GRDC Podcast

Dec 10 2024 400 ep. 16 mins 64
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Investing in RD&E to create enduring profitability for Australian grain growers

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The how-to of effective mouse baiting - techniques, machinery and safety

Dec 10 2024 14 mins  
Mouse populations across a large part of grain growing regions were higher than average across the 2021 and 2022 seasons, requiring an increased effort in mouse management from growers. To help Australian grain growers reduce crop losses due to mouse damage, a GRDC investment is examining mouse bait application techniques to better understand the performance and likely efficacy

GRDC in Conversation: Steve Davies

Dec 08 2024 45 mins  
In this episode of GRDC In Conversation, host Oli Le Lievre speaks with Steve Davies, a soil scientist and researcher based in Western Australia. Steve’s love of dirt spawned from his quirky teacher in high school. That small moment budded into a 20+ year career investigating how to make grain farming more sustainable and productive. In this episode, Steve explains how he collab

Finding your feet as an agronomist

Dec 03 2024 14 mins  
Being an agronomist is a role with many hats, and while the in season can be demanding, with the right network and support it can be hugely rewarding work. In this podcast we hear from two successful agronomists that came to the profession in very different ways, Meteora Agronomic Consulting independent agronomist Liz Lobsey and Platinum Ag Services senior agronomist Matthew Howel

GRDC in Conversation: Ryan Skamp

Dec 01 2024 32 mins  
In this episode of GRDC In Conversation, host Oli Le Lievre talks to Ryan Skamp, a former carpenter-turned-farmer and co-founder of an ag-tech startup. Ryan shares his unconventional journey from city life in Perth to establishing a career in agriculture, driven by a passion for problem-solving and efficiency. Now the co-founder of "Skan," Ryan and his team develop technology solu

Managing rhizoctonia in low and medium rainfall zones

Nov 26 2024 12 mins  
Rhizoctonia is a soil borne disease that causes a huge impact for farmers in Australia, particularly in the low and medium rainfall zones, with yield loss in the vicinity of $150 million for wheat and barley annually. With GRDC investment, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) in Western Australia is developing disease risk and management strategies

GRDC in Conversation: Erin Cahill

Nov 24 2024 46 mins  
In this episode of GRDC’s In Conversation, host Oli Le Lievre chats with Erin Cahill. Erin is a fourth-generation farmer and agronomist from Moora, Western Australia. Erin shares his journey from working with agronomy giant CSBP to starting his own farming business which started with a few humble hectares and scaled drastically through the years. It hasn’t been without challen

Reduced returns? Plan your finances for 2025 now

Nov 19 2024 14 mins  
For many farmers, it’s been a tight finish to the season due to dry conditions or frost. This makes preparing the books and finances for the year ahead more challenging, but as we’ll explore in this podcast, help is available and there are practical steps you can take to get ahead. Tony Hudson is the Director and Founder of Hudson Facilitation. A key part of his business is pri

GRDC in Conversation: Brianna Peake

Nov 17 2024 53 mins  
More about this podcast In this episode of GRDC In Conversation, we’re joined by Brianna Peake, Chief Stakeholder Relations Sustainability and Strategy Officer at CBH Group. Brianna’s journey of growing up in Western Australia, shapes how she approaches sustainability today in one of nation’s largest agricultural cooperatives. Enriched with travel and a diverse set of experi

Legume Leaders – Scott Wandel: Growing and marketing lentils

Nov 12 2024 11 mins  
When a new variety of lentil came out that was a bit more boron tolerant, Scott Wandel thought it was time to give the legume another go. Farming at Mount Ridley, near Grass Patch in WA, Scott increased the hectares planted to lentils quickly after their introduction. As a member of SEPWA, the South East Premium Wheatgrowers Association, Scott is a part of the cohort of 'Legume Le

GRDC in Conversation: Bec Kelly

Nov 10 2024 31 mins  
More about this podcast In this episode, we sit down with Bec Kelly, a third-generation farmer from Mingenew, WA, who shares her journey from global adventurer to dedicated farmer. After traveling through America, South America, and Europe, Bec returned to the family farm in 2018, where she has since embraced the highs and lows of agriculture. She talks about the unpredictability