NVT Overview

So National Variety Trials Program is run by the grdc. It's actually the largest coordinated trial network in the world. It's testing 550 different varieties across 630 different trials at 360 different trial sites across Australia. The NVT program is an independently verified evaluation service that collects data on grain quality and grain yield, as well as disease resistance on nine winter crops and one summer crop. So what the program seeks to achieve is to improve profitability of grain growers by maximising their potential yield through the selection of the best quality variety for their environment. So the information we collect from the trials is communicated to growers through the use of our NVT online website, which hosts our Long Term Yield Reporter tool, which is a great platform for growers to get the information about the varieties they should be growing. The the information which is presented to growers is the result of analysis of the data through the MET or Multi Environment trial, which is the most accurate and reliable presentation of data that growers can use for variety rankings. So each year the most recent season's data is fed into the system, which is then analysed through a five year rolling met, which gives us a very good comparison of varieties over a longer period of time. So industry involvement in the program is very important to its success. A good example of that is the NVT advisory committees or NACs. So we have 11 different NACs set up nationwide and they're an advisory group that is made up of growers and advisors from around the country and they provide feedback to the NVT team at a local level on local management of trials, agronomy, retention of varieties, and we use that to continually improve the NVT program. Of course, we've got the trial service providers who are managing and running the trials on behalf of the grdc. And there's also the growers who donate their land for us to be able to run the trials on. Without them, this program wouldn't be effective at all. The MVT program is constantly evolving in a dynamic program, so we're always trying new things. So we now have a full complement of staff, including three regional managers who are enhancing coordination of the trials and also ensuring that we get further extension in the regional. So the future looks good for the NVT program. We'll continue to release robust and reliable information to the industry. We'll continue to try and improve the system and we'll continue to improve the way that we release information and the accessibility of that information through the use of our NVT online portal. Go to the description bar below for the latest information, links and resources.