GIWA Barley Council - Development of a business case that quantifies the need for research to establish appropriate receival standard(s) as a measure of malt barley storability - $15,000 (2024-2)
Farmanco - Preparing our people for natural disaster mental health management - $65,000 (2024-3)
Stirlings to Coast Farmers - Measuring herbicide residue and the impact on subsequent grain crops under high rainfall conditions - $103,852 (2024-4)
Total Funded $183,852
Murdoch University - Molecular and phenotypic selection of gene-edited wheat lines to deliver enhanced frost tolerance (Stage 2) - $150,000 (2023-1)
UWA – Paraquat ain’t paraquat: improving the use of paraquat for cost-effective glyphosate and paraquat resistance management on-farm - $67,750 (2023-2)
DPIRD - Investigating systems for control of Desiantha weevil in relation to resistance and biology in WA - $88,721 (2023-3)
YFIG - Managing soil nitrogen, moisture and plant production interactions for increased grain production potential under climatically variable conditions - $150,000 (2023-4)
SLR (WA) Pty Ltd - The impact SHO Safflower on the profitability of the rotation with single and double break scenarios in the low rainfall regions of WA - $122,000 (2023-5)
UWA – Expanding phenological diversity in narrow-leafed lupin using novel flowering time genes (Stage 2) $100,000 (2023-6)
Total Funded $678,471
Murdoch University - Preventing bacterial induced ice nucleation to increase productivity of grains - $149,862
DPIRD - Using high throughput sequencing technology to transform desease surveillance - $73,271
Murdoch University - Identify and combine the best alleles from two genes to achieve pod shattering resistance in narrow leaved lupins - $99,805
UWA - Improving climate risks estimates for WA grain growers using multi century records of rainfall variability - $30,000
CSIRO - Identifying opportunities to integrate a spring sewn summer crop into winter weed based cropping system in WA - $149,406
Total Funded $502,344
Edstar Genetics Pty Ltd - Developing higher protein wheat for Western Australia with superior processing characteristics - $136,000
Minginew Irwin Group - Biobeds for Australian Agriculture; reducing the envrionmental impact of pesticide Contamination - $37,250
CSIRO - Digging deep to maximise sowing opportunities and wheat establishment (on-farm testing of clong coleoptile wheat genotypes and sowing depth) - $148,815
Total Funded $319,065
Murdoch Uni - Development of non-GM frost tolerant wheat for WA Growers - $150,000
Dex Intelligence - AI for biosecurity - $58,335
CFIG - Maximising fallow rotations with a 'Strip and Disc' strategy to increase water use efficiency and subsequent crop yields across the wheatbelt region of Western Australia - $121,125
Facey Group - Canola establishment - is it improved through the application of wetters to the seed in marginal conditions - $135,000
Bioscience Pty Ltd - Improving grains growth and yield using liquid potassium phosphate fertiliser - $150,000
Stirlings to Coast Farmers - Impact of stubble management on small conical snail mortality - $80,000
Total Funded $694,460
UWA - Wallace Cowling - Ground truthing field expression and value of new flowering time genes in Lupins for WA - $100,000
Murdoch Uni - Steve Wylie - A novel approach to improving Stagonospora nodorum blotch (SNB) tolerance in wheat - $ 94,250
DPIRD - Ben Biddulp - The role of ice nucleating bacteria in frost sensitivity of cereals in WA - $100,000
Murdoch Uni - Calum Watt - Increasing Barley yield under future temperature increases - $25,000
Southern Dirt - Emma Russell - Using long season wheats for increases in profits and grazing opportunities - $62,583
Total Funded $381,833
CSIRO - Downfall of aphids through a naturally occurring fungus - $49,044
Dr David Bowran - DAFWA - Evaluating high vigour reduced tillering wheat - $27,500
Southern Dirt - Summer cropping to improve cereal yields - $30,000
Total Funded $106,544
Facey Group - Incorporating Lime to depth in duplex wheat belt soils Phase 2 - $39,000
Gro.IQ - Should Western Australia be worried about "Weak Wheat" - $35,000
SEPWA - Trash Choices - crop residue management options - $90,550
Mingenew Irwin Group (MIG) - Aerial crop manager - $99,000
Total funded $263,550
Plan Farm Pty Ltd - the "COGGO App". Helping farmers make better grain marketing decisions for their business by using facts and logic rather than emotion and speculation - $25,000
UWA - Novel use of anti-transpirants to improve wheat yield in the grain belt of WA - $45,000
Soiltech Research - Demonstration that sampling the soil profile leads to better soil acidity management $92,400
Mingenew Irwin Group (MIG) - Innovations for on-farm grain storage - $96,422
DAFWA - Resistance of milling and hay oats to root lesion nematodes - $81,619
SEPWA - Headless Barley - some direction for growers $20,935
West Midland Group (WMG) Trialling a double break - $44,660
Corrigin Farm Improvement Group (CFIG) - Rotational choices for profitable crops on medium to heavy textured soils of the eastern wheatbelt - $49,692
SEPWA - Lime-laying trials for the future - $12,746
Facey Group - Incorporating lime to depth in duplex wheat belt soils - $37,600
North East Farming Futures Group (NEFF) - Farm scale, low rainfall, canola plant establishment trial using commonly available seeding bars - $48,625
Various Groups - Small pointed snails control - $50,000
Total Funded $ 604,699
Murdoch University – Refining remote sensing technologies to give real time estimation of crop nitrogen status for application in precision agriculture - $95,000
Australian Grown Superfoods – Taking Quinoa from a subsistence crop to a broad acre crop for the WA Wheat Belt - $27,500
West Midlands Group – Using farmer strips and electronic sensors to diagnose crop growth limitations - $49,220
SEPWA – Farm Scale Wi-Fi, the future of data for WA Grain Farmers - $37,231
Coorow Seeds and Agrarian – Investigate the performance of an alternative oil seed crop, Camelina, in the mid-west region. Assess the influences of environment and nutrition on the oil content, protein, oil quality and omega 3 and Erucic acid levels - $30,000
MIG – Measuring, monitoring and understanding soil water holding properties to increase risk management, grower confidence and grain yield improvement, resulting in increased returns to Grain Growers - $49,775
North East Farming Futures Group – On farm Ph adjustment trials in zone 2. - $49,450
Fitzgerald Biosphere Group – Frost management options to increase wheat grain quality and yield and how these strategies impact on soil erosion along the South Coast of WA - $41,400
Facey Group Inc. – Incorporating lime to depth on duplex wheat belt soils - $35,000
Total Funded $414,576
West Midlands Group – Developing and testing innovation, practical and reliable methods for incorporating lime into acidic sand plain subsoils - $92,000.
Planfarm – Yield performance of acid/aluminium tolerant wheat varieties against new acid tolerant barley (WABAR 2625) across a range of soil acidity profiles via spatial analysis - $50,000.
Synergy Consulting – To research the use of residual herbicides for effective summer weed control and to assist in delaying development of resistance in summer weeds - $18,880.
DAFWA (R. Emery) – Development of mobile and web based apps to improve grains industry surveillance and diagnoses for pests and diseases - $30,000.
Sardi – Development of an imidazolinone-tolerant oat breeding line - $51,500.
UWA (G Yan) – Implementation of a newly developed fast generation technology for Australian wheat/barley breeding industry - $100,000.
DAFWA (S Micic) – To find out if aphids can cause yield loss in Canola under good growing conditions and whether aphid thresholds are applicable - $100,000.
UWA (N. Longnecker) – Up-skilling the WA Grains industry in disease surveillance for a more production and bio secure future - $45,000.
SEPWA – virtual field walk – capturing the SEPWA trials in a virtual platform for use by all growers - $35,695.
Mingenew Irwin Group – State-wide implementation of Australia’s first Agricultural unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - $49,500.
Total Funded $572,575
Planfarm Pty Ltd ($50,000) - Helping growers make better and ‘independent’ nitrogen decisions through the development of an in Paddock Nitrogen ‘App’ for Wheat, Barley and Canola
Corrigin Farm Improvement Group Inc ($21,980) - Growing more profitable crops on Chemical Fallow
South East Premium Wheat Growers Association (SEPWA) ($20,600) - Following the finances of fallows with COGGO
Mingenew Irwin Group (MIG) ($20,000) - Increasing cropping returns on red loam soils through chemical fallow
South East Premium Wheat Growers Association (SEPWA) ($42,000) - "Dealing with a Difficult Harvest" - a guide book for Western Australian grain growers
University of Western Australia (UWA) ($96,350) - Enhancing WA chickpea industry through targeted demonstration and extension of new ascochyta resistant improved varieties and lines in partnership with grower groups
University of Western Australia (UWA) ($100,000) - Development of web based tool to interpret and quantify spray coverage obtained from commercial pesticide applications
WA Soft Wheat Growers Association Inc (WASWGA) ($100,000) - WASWGA Intergrain Soft Wheat Breeding Extension Project
West Midlands Group ($25,000) - The Impact of Gravel on Crop Management
Total Funded $475,930