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GRDC Podcast — 559 episodes
Dr Rick Llewellyn: 2026 Seed of Light award - South
MyGRDC: How we're using it
Managing capital in a farm enterprise
Legume profitability: How they stack up in the west
GRDC in Conversation: Jessica Koch
Avoid the smashed egg: Improve on-farm communication
GRDC in Conversation: Matthew Howell
Keeping crops clean and productive with disease management in faba and broad beans
Staying ahead of lentil diseases with strategies for healthier crops
What we’ve learned about lentil pod loss
GRDC in Conversation: James Hillcoat
Grain Automate: The Autonomous Agronomist
GRDC in Conversation: Edward Scott
Legume marketing: How it works in the west
GRDC in Conversation: James Walter
Herbicide safety and weed management in pulses
Improving pulse productivity in sandy soil with amelioration
Pulse agronomy foundations: Getting pulses right from the start
GRDC in Conversation: Ashley Amourgis
Grain Automate: From data to decisions
GRDC in Conversation: Darcy Warren
weedSAT: how satellite imagery is being used to pinpoint weeds
Supporting young grower groups
Legume harvesting (lentils): Tips and tricks for growers
Bushfire response: Coping, rebuilding & future-proofing
What the eef are EEFs? Unlocking the potential of enhanced efficiency fertilisers
Grain automate: Getting started with autonomy
GRDC in Conversation: Wayne Pech
Sandy soil amelioration on the Eyre Peninsula
Durum: Gross margins and role in rotation
GRDC in Conversation: Ian Longson
Cultivating learning: Ag education for Aussie kids
From idea to investment: The rigour behind every GRDC project
GRDC in Conversation: Clint Della Bosca
Harvest headaches: Managing regrowth in crops
A practical guide to tramline renovation machines
GRDC in Conversation: Courtney Piesse
Updates on Gazania control
Predicting weeds using multi-layer analytics
GRDC in Conversation: Shannen Davies
How to collect a rust sample
Breeding ground for disease resistance
GRDC in Conversation: Julianne Hill
To spray or not to spray?
Look out for barley scald in Western Australia
GRDC in Conversation: Fritz Bolten
Behind the scenes of fungicide resistance testing
Legume agronomy: How to grow them in the west
NVT new variety series 2025 - Wheat
NVT new variety series 2025 - Barley, canola and chickpea
Fertiliser storage dos and don’ts
Soil health in Australia
Different angles on re-ripping: There is no right or wrong
Managing WPM fungicide resistance in the west
Pre-harvest prep: Protecting stored grain
Nail the snails: An ID guide
Redlegged earth mite: Management guide
GRDC in Conversation: Andrew and Marie Fowler
Changing the game: On farm agtech solutions
Organic or not? Considering alternative phosphorus sources
GRDC in Conversation: Ash Wiese
Flying high with new mungbean varieties
Kate Witham: 2025 Emerging Leader award – West
GRDC in Conversation: Brad Egan
Green on green case study: Precision weed management
Strategies to manage turnip yellows virus
GRDC in Conversation: Callum Wesley
Sandy soils: What next?
Audrey Delahunty: 2025 Emerging Leader award – South
GRDC in Conversation: Gemma Walker
How researchers are developing sclerotinia stem rot resistant canola
Green on brown case study: Precision weed management
GRDC in Conversation: Ray Harrington
From risk to response: Managing sclerotinia in lupin in WA
Profitable fallow strategies to consider
GRDC in Conversation: Neil Wandel
Svetlana Micic: 2025 Seed of Light award – West
Future-proofing Australia’s soybean industry
GRDC in Conversation: Tom Longmire
Mark Congreve: 2025 Seed of Light award – North
Get on the front foot with crown rot
Drone weed mapping case study: Precision weed management
20-year yarns: NVT over the years - Steve Jefferies
Cam Nicholson: 2025 Seed of Light award - South
Spot on fungicide application for rhizoctonia
Get bang for your herbicide buck
Applied N under irrigation - what’s the magic number?
Farming systems in low and medium rainfall areas of WA
Crop establishment essentials
Long coleoptile wheat: Deep sowing seeder set up
Skills for agronomists to handle tough conversations
Grow your own nitrogen: harvestable annual legume options
What to do - about wheat powdery mildew
Getting a jump start on managing 2025 disease risks
GRDC in Conversation: Merrie Carlhausen
Getting grain storage right
GRDC in Conversation: David Tropiano
Plant breeding and genetics: Understanding the basics
GRDC in Conversation: Fiona Dempster
Agricultural study around the world: insights from a GRDC supported Horizon scholar
GRDC in Conversation: Mike Ewing
The how-to of effective mouse baiting - techniques, machinery and safety
GRDC in Conversation: Steve Davies
Finding your feet as an agronomist
GRDC in Conversation: Ryan Skamp
Managing rhizoctonia in low and medium rainfall zones
GRDC in Conversation: Erin Cahill
Reduced returns? Plan your finances for 2025 now
GRDC in Conversation: Brianna Peake
Legume Leaders – Scott Wandel: Growing and marketing lentils
GRDC in Conversation: Bec Kelly
The latest and greatest machinery for growers at Live Demo Days
GRDC in Conversation: Ben White
Long coleoptile - Disease interaction and deep sowing
NVT new variety series – Lentil, Field Pea and Lupin
Legume Leaders – Jason Batten: Growing vetch on high pH soils
NVT new variety series – Wheat
Dongara Weevil – A newly named pest in WA's northern grainbelt
NVT new variety series – Canola
Rethinking applied N for irrigated maize
NVT new variety series – Sorghum, Barley and Oats
Recovering from frost
GRDC in Conversation: Belinda Cay
Tools for tackling blackleg of canola: AFREN - fungicide resistance management strategies for blackleg of canola.
GRDC In Conversation: Ross Kingwell
Legume Leaders – Neil Smith: Lessons learned about chickpeas
GRDC In Conversation: Ben Single
Precision Ag in Practice: Boardman Agriculture – applying electromagnetic mapping
GRDC In Conversation: Loretta Serafin
Making decisions about spot form net blotch in barley in WA's low rainfall zone
GRDC In Conversation: Jan Edwards
Precision Ag in Practice: Mike Smith – Letting data do the work
GRDC In Conversation: Tom and Melissa Andrews
Legume Leaders – Mark Preston: Using faba beans to help with disease control
GRDC in Conversation: Maurice Hayes
EFinding the future in the present
GRDC in Conversation: Georgie Pengilley
Soybean success
GRDC in Conversation: John Woods
Everything you want to know about crop protection products and GRDC
Legume Leaders – Peter Daw: growing field peas for profit
Long coleoptile – Going to great depths to avoid rhizoctonia
Emerging leader – Jana Freebairn
Sowing conventional wheat deep
Legume Leaders – Ed Naisbitt: getting the most from your lupin crop
Why the long coleoptile?
Regenerative – it’s just a word
GRDC in Conversation: Steve Madden
EEmerging leader – Robert Harrison
GRDC in Conversation: Tony Lockrey
Improving input use – a case study with James Venning and Andrew Sargent
GRDC in Conversation: John Hamparsum
Surveillance, flies and snails: new technologies for snail monitoring and control
GRDC In Conversation: Matthew Durack
Maximising the profitability of fallow
GRDC in Conversation: Ben Taylor
Risks of pre-emergent herbicide degradation when dry sowing
GRDC in Conversation: Stuart and Lyndall Tighe
Legume Leaders – Introduction: benefits and constraints to the adoption of grain legumes
GRDC in Conversation: Greg Rummery
Late sowing of cereals due to waterlogging
GRDC in Conversation: Tom Coggan
Carbendazim use and its alternatives
GRDC in Conversation: Anna Madden
Boosting soil productivity using the Australian Synchrotron
Adapting technology with bots – a case study with WA grower Brad Jones
Fall armyworm insights for when the season feels unmanageable
Integrated management strategies for net form of net blotch
Raising the bar on crop nutrition
Managing green peach aphids and the emerging turnip yellows virus risk in canola
AFREN podcast series – The why and how of rotating fungicides to minimise the risk of resistance
Acid soil management – 5cm rule for soil pH testing
AFREN podcast series – Mung bean powdery mildew; fungicide sensitivities and management for Queensland growers (2/3)
Getting the most out of deep ripping
AFREN podcast series – Rusts and managing rusts with fungicides (1/3)
2023 Emerging Leader for the Northern Region: Mathew Dunn
National Grower Network Forums – have your say
Ameliorating sandy soils to increase production
Longevity benefits after soil amelioration
Behavioural insights and motivations into spraying
Rutherglen bug: risk forecasting and management
Measuring the impact of organic soil ameliorants
Genetic gains in wheat
GRDC in Conversation: David Robb
On-farm Grain Storage podcast series – Silo maintenance (3/3)
GRDC in conversation: Paul McIntosh
On-farm Grain Storage podcast series – Masks and meters (2/3)
GRDC in conversation: Mark Swift
ENational Variety Trials (NVT) New Variety Podcast series – Canola
On-farm Grain Storage podcast series – Storage and aeration (1/3)
GRDC in conversation: Maree Crawford
National Variety Trials (NVT) New Variety podcast series – Barley and Oats
Preventing harvester fires in lentils
GRDC in conversation: Tim Neale
National Variety Trials (NVT) New Variety podcast series – Lentil, lupin and sorghum
The Australian Grains Genebank
GRDC in conversation: Roy Hamilton
National Variety Trials (NVT) New Variety podcast series – Wheat
Beneficials Chemical Toxicity table: Use it or lose ‘em
Implementing variable rate technology on-farm
Plant Nutrition: the final Soil Quality ebook
Precision fertiliser decisions in a tight economic climate
Natural enemies: beneficials, insect friends with benefits
Impact of investment on Australia’s lentil industry
Managing changing MRLs and export implications
Data Partnerships Initiative
Emerging cereal diseases in the south, with a focus on Septoria Tritici Blotch (STB)
Seasonal diseases update for canola and pulses: Northern region
Measuring and preventing harvest losses in the western region
Urea supply and nitrogen decision making
Successfully establishing canola in Western Australia’s LRZ
Improving claying efficiency on poor soils in WA
GRDC in conversation: Terry Horan
Endosymbionts – game changing bacteria in insect species
GRDC in conversation: Allan Mayfield
10 years of WeedSmart and the ‘Big 6'
GRDC in conversation: Lynne MacDonald
Insights to maintain a healthy mindset under pressure
GRDC in conversation: James Hunt
Nail the Snails! More effective control of pest snails in Australian grain crops
GRDC in conversation: Lawrence Richmond
Identifying and managing soilborne disease
GRDC in conversation: Tanja Morgan
Soil amelioration in Irrigated crops
GRDC in conversation: Andy Barr
2023 Southern region slug update
GRDC in conversation: Terry Enright
Sub-surface drainage ROI trial (The war on waterlogging)
GRDC in conversation: Kevin Moore
New genetics for improved canola establishment
GRDC in conversation: Dan Bingham
South to West: key learnings for growers across regions
GRDC in conversation: Cassandra Schefe
Update on herbicide resistance in WA weed species
GRDC in conversation: David "DJ" Jochinke
Re-thinking management options for redlegged earth mite
GRDC in conversation: Ann McNeill
GroundUp Agtech Accelerator
GRDC in Conversation: Lou Flohr
Predicting Nitrogen Loss – better data better decisions
GRDC in conversation: Harm van Rees
Novel solutions for pest management
Nutrition in the West – Gaseous nitrogen losses in WA Crop systems (4/4)
The most expensive herbicide is the one that doesn’t work
Nutrition in the West – Factors driving nitrogen decisions for WA growers (3/4)
Key messages for the Northern region
Nutrition in the West – Potassium response on loamy soil in Western Australia (2/4)
Using pre-emergent herbicides at seeding this season
Nutrition in the West – Yield response to P fertiliser (1/4)
Optimising Flowering to Improve Farm Profits | More than Modelling
Regional Panel Member Recruitment
Native budworm in… wheat?
Managing Cereal Disease in 2023 (Part 2)
Managing Cereal Disease in 2023 (Part 1)
Heat Tolerant Chickpea; update on heat tolerant chickpea lines
Financial Benchmarking, the importance of financial benchmarking and how to go about it
Stripe Rust Disease Ratings
Solving the mystery of potassium deficiency in the Southern Region
Expanding chickpeas in the west
Talking mental health in a tough year
Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV): Minimising the impacts of CMV, particularly in lentil
GRDC in conversation: Yannik Heller
Determining the value in your crop - what to harvest first this season
GRDC in conversation: Jenny Davidson
Pre-harvest safety: Managing people and safety during harvest season
GRDC in conversation: Jeanette Long
Improving wheat yields through improved heat tolerance
GRDC in conversation: Bill Long
Recovering waterlogged crops
GRDC in conversation: Chris Preston
National Variety Trials: how growers and agronomists use NVT data
GRDC in conversation: Peter Hayman
Agtech and logistics hub accelerator
GRDC in conversation: Mark Merrett
Breeding high yielding, disease resistant faba beans
GRDC in conversation: Kate Burke
Grain storage during a wet harvest
GRDC in conversation: Barry Mudge
Dual paraquat and glyphosate resistance in annual ryegrass
Stripe rust insights from a high-pressure year
Lupin seed integrity and establishment
Farmers2Founders (F2F): How F2F is supporting innovators to solve challenges in the grains industry with technology.
Grower insights on managing ironstone gravel soil
National Grower Network
Guide - Machinery investment and replacement for Australian grain growers
Flaxleaf fleabane rust fungus
Growing community trust
WeedSmart, science backed weed control solutions for growers
Reducing the impact of blackleg in canola
Investing in water use efficiency yields results
Predicting Nitrogen cycling and losses in Australian cropping systems
Improving crop establishment with long coleoptile wheat
New agronomy insights for irrigated grains
Summer chickpeas show red-hot promise
Setting up your mungbean crop for success
Managing fusarium wilt in mungbeans
A new era for oat breeding
Optimising irrigated grains
The versatility of vetch
Slug control across southern Australia
Grower insights on grazing crops under irrigation
Area wide management for cropping systems weeds
Mouse control in Western Australia
Beat the heat with late winter sown sorghum
Annual ryegrass resistance to pre-emergent herbicides snapshot
Stripe rust outlook for 2022
Getting the upper hand on annual ryegrass this season
Grain storage
Seed of Gold – Emeritus Professor Stephen Powles
The invisible fenceline – how virtual fencing is reshaping weed control
Applying fungicides for economic return with Nick Poole
Triple threat – the three-pronged approach to tackling weeds
Fungicide risk factors with Dr Steven Simpfendorfer
Rising interest in sub-surface drainage
The seedbank life of emerging problem weeds
Nutrient management for lateritic gravel soils
Non-wetting soils and surfactants
New knowledge on ironstone gravel soils
Fungicide resistance in canola crops with Dr Steve Marcroft
General fungicide resistance management with Dr Kylie Ireland
Strategic fungicide application with Nick Poole
Non-chemical strategies to reduce disease pressure with Dr Tara Garrard
The value of crop rotation with Geoff Thomas
Avoiding susceptible crop varieties with Grant Hollaway
Fungicide/Mode of Action rotation and mixtures with Fran Lopez-Ruiz
Fungicide resistance in the south
Fungicide resistance in the north
Fungicide resistance in the west
Measuring the impact of disease on yield
Stripper fronts – time saving, fuel saving and moisture saving
Eroded top soil
Machine learning investments
Accessing trial data – It’s never been easier
Stubble management in a changing climate
Plant available water capacity
Mouse management pre-sowing
Barley Foliar Pathogens - The Global Search For Resistance (part 1)
Barley foliar pathogens - the global search for resistance (part 2)
INVITA – Innovations in plant testing in Australia
Summer Weed Survey WA
Golden rules for growing canola in Western Australia’s low rainfall zones
The Social Dimension Of Insecticide Resistance And IPM
Managing in the face of resistance - Green Peach Aphid & Turnip Yellows Virus
Optimising Herbicide Use And Minimising Weed Resistance
Big plot trials need careful analysis
Calcareous Soils Investment Welcomed
Calcareous Soils Initiative
Retaining stubble in a high rainfall environment
Conserving stubble conserves moisture
New pasture legumes overcome old barriers
Fitting stubble into your system pays
How to test for dispersive soil
Rethinking fertiliser toxicity
Farming in the digital age
The weeds are evolving – annual ryegrass and wild radish
Improving your soil by the book
Driving profit through supporting good mental health
Rhizoctonia identification and management
Soil Wetter And Seeder Strategies For Non - Wetting Sands
New pulse disease ratings clarify definitions
Optimal Flower Periods And Climate Change
Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network
Frost Damage ID In Canola
On farm quality measurement for pulses
SDHI Resistance Discovered In SFNB Of Barley In WA
Nutrient loss from hay cutting
Spot Form Net Blotch Fact Sheets now available
Alternative winter and summer legume crops tested for Southern Region
The Lowdown On Subsurface Acidity
On-Farm Chemical Safety Legislation And Compliance
On-farm Chemical Safety A Grower's Management Approach
Step by step guide to Precision Agriculture
Sky Is The Limit For New Pest And Pathogen Sampling Technology
Cover cropping works in the US, but can it work in the Australian environment
New Root Lesion Nematode Factsheets now available
Good guidance on in-crop nitrogen application in 2020
Hyper Yielding Crops Initiative
Optimising Cereal Grain Yield
Rhizoctonia in 2020
Tactical Nitrogen Agronomy
Inter-row cropping under the microscope in the Southern Region (Part 1)
Inter-row cropping under the microscope in the Southern Region (Part 2)
Yield losses from red leather leaf in oats
Choosing The Best Pasture Legumes For Lower Rainfall Areas
Push for yield increase of high value irrigated crops
Keep your critical window open longer
Queensland soybean growers left puzzled by disease presence
A Glimpse Into The Future For The WA Wheat Industry
Using all our tools for pest management: Diamondback moth
Using all our tools for pest management: Redlegged earth mite
Using all our tools for pest management: Green peach aphid
Better chickpeas a wild idea
Trials show yellow leaf spot can lead to significant yield losses
Grazing crops is money in the bank
Septoria Tritici Blotch emerges once again
Pre Sowing Tips For Soil Nutrition
Soil Testing Plant Tissue Testing And Nutrition Budgeting
Shining The Spotlight On Yellow Sandplain Soils
Heightened risk of Ascochyta Blight in chickpeas in 2020
Taking bugs out of the system
Step change gains hoped for in new pulse research
Hugh Beckie - new man at the weed resistance helm
Crop Responses From Tillage Tactics To Combat Soil Constraints
Maximum Residue Limits
Chemical regulation in European agriculture – a look at the impacts
Crown Rot Fact Sheets detail latest research findings
Becoming a trusted adviser
Acid Soils
Introduction and Pre Sowing Innoculation
Dry Sowing
In Season Assessment
Keeping one step ahead of fungicide resistance means setting a fast pace
The future of agriculture
Grazing by numbers
Test for beet western yellows virus
Bait, Bash Or Burn – Latest Advice On Snail Control
Digital Soil Mapping
Early sown canola digs deep
A Growers Perspective On Micronutrient Foliar Application
Controlled Traffic Farming in Low Rainfall Zones of southeastern Australia
Using Micronutrients To Boost Profits In Medium Rainfall Zone Systems
Ironstone Gravel Soils
Fall Armyworm
Tackling multiple soil problems, the smart way
Faba Beans Benefits In WA
Faba Beans | A 40 Year Favourite For WA Grower Neil Wandel
Better Barley
Resilience | The art of being a farmer (Part 1)
Resilience | The art of being a farmer (Part 2)
Redlegged Earth Mite – a pesticide resistance evolution
Sowing Spring (and Winter) wheats early on the Riverine Plains
Interpreting Weather Forecasts
Check your pulses
Re-inventing oats
Climbing Field Peas
Brome and barley grass – a lesson in resilience
Making barley grass barely a problem
Lentils A Viable Option In WA
Soil sampling – some farmers just don’t dig it
These people will blow your mind – one story about SAGI
Counting Nematodes
Who’s the Boss – making canola crops more weed competitive
Introducing pulses to acid soils
Strategic Nitrogen
Matching pre-emergent herbicide degradation to sowing time and condition
Watch out below! Fixing sub-soil problems
Assessing valuable on-farm agricultural lime sources
Weeds, Speed and Resistance
You can bank on this Genebank
Are insects chuffed with chaff?
Flexible flax
Investigating ways to boost profits from more efficient nutrient use in WA cropping systems
Shrinking the Yield Gap – the “secret” is out!
Balancing Tillage And Nutrition In WA's Water Repellent Sands
Roll Out the Snail Barrel
Scratch the surface for answers to sub-soil contstraints
Non-wetting and compacting soils grower case study
Climate Guides 2019
Locating and assessing on-farm lime sources
Big or Small – profitability is the key
Minimising Canola & Cereal Harvest Losses
Why soil borne nutrient give a better response in wheat than introduced fertiliser
Your Lime Calculator
Take the Slow Train to Fungicide Resistance
Herbicide residues in soil – what is the scale and significance?
Sowing Summer Legumes
Big is better
Trust Me – I’m a Farmer
Boosting Underperforming Sandy Soils
Lime And Managing Soil Health
Nitrogen management in wheat
Managing Cabbage Aphid In WA
Snails slow to take bait in warmer months
Matching Nitrogen to Crop Needs
Canopy infection by Blackleg – a new evolution
Identifying Frost Damage
Detecting & Managing Blackleg In WA Canola Crops
Irrigated Cropping Council Survey - Do the numbers before turning on the tap
Just How Many Russian Wheat Aphids Is Too Many
Managing Diamondback Moth In WA
Frost Mapping
Assessing Frost Damage
Spot Form Net Blotch On Barley
Keeping Glyphosate Sustainable
Hyper Yielding Cereals Project
Aphids in wheat
Grazing cereals reap big benefits
Hyper Yielding Cereals - WA Study Tour
Birchip Cropping Group Seeder Demo Day
Tips On Monitoring For Insects In Early Season Canola
Closing The HRZ Yield Gap
Crown rotten luck
Value of field days to grain growers
Emerging management tips for early sown winter wheats
Regional Cropping Solutions Network - WA
Mechanical Weeder Marks A New Era In Tactical Tillage
Mouse status in southern cropping systems
Perennial wheat and grazing
Snail baiting in southern Western Australia
Improving nitrogen use efficiency using mid-row banding
Fungicide Resistance Investment
Research Probes Solutions For Canola Sclerotinia
Novel technologies applied to weed management
Crop disease in 2019 - what are the chances?
Crop sequencing from cotton to grain
Canola first
Pre-seeding checklist for mitigating frost risk
Sodic soils - Soil constraints west
Soil amelioration: A Grower case study
Pre-emergent challenges after soil amelioration
Tips and tools to manage water repellent soils
Soil Compaction
Tips and tools to manage subsoil constraints
Increasing the effectiveness of nitrogen fixation in pulse crops
Frost risk Pt 2: Site elevation
Frost risk pt 1: Sowing strategies
Crown Rot in central and southern NSW – a timely warning
Choose your next grain variety using NVT data
Insect pests of establishing canola in NSW
Growing legumes in acid soils
AEGIC - Indonesian Market
Northern farming systems update
Optimising weed control with crop row spacing
Soil Constraints - WA
Soil Amelioration - WA
Crop Establishment - WA
Grain Storage Bunkers
Adding Grain Storage & Hygiene
Deep placement of P&K
Summer Weed Workshops WA
Sorghum row spacing for weed management
Spray drift action group
Lifting High Rainfall Zone Cereal Yields
Weed Management Via Crop Competition
Root Lesion Nematodes - Kirsty Owen
Helicoverpa Resistance Management Strategy
ROSA
RWA & Green Bridge Surveillance
Adopting Practice Change
Frost Damaged Crop Salvage Options And Seed Retention
Tillage Systems Over The Last 50 Years
Root Lesion Nematodes - WA
NVT Overview
New answer to glyphosate resistant fence line weeds
Russian Wheat Aphid
Russian Wheat Aphid 2
Caution Needed Managing First Post Drought Crop
Improving crop productivity in sandy soils
Better Chickpeas To Beat The Heat
Managing Frost Risk
Measuring Farmer's Resilience
Soil Insights
Hands Free Farming
Herbicide Resistance Survey
International pulse market outlook
A Tough Season Needs An Action Plan
Drought & Seed Quality
Optimising Feed Quality
Crop Biomass Assessment