🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Terry Horan.

Joining us from central Tasmania this week is agronomic specialist Terry Horan, in our last episode of Series 2 of the GRDC podcast In Conversation. For more than 40 years, Terry has been actively involved in agronomy in the low, medium and high rainfall cropping areas. He grew up in between Trundle and Parks, NSW, studied in Wagga, then his career took him from Temora to Tassie and from across the government to the private sector. But it has been his love of the grains industry that has been his constant.

GRDC Project Code: HOA2202-001SAX

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As part of the Australian Grains Pest Innovation Program’s (AGPIP) blue sky approach to tackling insect pests in Australian grain crops, endosymbionts are being used to influence an insect’s ability to transmit crop viruses and resist pesticides. Dr Perran Ross from the University of Melbourne’s Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group (PEAR–G) explains what endosymbionts are, how they are being used and what impact they will have; and PhD student, Eloise Ansermin explains the new behavioural studies that have never been trialled before.

Contact:

Dr Perran Ross

University of Melbourne

PEAR -G

[email protected]

More Information:                        

How to send off samples

Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group (PEAR-G)

Novel pest solutions – podcast

AGPIP

Video:

GRDC YouTube – Endosymbionts: Game changing bacteria in insect species

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🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Dr Allan Mayfield.

In 2021, Allan was granted the GRDC Recognising and Rewarding Excellence Award for the southern region for his long-standing input and commitment to the nation’s grains industry. And it's not just the grains industry he's impressed, with Allan named as SA's Australia Day Citizen of the Year 2020. Allan grew up on the Eyre Peninsula, going onto become a researcher in plant pathology and eventually starting his own consultancy. Allan's also a middle-distance runner of acclaim - so get shoes on and join us for this cracker of a conversation.  

GRDC Project Code: HOA2202-001SAX

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WeedSmart provides solutions to control crop weeds using the ‘Big 6’ principles utilising herbicide, mechanical and cultural tactics. 2023 marks ten years of the WeedSmart program, with a focus on spray efficacy as part of the ‘Big 6’. WeedSmart agronomists, Jana Dixon and Greg Condon discuss the benefits of the WeedSmart ‘Big 6’ as they prepare for WeedSmart Week on 1 August in Dubbo, New South Wales.

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Contact:

Jana Dixon

WeedSmart high rainfall zone agronomist

[email protected]

Greg Condon 

WeedSmart southern extension agronomist

[email protected]

More Information: 

WeedSmart

Registration for WeedSmart Week 2023 – Dubbo

Project Code: UWA2007-001SAX

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🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Dr Lynne MacDonald.

Dr Lynne MacDonald is a research scientist with CSIRO where she leads a portfolio of research on soil carbon and low emissions agriculture. Her early love of agriculture and childhood memories of playing in the dirt stem back to Scotland. Years later, she was awarded a fellowship which saw her move to Canada, but she eventually landed in South Australia to study intensive cropping systems, and she has made it our country her home too. And we're grateful she did as she's been having a real impact into the future of the Aussie grains industry.

GRDC Project Code: HOA2202-001SAX

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Across the country, many growers have not had much of a break between harvest and this season's operations… and this comes on top of a tough couple of years that included the unpredictability of mother nature, as well as a global pandemic. This podcast explores strategies for maintaining a healthy mindset while under pressure. We spoke to Kim Huckerby from ‘The Wellbeing Affect’ who shares practical advice and steps that everyone can take.

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Contact:

Kim Huckerby

The Wellbeing Affect 

[email protected]

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The Wellbeing Affect

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🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with James Hunt.

James Hunt is a Professor of agronomy at the University of Melbourne, but his journey there was interesting and included touring Europe as part of a heavy metal rock band and some home brewing detours. He grew up on a farm in western Victoria and has done quite a bit in the world of grain crop research and farming systems. James talks about the challenge of going from a researcher to a lecturer, how passionate he is about attracting researchers into agriculture and nurturing the next generation of researchers and agronomists.

GRDC Project Code: HOA2202-001SAX

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Dr Kym Perry from SARDI discusses all things snails including how they got to Australia and have spread across the whole country. He also discusses the new GRDC investment looking at monitoring techniques, biological control and a multifaceted approach to dealing with the widespread problem affecting the grains industry.

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Contact:

Dr Kym Perry

SARDI Entomology 

Project leader 

[email protected]

More Information:

Groundcover Article – Multifaceted approach to combat snails in grain crops  

GRDC Publications – Nail the Snails! (New)

GRDC Publications – Burn’Em, Bash’Em, Bait’Em

Project Code: UOA2205-005RTX

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🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Lawrence Richmond. 

Growing up in Watchem in western Victoria, Lawrence Richmond had no idea that there were opportunities to be a farmer beyond his farm gate. But at 21, he picked up work in the world of corporate agriculture, opening his eyes to a world of possibility. Fast forward to today and Lawrence joins us from Romania, where he consults and helps to manage properties with farmers in Russia, Romania, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. His story is a great one.

GRDC Project Code: HOA2202-001SAX

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