Farm Practices Survey 2025 and 2027

The Farm Practices Survey is planned to obtain up-to-date information on the practices of Australian grain growers. The direct survey format has been used by GRDC since 2008 to collect quantitative data to monitor and evaluate key on-farm management practices, including grain growers' adoption of various farming systems. The analysis of this information helps to develop the organisation’s understanding of how these practices drive productivity, profitability, sustainability and environmental improvements on grain farms. The survey also helps GRDC understand the impact of its investments, identify gaps in adoption of R&D outputs, and guide future investment priorities. The Farm Practices Survey is one of several core data assets considered by the 2023-28 RD&E Plan’s Data and Insights Enabler and is anticipated to deliver a variety of tracking inputs for the plan’s Benefits Register.