SAGIT is seeking expressions of interest in producing the South Australian Crop Sowing Guide. As a key production of SAGIT and GRDC, the guide compiles independent and objective information on varieties of our 10 most important field crops from the GRDC NVT system and other resources.
The aim of this initiative is to establish a new high-value hard noodle wheat market in South Australia. This project seeks to enhance returns for growers by boosting and stabilising the demand for suitable Australian Hard (AH) wheat varieties intended for premium noodles targeting Asian markets. The project is a co-investment, with GRDC providing 50% of the total funding.
This project will provide management strategies that mitigate frost risk for lentil by assessing the ability of lentils to recover following frost events when supplied with frost tolerance promoting products, including hormones to enhance flower recovery and bactericides to act as antimicrobial agents, compared to without these products. This project is a co-investment with GRDC providing 50% of the total funding.
This project aims to produce an updated Farm Gross Margin/Risk Guide to improve business acumen of crop and livestock producers in SA. The guide will increase crop and livestock producers’ capacity to assess the relative profitability and risk of enterprises as part of their farm business planning process, leading to improved farm planning, decision making and providing more profitable and sustainable businesses. This project is a co-investment, with GRDC providing 50% of the total funding.
South Australian grain growers are set to benefit from a raft of new research thanks to investment from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the South Australian Grain Industry Trust (SAGIT).