GRDC Podcast
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GRDC Podcast
GRDC podcasts cover the latest grains research, development and extension knowledge and outcomes to help grain growers improve their profitability.
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Behind the scenes of fungicide resistance testing
It’s an ever-present challenge for Australian grain growers, but understanding how fungicide resistance develops, and what can be done to manage it, i...
Legume agronomy: How to grow them in the west
Growers in Western Australia are well aware of the benefits of growing legumes in their rotation, but often have concerns about their reliability and...
NVT new variety series 2025 - Wheat
Welcome to GRDC’s National Variety Trials, or NVT, new variety podcast series, where Australia's leading breeding companies share their latest release...
NVT new variety series 2025 - Barley, canola and chickpea
Welcome to GRDC’s National Variety Trials, or NVT new variety podcast series, where Australia's leading breeding companies share their latest releases...
Fertiliser storage dos and don’ts
When it comes to storing fertiliser on-farm, small mistakes can turn into big problems. In this GRDC podcast, Grain Storage Extension Team member, Ben...
Soil health in Australia
No matter what crop you grow, or livestock you run, the soil beneath your boots is the foundation of your farm's productivity, profitability, and long...
Different angles on re-ripping: There is no right or wrong
Growers around the Eradu area of Western Australia's northern growing region have been deep ripping for many years. Now they're going back and re-ripp...
Managing WPM fungicide resistance in the west
Fungicide resistance is a serious threat to cropping. When all available registered fungicides are no longer effective at managing disease, options fo...
Pre-harvest prep: Protecting stored grain
Don't wait until harvest to consider how you are going to protect your stored grain. That's the message from GRDC's stored grain extension team. When...
Nail the snails: An ID guide
Do you want to nail those snails in the crop? Well, naming those snails is the first step. In this episode, Prue Adams is in York Peninsula, on the sn...
Redlegged earth mite: Management guide
At just one millimetre long, redlegged earth mites are tiny, but that doesn't stop them from causing significant damage across Australia, especially i...
GRDC in Conversation: Andrew and Marie Fowler
Oli Le Lievre interviews Andrew and Marie Fowler about their innovative farming practices in Esperance, Western Australia. The Fowlers, who met throug...
Changing the game: On farm agtech solutions
Justine Baillie and Michael Scobie are the co-leads of the Ag Technology Adoption program at the University of Southern Queensland. They’re trialling...
Organic or not? Considering alternative phosphorus sources
At GRDC's National Grower Network (NGN) forums, growers have been asking for information about the cost of inorganic P fertilisers and potential lower...
GRDC in Conversation: Ash Wiese
Ash Wiese is a farmer, food producer and agribusiness innovator from Western Australia. In this episode of GRDC In Conversation, host Oli Le Lievre si...
Flying high with new mungbean varieties
We know Brolga and Kookaburra are great Australian birds but they are also the names of two new, game changing varieties of mungbeans. To find out how...
Kate Witham: 2025 Emerging Leader award – West
Kate Witham is a research agronomist in Western Australia and has a passion for broad acre cropping. She’s also the 2025 recipient of GRDC'S “Emerging...
GRDC in Conversation: Brad Egan
In this episode of GRDC In Conversation, host Oli Le Lievre sits down with Brad Egan, a forward-thinking grain grower from Esperance, Western Australi...
Green on green case study: Precision weed management
Precision weed management is where optical sensors and remote and sensor weed mapping systems are used to target weeds and therefore cut herbicide cos...
Strategies to manage turnip yellows virus
In Australian canola crops, turnip yellows virus is the one of the most widespread and economically damaging viruses, and over the past decade, epidem...
GRDC in Conversation: Callum Wesley
In this episode of GRDC In Conversation, host Oli Le Lievre sits down with Callum Wesley, a third-generation farmer from Southern Cross, WA. They disc...
Sandy soils: What next?
GRDC, CSIRO and University of South Australia have done a lot of work on how to deal with the sandy soil situation. Hot off the back of a huge investm...
Audrey Delahunty: 2025 Emerging Leader award – South
A passion for pulses and in particular a love of lentils has inspired the career of research scientist Dr Audrey Delahunty. Growers are already benefi...
GRDC in Conversation: Gemma Walker
Gemma Walker is a mover and shaker in the Western Australian grains industry, literally! If she isn’t moving from a board meeting in one city to the n...
How researchers are developing sclerotinia stem rot resistant canola
Sclerotinia stem rot is a canola disease that is challenging to manage
using rotation due to the wide range of crops that play host to the fungu...
Green on brown case study: Precision weed management
Precision weed management is where optical sensors and remote and sensor weed mapping systems are used to target weeds and therefore cut herbicide cos...
GRDC in Conversation: Ray Harrington
Ray Harrington has always had an eye on the battle taking place in the fields of Aussie agriculture, the war on weeds and pests. So, he and a group of...
From risk to response: Managing sclerotinia in lupin in WA
Sclerotinia in lupin is a sporadic disease found across the WA grainbelt. When weather conditions favour disease spread, it can cause significant loss...
Profitable fallow strategies to consider
A GRDC National Grower Network investment, based in Western Australia, has been working to improve knowledge of fallow management and the economic val...
GRDC in Conversation: Neil Wandel
Neil Wandel moved to Esperance in 1979 with his wife, one kid, and another on the way. Their operation was a tough lot to crack, but through gumption...
Svetlana Micic: 2025 Seed of Light award – West
Svetlana Micic has spent the past 22 years as an entomologist with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, where she has been a...
Future-proofing Australia’s soybean industry
An ambitious GRDC investment, being led by the University of Adelaide, is working to develop new high yielding soybean varieties for a broader range o...
GRDC in Conversation: Tom Longmire
Tom Longmire from Beaumont, Western Australia, has dedicated himself to driving sustainability and efficiency on the family farm through innovation. T...
Mark Congreve: 2025 Seed of Light award – North
Each year, the GRDC Seed of Light Award recognises the outstanding contribution, dedication, and commitment of individuals to communicating research o...
Get on the front foot with crown rot
Fusarium crown rot in cereals is often associated with a tough finish, but the characteristic whiteheads are far from the full picture. It’s a signifi...
Drone weed mapping case study: Precision weed management
New precision weed management technologies are helping Australian grain growers to more effectively target weeds and ultimately reduce their total her...
20-year yarns: NVT over the years - Steve Jefferies
The National Variety Trials (NVT) Program was established by GRDC in 2005 and since then it has evolved into the largest coordinated variety trial net...
Cam Nicholson: 2025 Seed of Light award - South
Victorian agricultural consultant, Cam Nicholson, has had a career spanning more than four decades – and over the years he’s learned a lot but mostly...
Spot on fungicide application for rhizoctonia
Rhizoctonia is an important disease of cereals in southern and western growing regions, especially in low rainfall areas. Losses have been estimated a...
Get bang for your herbicide buck
With the ever-increasing cost of farming, getting bang for your herbicide buck is an important consideration when it comes to chemical handling and sp...