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Keep the harvester harvesting.

A new GRDC podcast with Ben White and Peter Newman looks at how machinery capacity, grain handling and on-farm storage can reduce harvest delays and keep expensive machinery working at full capacity.

This GRDC investment is led by @PlanfarmWA and delivered with the GRDC Harvester Setup Workshops.

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WEBINAR RECORDING: Grains Research Update - online: National Livestream: Harvesting lodged crops

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Kassie van der Westhuizen, an independent harvest specialist from @oneshotharvest, joined us for a practical session on what to expect with lodged crops and how to manage them.

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🚜 Short-term grain storage doesn’t always mean a major investment.

This GRDC video looks at options including bunkers, grain rings and existing sheds to help keep higher-capacity harvesters moving. Bunkers can cost as little as $3/t when tarps are reused.

The project is a GRDC investment led by @PlanfarmWA and delivered in collaboration with the GRDC Harvester Setup Workshops.

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#GRDCVideo #Harvest #GrainStorage #HarvesterSetup #HarvestEfficiency

🏆 Strong plant biosecurity helps protect Australian grain growers from costly pest and disease threats, lost productivity and risks to market access.

The National Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative has won the Education category at the 2026 Australian Biosecurity Awards.

PBRI brings together GRDC, @Hort_Au, @AgriFuturesAU, @CottonResearch, Forest and Wood Products Australia, @wine_australia, @sugarresearch and @DAFFgov to strengthen plant biosecurity research, education and capability across Australia.

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🌱 Could inoculating barley this year help next year’s dry-sown legumes?

@MurdochUni research co-supported by GRDC and @WAAgCollab found vetch following inoculated barley developed larger nodules, while doubling the inoculant rate lifted soil rhizobia populations up to sixfold.

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📷 Evan Collis

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