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A Soils Educational Opportunity

Tender ID: 595885


Tender Details

Tender #:
PROC-9177343  
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
25 September 2025
Closing Date:
6 November 2025
Closing Time:
05:00 PM (Australia/ACT)

Tender Description

The opportunity for Australian grains growers to leverage both old and newly emerging soils and nutrition research is vast and promising. Understanding the physical, chemical and biological properties of soils and their interactions is key to managing soils to their full production potential. By diagnosing and managing soil properties, growers can optimise the return on investment (ROI) and profitability of various management practices. A recent national report Mind the Gap commissioned by the Regional Soil Co-Ordinators identified the following themes as gaps in soils knowledge and extension across Australia:

Need for (education/extension):

Expert soil advice - Soil basics (101) - Soil Carbon knowledge - Interpreting soil tests

Offer period

Offers will remain open for acceptance by the GRDC for a period of 6 months after the Closing Time.

Document contact and enquiries

Attention: Laura Baugh

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Email: western@grdc.com.au

Make all requests for further information or clarification in relation to this procurement in writing (email) prior to 30 October 2025.

GRDC will publish all requests and responses to requests on the GRDC website under Questions and Answers at the bottom of this webpage.