This GRDC update on 18-19 February 2026 includes a disease session: Disease management Cereal disease update and management considerations for 2026. Brad Baxter (NSW DPIRD) Management impacts in SNSW from fungicide resistance to blackleg and sclerotinia. Angela van de Wouw (Uni of Melb) With new decision support tools, can we make better disease management decisions in wheat? Tom Price (FAR... Read more »

Disease presentations at this update include: Diverse farms! Challenging and improving farming systems at the whole farm scale – impacts of crop sequences on weed management, N legacy and root diseases such as crown-rot.   Greg Condon (Grassroots Agronomy) Soil pathogens in central west NSW – what’s out there that we need to be working on?  Predicta®B test results.  Maurie Street (GOA) What's stripe... Read more »

The Dubbo update has a presentation by Steven Simpfendorfer (NSW DPIRD) on Regional fungicide resistance and disease management update on day 2. For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

The Goondiwindi update has a presentation by Steven Simpfendorfer (NSW DPIRD) on' Regional fungicide resistance and disease management update' on Day 1. For more information or to register, visit the GRDC website.

The Narrabri update includes a session on Ascochyta in chickpeas – exciting new genetics that’s close and a look over the horizon by Kristy Hobson (NSW DPIRD). For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.