GRDC Podcast

GRDC Podcast

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Episodes 556
Avg. Duration 12m
Activity Highly Active
Since Sep 2018
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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77%
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GRDC podcasts cover the latest grains research, development and extension knowledge and outcomes to help grain growers improve their profitability.

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Legume profitability: How they stack up in the west

Jun 09, 2026 14m

Growers in Western Australia are aware of the benefits of growing legumes in their rotation. However, there are key considerations and drivers that need to be considered when making decisions. A GRDC…

GRDC in Conversation: Jessica Koch

Jun 02, 2026 35m

Jessica Koch grew up around farming and technology, developing an early interest in precision agriculture as a way to better understand variability in low rainfall environments. What began as…

Avoid the smashed egg: Improve on-farm communication

May 26, 2026 13m

GRDC’s Farm Business Updates play a big role in updating growers about farm management systems, including self-development. Dr Jane Foster teaches emotional resilience and has been a presenter at…

GRDC in Conversation: Matthew Howell

May 19, 2026 42m

Matthew Howell is an agronomist, grower and regional advocate based in South Australia’s Upper South East. Over the past two decades, he has worked alongside growers through a major shift from mixed…

Keeping crops clean and productive with disease management in faba and broad beans

May 14, 2026 9m

Controlling disease in crops has traditionally been the ultimate game of chance. However, work being done in faba and broad bean crops in South Australia has taken some of the risk out of the…

Staying ahead of lentil diseases with strategies for healthier crops

May 12, 2026 11m

Disease prevention is pivotal in any cereal crop. This episode explores recognising and preventing diseases in lentils with research scientist Mohsen Khani from the South Australian Research and…

What we’ve learned about lentil pod loss

May 10, 2026 22m

In this episode, agronomist Sam Trengove, from Trengove Consulting, and lentil farmer Tim Millard talk about one of the greatest challenges for legume growers - lentil pod loss. Lentil pod…

GRDC in Conversation: James Hillcoat

May 05, 2026 53m

James Hillcoat didn’t grow up on a farm. His journey began cycling five miles to a Lincolnshire farm in England, evolved through painting houses and teaching sailing in France, and eventually led him…

Grain Automate: The Autonomous Agronomist

Apr 28, 2026 19m

This episode of GRDC’s Grain Automate series speaks with Tim Neale, an expert agronomist and the director of Data Farming, a precision farming company based out of Toowoomba in southern Queensland.…

GRDC in Conversation: Edward Scott

Apr 21, 2026 55m

Ed Scott grew up on a mixed farming property on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula, but his path into agriculture wasn’t a straight line. What began with an interest in animal health and pasture…

Legume marketing: How it works in the west

Apr 14, 2026 11m

Legume marketing has long been considered a chicken and egg scenario. What comes first? The market or the grower collaborations? This episode explores this concept and how growers can collaborate to…

GRDC in Conversation: James Walter

Apr 07, 2026 41m

James Walter is the bioinformatics lead at Australian Grain Technologies (AGT), working at the intersection of genetics, data science and plant breeding. His role focuses on turning vast amounts of…

Herbicide safety and weed management in pulses

Apr 02, 2026 20m

This episode explores how to set pulse crops up for success, because they really don't forgive shortcuts with herbicides. Navneet Aggarwal, a senior research agronomist for the South Australian…

Improving pulse productivity in sandy soil with amelioration

Mar 31, 2026 20m

This episode focuses on sandy soils and how to unlock their potential to successfully grow pulses, which have traditionally been a challenge. GRDC's investment in the South Australian Grain Legume…

Pulse agronomy foundations: Getting pulses right from the start

Mar 29, 2026 24m

Get pulse agronomy foundations right on your farm to reduce risk and build long term profitability. This episode explores examples from the South Australian Grain Legume Project, a GRDC investment.…

GRDC in Conversation: Ashley Amourgis

Mar 24, 2026 36m

In this episode of GRDC in Conversation, Oli Le Lievre sits down with Ashley Amourgis, General Manager of Southern Farming Systems, just west of Geelong.  Growing up on a dairy farm near Deloraine in…

Grain Automate: From data to decisions

Mar 17, 2026 13m

This episode is part two in the GRDC Grain Automate initiative series and is led by the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA). Emma Ayliffe, a grower and director with Summit Ag in New…

GRDC in Conversation: Darcy Warren

Mar 10, 2026 44m

In this episode of GRDC In Conversation, host Oli Le Lievre sits down with Darcy Warren, a leading researcher at Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia based in Geelong. Darcy’s entry into…

weedSAT: how satellite imagery is being used to pinpoint weeds

Mar 03, 2026 20m

In this episode, Tim Neale from DataFarming explains a new precision ag tool, weedSAT. WeedSAT is a satellite-powered weed detection tool developed with investment from GRDC through the Grain…

Supporting young grower groups

Feb 24, 2026 16m

In this episode, facilitators Amy Wright and Lucy Pedler talk about the rise of young grower groups across South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. Supported by AIR EP and the Future Drought Fund, these…

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