Grains Convo

By Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

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The Grains Convo podcast shares independent insights from DPIRD’s research - and a look at the work shaping the future of farming in WA - to help you think through your options and plan ahead with confidence.


Episode Date
Getting ahead with lupins
Apr 26, 2026
Getting more from legumes in your rotation
Apr 23, 2026
Deep ripping: what it costs - and what it returns
Apr 21, 2026
Maximising canola returns with less
Apr 20, 2026
Smarter nitrogen decisions for the season ahead
Apr 15, 2026
Canola allies with Entomologist Svetlana Micic
Dec 01, 2024
11-year acidic soil experiment with Chad Reynolds
Nov 14, 2024
An update on the Western Australian Farming Systems project
Nov 01, 2024
Electric weed control with Dr Catherine Borger and Miranda Slaven
Oct 15, 2024
Building yield in oats with the 'Yield per se' project
Sep 30, 2024
*Bonus* Aphids and virus surveillance with Ben Congdon
Sep 24, 2024
Everything Fall armyworm - with Helen Spafford
Sep 11, 2024
Rhizoctonia research and management
Aug 06, 2024
Sodic Soils: Insights from 30 years of research with David Hall
Jun 30, 2024
DPIRD's GRDC Recognising and Rewarding Excellence award winner
Jun 13, 2024
Drone imaging in pest management
May 14, 2024
Managing snails in broadacre crops in 2024
Apr 30, 2024
Making the most of climate tools 2.0
Apr 15, 2024
Time of sowing: heat stress
Mar 31, 2024
Dry season resources
Mar 15, 2024
Liming acidic soil after harvest
Feb 29, 2024
Perth Grains Research Update 24' and DPIRD Research
Feb 15, 2024
Weed outlook for 2024
Jan 31, 2024
Carbon emissions
Jan 14, 2024
Aussie lupins website and lupins research
Dec 31, 2023
2024 Crop Variety Sowing Guide release
Dec 14, 2023
End of season weed summary
Nov 14, 2023
Increasing wheat proteins sustainably by rotation with forage legumes
Nov 01, 2023
*Bonus episode* Annual ryegrass toxicity
Oct 24, 2023
Doubled haploids and new varieties
Oct 15, 2023
Harvesting short, patchy crops
Sep 30, 2023
Silo cleaning and grain storage
Sep 14, 2023
7th International Plant Dormancy Symposium
Aug 31, 2023
Acid tolerance in chickpeas
Aug 15, 2023
Strategic deep tillage's impact on herbicide toxicity
Jul 31, 2023
WA Farming Systems project boosts profitability with innovative research
Jul 13, 2023
Protecting WA soils against wind erosion
Jun 30, 2023
How to spot a beneficial insect in your crop
Jun 14, 2023
The impact of a dry start on pests, weeds and diseases
May 31, 2023
Predicting Mother Nature - making the most of climate tools
May 14, 2023
How does liming change soil acidity over 20 years?
Apr 30, 2023
Can amelioration reduce the impact of soil pathogens and nematode pests?
Apr 14, 2023
Why aren't your insecticides working on red legged earth mite?
Mar 31, 2023
Canola in the high rainfall zone and disease modelling tools
Mar 14, 2023
Long coleoptile wheats and their benefits on ameliorated soils
Feb 28, 2023
Soil testing and increasing productivity from N, P, and K
Feb 14, 2023
Major WA weed trends of 2022 and summer weed management
Jan 31, 2023
Crop diseases in 2022 and what to expect in 2023
Jan 13, 2023
A summary of 2022 WA broadacre insect and plant virus activity and the outlook for 2023
Jan 03, 2023
The weeding device using electricity to kill plants
Dec 12, 2022
2023 WA Crop Sowing Guide
Nov 11, 2022
Minimising harvest losses
Oct 28, 2022
Diagnosing and managing frost in broadacre crops
Oct 14, 2022
Managing diamondback moth
Sep 29, 2022
Gene editing for crop improvement
Sep 12, 2022
Research project yields new wheat lines to help withstand yellow spot
Aug 30, 2022
BONUS: Mechanical Soil Amelioration
Aug 24, 2022
Oat diseases – Red leather leaf and leaf rust
Aug 05, 2022
Groundbreaking Re-engineering Soils project
Jul 22, 2022
Managing Matricaria
Jun 14, 2022
BONUS: Disease risk forecasts for Blackleg in canola and blackspot in field peas
May 30, 2022
Managing low groundcover on sandy soils in the West Midlands
May 30, 2022
Manage onfarm carbon emissions
May 13, 2022
How the PestFacts WA service can help you
Apr 29, 2022
Sodic Soils
Apr 19, 2022
Managing snails in broadacre crops
Mar 17, 2022
Soil Water Repellence
Mar 10, 2022
New technologies for monitoring crops for diseases and insects
Mar 01, 2022
What you need to know about growing a chickpea crop
Feb 14, 2022
The effect of a green bridge on Root lesion nematodes (RLN)
Jan 05, 2022
Pre-harvest sprouting in wheat
Jan 05, 2022
Leading the way in soil management
Nov 25, 2021
Emerging weeds – seed bank ecology of emerging weeds
Nov 11, 2021
Australian Plague Locusts (APL) and grasshoppers
Oct 27, 2021
Turnip yellows virus and its vector the Green peach aphid
Oct 14, 2021
Native budworm
Oct 01, 2021
Managing sclerotinia
Sep 17, 2021