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GRDC Podcast

Grains Research and Development Corporation

GRDC podcasts cover the latest grains research, development and extension knowledge and outcomes to help grain growers improve their profitability.

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39:04

GRDC In Conversation: Tom and Melissa Andrews

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/08/25

🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Tom and Melissa Andrews Tom and Melissa Andrews, founders of Connected Farms, discuss the importance of connectivity in agriculture and how it can improve technology adoption, operational efficiency, farm safety and overall well-being. In this GRDC In Conversation episode with Oli Le Lievre, The Andrews highlight the role of connectivity in enabling the adoption of AgTech and data-driven decision-making on farms and emphasise how

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9:34

Legume Leaders – Mark Preston: Using faba beans to...

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2024/08/20

Wanting to incorporate more legumes into the rotation, West Cranbrook grower Mark Preston has found faba beans were suited to more soil types on his farm than what lupins has been. He did a lot of research before starting to grow the new crop and has found they fit into the operation relatively seamlessly. Mark is a member of Stirlings to Coast Farmers and is a part of the cohort of 'Legume Leaders' that has been established by the Grower Group Alliance, with investment from GRDC. In this episode,

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45:48

GRDC in Conversation: Maurice Hayes

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/08/18

🎙 Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Maurice Hayes. Maurice Hayes pioneered a lot of spray machinery and was involved in the evolution of farming towards zero-till practices. In this particularly insightful GRDC In Conversation episode with Oli Le Lievre, Maurice, or ‘Cutter’ as he is well known, shares his remarkable journey in the grains industry, which started off after High School driving tractors and living in a caravan with no electricity. Back in his day, R&D was

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11:52

Finding the future in the present

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/08/13

What images or themes come to mind when you think Australian agriculture in 10…20….50 years’ time? In this podcast Futurist at Work Futures, Reanna Browne, offers up new perspective and practical advice for the grains industry to approach the future as something in the present, not a distant concept. Reanna was the keynote speaker at the recent 2024 Victorian GRDC farm business updates and encouraged the audience to challenge their assumptions about the future and think about change in practical

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30:07

GRDC in Conversation: Georgie Pengilley

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/08/11

Agriculture and plants have been ingrained in Georgie Pengilley’s life since the beginning on a farm in Tasmania. In this GRDC In Conversation episode with Oli Le Lievre, Georgie talks about how her career progressed into agronomic research with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, a PhD and to now as the CEO of the Rice Breeding Australia. Georgie, her father and her husband have all been involved in GRDC panels across eastern Australia. She discusses the importance of building

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15:05

Soybean success

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/08/07

The Australian soybean industry has received a boost with a new online soybean manual and a series of workshops. The initiatives are part of GRDC’s investment which aims to reinvigorate the soybean industry, particularly in the northern region. The investment is also supporting growers to optimise the production and reliability of soybean yield and also identify the key agronomic practice and future opportunities required for the sustainable growth in the Australian soybean industry. GRDC has

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36:14

GRDC in Conversation: John Woods

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/08/04

🎙Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with John Woods. John is a business owner and farmer at his home property ‘Booroola’ in Northern New South Wales. He is well known to many in GRDC circles as the Chair of the Grains Research and Development Corporation. He is a fun, charismatic person known for his ability to get things done and have a laugh along the way. In this chat we chat to him about his tenure as chair of GRDC, his farming business, how he has seen Australian Grain

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11:34

Everything you want to know about crop protection...

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/07/30

GRDC invests in many different approaches to the control of weeds, pests and diseases, including crop protection products. The world of chemical regulation can be complicated, and GRDC’s role in it is something many growers would like a better understanding of. In this episode, Bencubbin grower and GRDC Western Panel Member Nick Gillett interviews GRDC Manager Chemical Regulation Gordon Cumming about GRDC’s role in chemical regulation. Download the transcript for this episode Contact Gordon

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9:19

Legume Leaders – Peter Daw: growing field peas for...

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/07/23

At Ravensthorpe in Western Australia, about 200km west of Esperance, field peas seem to grow well on the high pH, high clay content soils of Peter Daw's farm. While getting the legume established in the farming system involved a bit of trial and error, after more than ten years, they are now often Peter's highest gross margin crop. Peter is a part of the cohort of 'Legume Leaders' that has been established by the Grower Group Alliance, with investment from GRDC. These leaders are sharing their

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10:57

Long coleoptile – Going to great depths to avoid...

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/07/16

New research insights suggest that deep sown long coleoptile wheat (LCW) varieties is an effective way to avoid rhizoctonia infection. It’s one of the many added benefits of LCW emerging as part of a $12.7 million GRDC investment to provide growers with the knowledge and tools to integrate LCW into their farming systems once the genetics become commercially available. In this podcast we hear all about the rhizoctonia research from two project participants, Dr Jonathan Anderson and Michael

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10:57

Emerging leader – Jana Freebairn

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2024/07/09

The GRDC Emerging Leader Award recognises the commitment of a professional with less than ten years’ experience in the grains industry. At the Adelaide GRDC update event in February 2024, Jana Freebairn (nee Dixon) was presented with the Emerging Leader Award for her work as an agronomy consultant helping deliver benchmarking and on-farm management succession services. Since finishing a Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Adelaide five years ago, Jana has quickly become a highly

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12:56

Sowing conventional wheat deep

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/07/02

For the 2024 growing season, some Western Australian growers are chasing moisture deeper than ever before, by successfully planting conventional wheat varieties down to around 60 to 80mm. This new thinking stems from positive findings from long coleoptile wheat (LCW) research. In this podcast, we hear from Tammin-based grower, Simon York, and SLR agriculture CEO Michael Lamond, on the benefits LCW will have accessing deep moisture and the success growers are having with planting conventional

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13:47

Legume Leaders – Ed Naisbitt: getting the most from...

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/06/25

In the Lake Grace area, grower Ed Naisbitt has been growing lupins on the family farm for 40 years. It was a crop initially established by his father, and one that has remained a constant in the rotation as the years have gone by. Ed is a part of the cohort of 'Legume Leaders' that has been established by the Grower Group Alliance, with investment from GRDC. These leaders are sharing their insights on the various legume crops over a seven-part series throughout 2024. In this episode, Ed tells us

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15:20

Why the long coleoptile?

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/06/18

Long coleoptile wheat (LCW) varieties are proving to be a good insurance policy to ensure emergence in ameliorated soil. This is one of the many positive findings so far from the national $12.7m GRDC investment to help Australian growers integrate long coleoptile wheat into their farming systems once the genetics are commercially available. In this podcast, we hear from Dr Stephen Davies from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and the CSIRO’s Dr Greg Rebetzke on

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10:09

Regenerative – it’s just a word

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/06/11

Does the term 'regenerative agriculture' make you want to high-five the farmer next to you, or send you running for the hills?In this week's podcast we talk to Dr Hanabeth Luke (Southern Cross University) and Victorian grain grower and GRDC Southern Panel member Tim McClelland about regenerative agriculture - what it means and what indicators we could use to measure progress towards improved soil health and farm resilience. The research team is looking for a broad range of growers to get

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40:32

GRDC in Conversation: Steve Madden

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/06/09

🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Steve Madden Steve Madden has over 30 years experience as an agronomist and is the inventor of an insect management device called Crop Capsule. In this GRDC in Conversation episode with Oli Le Lievre, Steve discusses his career progression, advancements in agricultural technology, using beneficial insects to manage pests in crops, the process in commercialising a product, agricultural community, evolutions and opportunities in the sector

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6:51

Emerging leader – Robert Harrison

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/06/04

The GRDC Emerging Leader Award recognises the commitment of a professional with less than ten years’ experience in the grains industry. At the Perth GRDC update event in February 2024, Robert Harrison was presented with the Emerging Leader Award for his valuable work in legume and pasture agronomy. Robert is a research scientist at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and Murdoch University. Download the transcript for this episode Contact Robert Harrison,

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49:51

GRDC in Conversation: Tony Lockrey

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/06/02

🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Tony Lockrey Tony Lockrey is both a farmer and agronomist based in the farming community of Moree, New South Wales. Tony's contributions extend beyond aiding farmers with their cropping programs; he has emerged as a prominent figure in fostering safe spaces and facilitating important conversations. In this GRDC in Conversation episode with Oli Le Lievre, Tony discusses farming practises and cropping rotations in the area, his career path

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18:57

Improving input use – a case study with James Venning...

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/05/28

Precision agriculture has been around for a while and it's meant to make a difference for the better, but does it always? In this episode we’re joined by two growers in similar parts of South Australia who have different takes on the value of precision ag or PA. James Venning, near Bute, has continually experimented with everything from variable-rate seeders to protein monitors. Nearby at Crystal Brook, Andrew Sargent's family were early adopters of precision ag.Download the transcript for this

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39:39

GRDC in Conversation: John Hamparsum

GRDC Podcast ·

2024/05/27

🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with John Hamparsum John Hamparsum farms on black soil plains near Gunnedah, New South Wales, in partnership with his sister. His father purchased the property from a soldier-settler in 1961 and it is now 1500 hectares of mostly irrigated land. In this GRDC in Conversation episode with Oli Le Lievre, John discusses his family history, the challenging period and learnings following his fathers passing, sustainable farming practices, soil

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