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#Sorghum research is being strengthened under a new 7-year alliance that combines practical farming systems work with longer-term genetics. Announced in November 2025, the Sorghum Strategic Alliance is a partnership between GRDC and the @uniQLD. It represents GRDC’s largest collaborative commitment to sorghum research to date and is intended to lift productivity and profitability for northern growers. Read more ▶️ bit.ly/4sTyQwa #GroundCoverOnline #Sorghum #Alliance #Partnerships

🎧PODCAST: Nutrition in a year with low starting water & high fertiliser costs🎧 🎯2026 looks a tough one, not much moisture about & getting high $$$$ fert a challenge. Listen to our chat with @MaurieStreet re: ❓Where do you get the best ROI from your fert $$. 🚜Should you put your limited fert tonnes on wheat OR canola? 🧐Is NOT fertilising your crop false economy? LINK: soundcloud.com/user-228803574… @GRDCNorth @theGRDC @GRDCSouth @pennyheuston

Learning from @CharlesSturtUni guru Sergio Moroni! Differences in genetic diversity for frost in @theGRDC projects led by @CSIRO Lots to learn, but great to see the similar expression of damage in chambers and field which is exciting! #phenologyisfun🌾❄️

🌱 6 top tips for fertiliser decisions ahead of seeding 🌱 Global conflict and supply chain disruption are increasing the risk of fuel and fertiliser shortages and adding uncertainty to input logistics. This has flow-on effects for transport and application, as well as the cost and timing of operations. In this environment, efficiency becomes even more important. 1️⃣ Pressure test your current fertiliser rate 2️⃣ Focus on profit, not maximum yield 3️⃣ Use your own paddock data 4️⃣ Talk to your farm adviser 5️⃣ Consider pulse or legume crops 6️⃣ Set yourself up for next season’s fertiliser decisions Webinar: bit.ly/4dmSviZ Publication: bit.ly/3QcVpx5 📷 Evan Collis/GRDC #GRDC #FertiliserDecisions #Nutrition #seeding #sowing #planting

The Fertiliser Management Toolbox provides an approach to help growers measure the effectiveness of fertiliser at the paddock level and interpret the data to improve profitability. This guide shares practical ways to test how much fertiliser your paddocks need ▶️ bit.ly/3QcVpx5 #GRDCPublications #Fertiliser #Profitability #FertiliserDecisions

Facing fewer knockdown opportunities & higher weed pressure? Understanding how herbicides behave in #soil can help reduce risk. 🌐 GRDC resources 👉 bit.ly/484OU5E 📗 ‘Soil behaviour of pre-emergent herbicides in Australian farming systems’ 👉 bit.ly/4v1VaVx

WA farmers will be watching CSBP closely to see if they go on to make any new sales of urea or UAN at the now market price. If they do, it will be clear that this has been about margin, not availability.

🚨 AUSTRALIA IS BEING ASKED TO ADAPT — BECAUSE ITS GOVERNMENT FAILED TO PREPARE The Albanese government is now telling Australians: The shocks are coming. The months ahead won’t be easy. Everyone must “do their bit.” But here’s the real question: Why are Australians being asked to carry the burden… For a crisis the government should have prepared for? This is not leadership. This is damage control. Cutting fuel excise for three months is not a solution. It is a temporary patch. Telling people: “Use public transport” “Don’t take more fuel than you need” “Think of others” Is not a strategy. It is an admission. An admission that: Australia is exposed Australia is vulnerable Australia is dependent Because after years of policy decisions: Energy security was not prioritised Domestic production was not strengthened Resilience was not built And now the consequences are arriving. Farmers need diesel. Truckers need fuel. Supply chains depend on both. You cannot run a country on good intentions and short-term measures. And yet that is exactly what is being offered: Temporary tax cuts Public messaging Hope that global supply holds Hope is not policy. At a time when global energy routes are under pressure… When supply chains are tightening… When costs are rising rapidly… Australians are being told to adjust their behaviour… Instead of seeing a government that has already secured their future. This is the difference between: Preparation And reaction And right now… Australia is reacting. The months ahead may not be easy. But they didn’t have to be this uncertain. Strong leadership anticipates crises. Weak leadership explains them after they arrive.

Nick Poole is heading off on Long Service Leave, marking another milestone in an exceptional career. With 43 years across the UK, NZ and Australia, Nick has helped shape modern grains research and built FAR Australia into the respected organisation it is today. We’re grateful for his leadership and wish him a rewarding break filled with bird watching, race going and quality family time. @Pooley_Nick_FAR @wardle_rohan

A gene that could triple wheat yield potential? Research involving @UniofAdelaide identified a gene enabling 3 ovaries per flower, increasing grains per spike and opening new breeding pathways. Read more: bit.ly/4rXAtaN @info_abca #GRDC #Wheat #AgInnovation

Conor Neill on the 3 best ways to start a speech (most people get this wrong): "I guarantee if you go to conferences, 19 out of 20 speakers will start in one of these ways: 'My name is Conor Neill. I'm from Tango, and this talk is about the latest trend in monitoring strategies.' But all of you are sitting with a piece of paper that already says who I am and what I'm going to talk about. By repeating what you already know, I'm giving a signal that it's time to get your BlackBerry out." Conor explains the three best ways to start instead: Third best: A question that matters to the audience. "How do you phrase a problem that the audience faces in a question?" Second best: A factoid that shocks. "There are more people alive today than have ever died. Every two minutes, the energy reaching the earth from the sun is equivalent to the whole annual energy usage of humanity. Does that change how you think about energy?" The best way: Start like you'd start a story to a child. "How do we start a story to a child? 'Once upon a time.' And what happens when you say once upon a time? My daughter leans forward, gets ready to hear, engages. We were all trained as kids to know when a story's coming. We also know when a teacher is about to deliver a 40-minute boring lecture." He explains the grown-up version: "In business, you don't hear Jack Welch saying 'once upon a time.' Steve Jobs doesn't start his speeches with 'once upon a time.' So there's a grown-up way of saying it: 'In October, the last time I was in this room, there were 120 people here. I was having a conversation with one of the world's experts on public speaking and he said something to me that changed what I think about what's important in speaking.' Now I can pause for 30 seconds, and you want to know what he said." Conor concludes: "Stories are about people. They're not about objects. They're not about things. If you want to tell a good story about your company, don't talk about the software talk about the people who built the software. What they do. How they are. What's important to them. What they sacrifice."

Riverine Plains invites you to a live demo of a Lemken10 in action at our “Trial Block” Carramar, Bull Plain Road - hubs.la/Q047RCP20 🗓 Tuesday 24 March ⏰ From 10:30am (30-45mins) Come along to see it up close and chat with the team about our local liming research trials

Inputs are running away from outputs Diesel +56% Urea +20% Wheat +3% Canola +2% Margin squeeze is a major issue, but grains are not yet really pricing in the energy rally. (These values are rebased from week 1 of the war being 100).

Strong data underpins confident variety decisions. NVT combines rigorous trial design with multi-environment analysis to separate real performance from seasonal noise so growers can trust the results when it matters. #NVT #GRDC #GrainsResearch

How do you know variety results are reliable? @GRDC_NVT uses Multi Environment Trial (MET) analysis, combining results across sites and seasons, to reduce uncertainty and improve confidence in variety performance. 🔗: bit.ly/41cJL7L #GRDC #NVT #GroundCoverOnline

@nig_michael @gsandral More reference material 👍 nil fert vs fert in canola

Weekly times with the good word as usual!

#MNHRZAutumnUpdate Kicks off at the Manoora Footy Club. Speakers covering 2025 trial results & supporting business decisions in this ever changing world #RiskWise #FutureDroughtFund @Ag_Excellence @theGRDC @SADroughtHub @SAGrainTrust

🔥 BREAKING 🔥 China has suspended fertiliser exports while farmers in the United States & Australia face shortages. The Chinese government has instructed exporters to halt all overseas shipments of fertiliser blends. Australia imports the majority of its fertiliser- roughly 70-75% of ammonium phosphate & nearly all of its urea primarily from the Middle East, China & Southeast Asia. This is extremely serious.