Grains Convo

Grower Group Alliance
Grains Convo

The Grains Convo podcast shines a spotlight on the knowledge and tools developed by DPIRD to grow the grains industry.

  1. JAN 31

    The third largest harvest on record

    Host: DPIRD research agronomist Janette Pratt Guest Speaker: DPIRD Research Officer Ian Foster In this episode of Grains Convo, Janette Pratt hosts DPIRD Principal Research Scientist Ian Foster, as they discuss the success of the 2024 harvest. Ian provides the seasonal outlook for the GIWA crop report and goes through the reasons why last year's harvest is the third largest on record, despite challenging conditions. Episode Links: Click here to read the GIWA crop report Click he...

    13 min

  2. 12/14/2024

    The 2025 WA Crop Variety Sowing Guide

    Host: DPIRD research agronomist Cindy Webster Guest Speaker: DPIRD Principal Research Scientists Mark Seymour and Manisha Shankar In this episode of Grains Convo, Cindy Webster hosts Principal Research Scientists Mark Seymour and Manisha Shankar, as they discuss the release of this year's WA Crop Variety Sowing Guide. Mark goes through value of the guide itself, then delves into the new variety highlights to look out for. Manisha discusses what methods are being used to collect and ...

    20 min

  3. 12/01/2024

    Canola allies with Entomologist Svetlana Micic

    Host: DPIRD research agronomist Cindy Webster Guest Speaker: DPIRD Entomologist Svetlana Micic In this episode of Grains Convo, Cindy Webster hosts DPIRD Entomologist Svetlana Micic, as they discuss a new invertebrate project that DPIRD is working on, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) as well as other research organisations. Svet goes through the losses canola growe...

    13 min

  4. 11/14/2024

    11-year acidic soil experiment with Chad Reynolds

    Host: DPIRD research agronomist Cindy Webster Guest Speaker: DPIRD Research Scientist Chad Reynolds In this episode of Grains Convo, Cindy Webster hosts DPIRD Research Scientist Chad Reynolds, from the Soil Science portfolio. Chad has been involved in an 11-year farm-scale experiment investigating liming in low rainfall regions, he goes through some of the most important findings from the experiment. This includes what ways applying lime to the surface of acidic soils improve...

    11 min

  5. 11/01/2024

    An update on the Western Australian Farming Systems project

    Host: DPIRD research agronomist Janette Pratt Guest Speaker: DPIRD Senior Research Scientist Dr Marty Harries, Senior Development Officer Megan Abrahams and Research Scientist Steph Boyce In this episode of Grains Convo, Janette Pratt hosts Dr Marty Harries, Senior Development Officer Megan Abrahams and Research Scientist Steph Boyce, as they dive into an update of the WA Farming Systems Project. The team delve into how the project addresses specific challenges faced by growers in the low, ...

    17 min

  6. 10/15/2024

    Electric weed control with Dr Catherine Borger and Miranda Slaven

    Host: DPIRD research agronomist Janette Pratt Guest Speaker: DPIRD Principal Research Scientist Dr Catherine Borger and Research Scientist Miranda Slaven In this episode of Grains Convo, Janette Pratt hosts Catherine Borger and Miranda Slaven as they explain how electric weed control compares to traditional herbicide methods in terms of effectiveness and sustainability for grain crops in WA. They also discuss how the varying levels of soil moisture impact the efficacy of electric weed cont...

    17 min

  7. 09/30/2024

    Building yield in oats with the 'Yield per se' project

    Host: DPIRD research agronomist Janette Pratt Guest Speaker: DPIRD Research Scientist Hamid Shirdelmoghanloo In this episode of Grains Convo, Janette Pratt hosts DPIRD Research Scientist Hamid Shirdelmoghanloo, as they discuss one of three projects DPIRD is involved in looking into oat yield and pathways, particularly focusing on the ‘Yield per se’ project. Hamid then delves into some of the reasons why oats are making a resurgence in the health and wellness space, and how the role of oats ...

    15 min

  8. 09/24/2024

    *Bonus* Aphids and virus surveillance with Ben Congdon

    Host: DPIRD research agronomist Cindy Webster Guest Speaker: DPIRD Senior Research Scientist Ben Congdon In this episode of Grains Convo, Cindy Webster hosts DPIRD Senior Research Scientist Ben Congdon, as they discuss what exactly turnip yellows virus is, and how to diagnose it in the field. Ben also addresses how green peach aphids contribute to the spread of the virus in WA, management strategies, and some of the findings from monitoring in 2024. Episode Links: Click here to ...

    30 min
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    The Grains Convo podcast shines a spotlight on the knowledge and tools developed by DPIRD to grow the grains industry.

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    • Creator
      Grower Group Alliance
    • Years Active
      2021 - 2025
    • Episodes
      74
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      Clean
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      © 2025 Grains Convo
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