultural education in schools.  

Contact: 

Luciano Mesiti, CEO Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)

[email protected]

 

More information:

https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/all-publications/educational

https://www.Primezone.edu.au

https://www.careerharvest.com.au

https://www.piefa.edu.au/

https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/innovation/industry-insights/lessons-awaken-students-interest-in-grains

https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/agronomy/soil-and-nutrition/opportunities-abound-in-a-growing-industry

 

Project Investment code:  

PIE2408-001SAX
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GRDC has a rigorous process in and around how it invests. GRDC is constantly engaging with growers and looking for opportunitiesto take an idea, ground truth it and find out if there is a way to invest that will lead to a positive impact for growers. In this podcast GRDC southern panel Chair, Andrew Russell and senior regional manager for the southern region, Courtney Ramsey take us through GRDC’s process - from idea to investment.

Contacts:             Courtney Ramsey

Senior Regional Manager - South
[email protected]

 

Rebecca Raymond

Senior Regional Manager - North

[email protected]

Peter Bird

Senior Regional Manager - West

[email protected]

 

More Information: 

GRDC investments
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