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Grains Research and Development Corp. announces 4-year long $12.7M research project for long coleoptile wheat

AUSTRALIA — The Grains Research and Development Corp. (GRDC) unveiled a national research project to support the integration of long coleoptile wheat into Australian farming systems on 27th February 2023. GRDC Chairman John Woods unveiled the 4-year project at the Grains Research Update in Perth, at Western Australia’s premier grains industry forum. According to press release from GRDC, the $12…

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Australian grain industry research to improve as new Wagga Wagga Agricultural Research Facility opens

AUSTRALIA – The Wagga Wagga Agricultural Research Facility (WWARF) has opened its doors in New South Wales (NSW), Australia with a promise to improve research in the grains industry. The NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) and the Grains Research Development Corp. (GRDC) facilitated the opening of the research institution domiciled at the Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute. Built at…

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Saudi Arabia’s national shipping carrier Bahri delivers 60,000 tonnes of barley from Australia

SAUDI ARABIA – Sara, a tanker owned by Saudi Arabia’s national shipping carrier Bahri, has docked at Jeddah Islamic Port, delivering 60,000 tonnes of barley from Australia. The barely was imported by Mansour Al-Mosaid Company and the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company ‘SALIC’ with funding from the Kingdom’s Agricultural Development Fund The shipment was received by several officials among them Eng Ahmed…

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Grain Australia receives US$17.5M from GRDC to bolster the competitiveness of Australian grain

AUSTRALIA – The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has pledged US$17.5 million to Grains Australia Limited (GAL) to bolster the competitiveness and profitability of the nation’s grain sector across the value chain in the domestic and international markets. Australian grain farmers produce about 46.8 million tonnes of grains annually, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of…

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