Australia's Largest Plant Breeding Company | Australian Grain Technologies

Constantly searching for better field crop varieties

1M New and unique genetic combinations created each year
600K Data points collected and analysed yearly
350K Yield plots tested per season

Striving to improve the prosperity of Australian grain growers

4 Regionally based breeding stations responding to local needs
60 Unique breeding trial sites across Australia
68 New wheat, durum, lupin and triticale varieties developed

Adding value to one of Australia's most important industries

25K Grain producing enterprises in Australia
21M Hectares sown to broad-acre crops per year
$9B Gross value of grain production to the Australian economy

Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) is Australia's largest plant breeding company, and the market leader in wheat genetics.

Our work at AGT is a search for the exemplary.

An intensive process of inter-crossing, field and laboratory experimentation, data collection and analysis, and genetic selection over many years culminates in the creation of each of our new field crop varieties. This exhaustive and innovative process leads to new varieties that greatly impact upon the profitability, sustainability and prosperity of grain growers all over the country.

New partnership breeds healthy wheat for Australia

14 July, 2020

Catapult claims AH quality classification in WA

11 November, 2019

AGT release first durum variety specifically bred for the northern region

11 October, 2019

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Catapult

Featured Variety / Catapult

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Catapult (RAC2484) may be viewed as a 'longer season' Scepter, with a mid-slow maturity allowing growers to achieve Scepter-like yields when sown in late April. Catapult offers a unique mix of features to growers, combining this maturity type with yellow leaf spot resistance, CCN resistance and AH quality (in WA/SA/Vic/sNSW).

Mid-slow maturity, with a very flexible sowing window
Safer option for sowing dry when germination date is unknown
Wide adaptation, will fit the front end of most growers' cropping programs
Good pre-harvest sprouting tolerance, better than LRPB Trojan and Rockstar
Excellent choice for wheat on wheat situations
Better CCN resistance than LRPB Trojan and Rockstar
Very good physical grain characteristics with an AH quality classification (WA, SA, Vic, southern NSW)

Research and innovation

We are leading the way in the development and application of new technologies in plant breeding, with the aim of delivering greater value to our industry.