Sorghum National Variety Trials 2021-2024
Tender ID: 439610
Tender Details
Tender Description
The National Variety Trials (NVT), provides Australian growers and advisers with access to independent, robust and relevant evaluation of crop varieties to assist in choosing varieties most suited to their environment.
The need to continue the Sorghum NVT program is driven by grower’s desire to access independent testing data of hybrid performance in order to make variety decisions that will make them more profitable. The sorghum NVT program delivers trials in 22 locations across Queensland, Northern New South Wales, and the Ord River, WA. In providing this information, NVT seeks to accelerate the adoption of new, superior hybrids, leading to increased grower profitability.
This procurement will source, through an open market approach, service providers who have the appropriate technical skills and experience to provide research and development services for the GRDC Sorghum NVT program in order to ensure the program is run successfully.
Investment Description
GRDC requires service providers to independently manage Sorghum NVT field trials and the collection of trial data.
The NVT Sorghum trial network is divided into eight regions of:
1 Central Queensland North
2 Central Queensland South
3 Southern Queensland East
4 Southern Queensland West,
5 Northern New South Wales East
6 Northern New South Wales West
7 Liverpool Plains
8 Ord
Each production region will require a Trial Service Provider to manage three National Variety Trials in each zone except for Kununurra (one trial).
In addition to trial management the Trial Service Provider will undertake replicated grain quality testing for each trial for (i.e. screenings and hectolitre weight).
Expected Outcome
From 2021, growers continue to have access to an independent source of hybrid performance data which enables them to realise increased profit by adopting the best hybrids available for their farming systems.
Expected Outputs
From 2021 annual implementation of the planned hybrid performance field trials as per NVT Sorghum Protocol standards.
- Trial design and sowing
- Trial management
- Data Collection and uploading to database
- Grain quality assessments
Proposed GRDC Investment
The GRDC is focussed on delivering value to Australian grain grower, therefore, your application must demonstrate fair market value.
Contracting
The investment will be contracted on the NVT Service Agreement
It is envisaged this investment covers four years, with project planning commencing in April 2021.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett