InterGrain Cereal Breeding

04/06/2026

Goldie going for it!
This paddock of Goldie dual purpose oat was sown on 9 May south of Wagga Wagga NSW, pictured here just 8 days later (top) and then 20 days after sowing (bottom). Goldie has high early vigour, and does well for both quantity and quality of hay.

01/06/2026

Ember barley (left) alongside Goldie oats (right) south of Wagga Wagga NSW. Sown on 11 April, and photo taken 6 weeks later, shows excellent establishment of these varieties, as well as the prostrate growth habit of Ember compared with the high early vigour of the Goldie dual purpose oat which will mature with a tall plant height with good panicle emergence.

29/05/2026

InterGrain has been on the ground in Japan, connecting with key end users in the premium udon noodle market.

Jayfred Godoy, InterGrain’s Udon Wheat Breeder (second from right), is undertaking official noodle sensory testing alongside representatives from Japanese flour millers Nisshn and Nippon, and Larisa Cato of Grains Australia.

We also officially launched in Japan this week, two new wheat varieties, IG-Quokka and IG-Collie, which represent the next generation of noodle wheat, developed to meet the exacting quality standards of this long-standing and highly valued market.

A proud step forward in supporting WA growers to deliver premium wheat, from paddock to plate.

Read the media release here: https://intergrain.com/intergrain-launches-two-new-anw-wheat-varieties-ig-collie-and-ig-quokka-in-japan/

28/05/2026

InterGrain and Laconik are bridging the gap from trial plot to paddock. Last week, Georgia Trainor and Jack from Laconik were onsite to help seed wheat trials in Goomalling and Toodyay, comparing paddock-scale performance with current varieties. Variety trials are underway across Australia—we're looking forward to seeing the results!

22/05/2026

A welcome hit of rain and autumn sunshine has Hart Brothers Seeds Neo CL barley 2026 production crop powering ahead near Temora, NSW

19/05/2026

Soldier CL barley going in at Ben Creek's farm in Boyup Brook WA this week.

This crop will play a role in the Stage 2 malt accreditation next year.

Ben is keen to see how it performs as a stubble management option with its dwarf plant type and strong yield potential.

29/04/2026

Service with a smile!
WA (North) Territory Manager Richard Marsland hitting the road today personally delivering Dale wheat seed from Chris at Australian Seed and Grain (Moora) to growers in the Dalwallinu area.

15/04/2026

IGW8247 is a new high yielding, mid-slow maturity ANW with excellent disease resistance, yield potential in high yielding environments and udon sensory characteristics. Ideally suited to late-April to early-May sowings.
Seed is available through Eastern Districts Seed Cleaning Co or your local seed reseller, or contact InterGrain Territory Managers Georgia Trainor or Richard Marsland for more info.

Could a noodle wheat variety be a good fit in your rotation? This new wheat variety has much to offer WA growers. Read more: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/9212892

02/04/2026

Congratulations to Peter (pictured with InterGrain's Matthew Naumann) and Wayne Anderson of Oakey QLD, who were announced as winners of the Toowoomba Royal Showgrounds 2026 Irrigated Winter Crop competition with Jumbuck wheat. Grown in the 2025 season, Jumbuck yielded 7.254 t/ha. Peter said he felt there was further yield upside that could be achieved with the variety and plans to sow Jumbuck again in 2026.

01/04/2026

Dr David (DT) Tabah, Senior Wheat Breeder at InterGrain, had an opportunity at last week's Grain Growers Grain Sustainability Forum in Sydney to talk about BNI wheat, a key trait that InterGrain's innovative wheat breeding program is researching and developing in partnership with JIRCAS, CIMMYT and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. BNI wheat makes nitrogen more available to the crop by reducing losses to the environment, enabling more efficient use of applied and stored nutrition. In turn, this offers potential for Australian farmers to increase yield and grain protein per nitrogen fertiliser unit available to the wheat plant.