Shannon Beattie

"I love being in primary production, being at the beginning of the food chain and producing something really tangible."

In Australia we are dealing with a situation where the majority of the population feels disconnected from agriculture and doesn't understand it, but they're very much concerned about it.

From the outset, FMC noted there was likely to be some level of crop bleaching with the Group Q product, which was released to much hype as a new mode-of-action to combat ryegrass, but farmers and agronomists are worried the affects have been more severe than they anticipated.

Optimal seasonal conditions mean that Western Australia is predicted to produce about 20 million tonnes of grain which far exceeds previous harvests.

The webinar attracted 632 participants from more than 40 countries, who tuned in to learn about the forward looking project, which primarily aims to enable the Australian grains and horticultural industries to be first-movers in applying NBT, such as SDN-1, to crop improvement.