GRDC Podcast Grains Research and Development Corporation

Carbendazim is a broad spectrum fungicide used to control a range of diseases on pulses. But as a schedule 7 chemical with restrictions on its use, there's growing uncertainty about maximum residue limits in some international markets. 
In this podcast, GRDC ‘s Gordon Cumming and Agriculture Victoria’s Dr Joshua Fanning, discuss the current situation on Carbendazim use in Australia and alternative chemical options.  
Dr Fanning is leading national research on integrated disease management strategies to reduce the impact of Ascochyta blight and Botrytis diseases on lentil and faba bean. 
The investment is being led by Agriculture Victoria, with co-investment from GRDC and support from New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Field Applied Research Australia (FAR) and Trengove Consulting.
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Contact 
Gordon Cumming 
Manager Chemical Regulation 
gordon.cumming@grdc.com.au
Dr Joshua Fanning 
Research Leader Plant Pathology 
joshua.fanning@agriculture.vic.gov.au
More information 
Paddock Practices – Carbendazim fungicide and its continued use in Australia
GRDC Code: DJP2304-004RTX
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🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Anna Madden.
Anna Madden and her husband Steve own and operate an irrigated farm in Wee Waa, New South Wales. While studying Rural Science, a lecturer told Anna about the role plants will play in feeding the world's growing population, and so her career projection pivoted from the livestock industry into plants and she hasn’t looked back. In this GRDC In Conversation episode with Oli Le Lievre, Anna discusses her career progression, mentors, the balance between environment and production, their business in using biologicals to reduce the need for synthetics, learnings from overseas travel, the evolution of women’s influence in agronomy and inspiring the next generation.
Anna is the brother to previous In Conversation guest, Mark Swift.

This episode of GRDC in Conversation is available as a podcast and a video:
Join the conversation visually and see our reactions on the video podcast
 
GRDC in Conversation is a limited series GRDC Podcast. It features in-depth interviews with growers and other experts in the grains industry who share their expertise, knowledge and experiences by exploring their personal stories, history, influences and motivations. The views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the views of GRDC, the interviewees’ employer, institution or other associated parties.
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GRDC Code: HOA2202-001SAX
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The Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne is a super high-tech operation that produces powerful beams of light a million times brighter than the sun.
In a partnership between GRDC, the University of South Australia and the University of Queensland, researchers have been given access to the Australian Synchrotron and it's giving them a perspective on soil they've never had before. They're using the Synchrotron's imaging and medical beamline to produce high-quality 3D imagery of roots growing directly into large, undisturbed soil cores. To find out more, we caught up with the University of South Australia's Dr Casey Doolette and Dr Peter Kopittke from the University of Queensland. 
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Contacts:
Dr Peter Kopittke
University of Queensland
p.kopittke@uq.edu.au
 
Dr Casey Doolette
University of South Australia
casey.doolette@unisa.edu.au

More Information:
GRDC YouTube – Crop root research taken to the next level
GroundCover – Synchrotron looks deep into wheat’s nutritional value
GroundCover – Synchrotron technology sheds light on root distribution
GRDC Code: UOQ1910-003RTX
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Tammin grower was an early adapter of the SwarmBot technology from SwarmFarm. GRDC’s GrainInnovate program has played a key role in supporting SwarmFarm’s progress and with Brad only the third person in WA to bring a bot on-farm, he has been able to harness the power of this innovation to streamline his farming operations, reduce costs, and minimise environmental impact. 
We spoke to Brad at a field day held on his farm as part of the 2023 Australian Precision Agriculture Symposium, hosted by SPAA and supported by GRDC.  
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Contact:
Brad Jones 
Tammin grower 
brad@bungulla.com.au 
More Information:
GRDC YouTube – Precision Ag in Practice: Brad Jones | Adapting technology with bots
GroundCover – Bots on the ground – farming’s new army
GroundCover – Hope springs from GrainInnovate pipeline
GroundCover – Clocking up a week’s work in just one day
GroundCover – Grower insights bolster variable rate technology workshops
GRDC Code: SPA2308-001AWX, ART1903-001OPX
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This summer has seen high numbers of fall armyworm (FAW) across Queensland and Northern New South Wales. In some late sown crops, FAW has had a disastrous impact and caught many growers and advisers off-guard.
Dr Melina Miles, Principal Entomologist at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, shares her insights on what can be done to manage this pest in such a challenging season, and what it means for future plantings. 
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Contact:
Dr Melina Miles
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland
Melina.Miles@daf.qld.gov.au
More information
The Beatsheet – Fall armyworm
GRDC Resources – Fall armyworm
GRDC Webinar – Fall armyworm management tips and tactics
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Net form of net blotch is an important foliar fungal disease of barley and its impact on yield and decreased profitability has prompted a new GRDC co-investment: Integrated management strategies for net form net blotch in low, medium, and high rainfall zones. This investment aims to develop and deliver cost effective integrated disease management strategies across the northern and southern regions. Nick Poole from FAR Australia gives an insight into the disease and the new research development and extension surrounding it.
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Contact:
Nick Poole 
FAR Australia 
nick.poole@faraustralia.com.au
More Information:
Fungicide resistance in barley fact sheet
FAR Australia
GRDC YouTube – Net form net blotch: Integrated disease management in barley
GRDC Code: DAQ2304-008RTX
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