Weedsmart Podcast

In this podcast,  we’re finding out what gives faba beans the competitive edge when it comes to out-competing sowthistle. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland Principal Research Scientist, Michael Widderick, joins us to share research results he and his team have been working on over the last 5 years.We also review how seeding went this year and consider the effectiveness of pre-emergent herbicides. Bayer Market Development Agronomist, Gus MacLennan joins us to discuss this topic, as well as some trial work he is managing in this space. We also discuss AHRI's Dr Roberto Busi's latest research which has shown Velocity® resistant wild radish. WeedSmart Week Mildura - it's next week!It's not too late to get your ticket to WeedSmart Week Mildura. It’s happening next week from August 30 to September 1 and we'd love to see you there. You can find out more and register here. New content on the WeedSmart website  If you missed yesterday’s webinar with our Northern Extension agro

There's lots going on in the Northern region, so our Northern Extension Agronomist, Paul McIntosh, joins us for an update.Ryegrass is now present in the Northern region. Paul provides an update on this and what growers need to do to keep on top of it.Paul is also hosting a webinar with Department of Primary Industry NSW Research Agronomist Eric Koetz on August 23. Paul and Eric will provide practical information on how to control weeds and fight herbicide resistance in cotton crops. You can register here. We also discuss the upcoming WeedSmart Week Mildura event which is happening August 30 to September 1. You can still get your ticket here. Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

On this episode of the WeedSmart Podcast, we’re getting a preview of WeedSmart Week Mildura. Early bird tickets are on sale until July 31 – so make sure you get yours in the next couple of days so you don’t miss out on the discounted price! We hear from farmers Bec Marshall and Alistair Murdoch who will be presenting at WeedSmart Week Mildura. Nutrien Agronomist Andrew McMahen who is on our organising committee and will also be presenting, gives an overview of the issues in the region. We also catch up with Kondinin Group Research Engineer, Ben White, who will be facilitating our Machinery expo.WeedSmart Week Mildura is happening from August 30 to September 1. You can head to the events page on our website to find out more information and get your ticket. Today's guests Andrew McMahen Andrew is on our organising committee and provides an overview of the key weed issues in the Mallee. Andrew will be on our “Applying the Big 6 in the Mallee” panel session on forum day.Bec Marshall Bec will be presenting on

Nutrien Agronomist Phil Smyth joins us on the Regional Update this week. Phil is based in Coorow, Western Australia and farmers in his region have had a good start to the season this year.They're hopeful of some more rain, but they were able to get in a double knock this year, which many farmers haven't been able to do for four years.Phil talks about crop rotations and quite a few of the WeedSmart Big 6 tactics. You can learn more about these control solutions here. Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

In this episode, we talk about dealing with the stress of high farm input costs and labour shortages. Owen Catto from The Regional Men’s Health Initiative joins us to share some tips. We also get an update on resistance testing in Western Australia. Agvivo Agronomist Tim Boyes has embraced resistance testing with his WA based clients and coordinated closely with Dr Roberto Busi who runs University of Western Australia’s resistance testing service. Tim shares what impact resistance testing has had on his client’s farming programs. Our Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon, joins Jessica Strauss for this podcast. LinksTickets for our WeedSmart Week Mildura event which is happening from August 30 to September 1 are on sale. We have also just released the program. You can head to the events page on our website to find out more information and get your ticket. WebinarOur Southern Extension Agronomist, Chris Dave recently hosted a webinar with Canada’s technology expert, Tom Wolf. In this webinar, they covered

On the Regional update today Giles Kearsley from Nutrien at Cleve Ag Services joins us. Giles is based in Eyre Peninsula on the West Coast of South Australia. Our Southern Extension Agronomist, Chris Davey, recently went through this neck of the woods and so we thought it would be good to catch-up with Giles and see how his region is going.Giles gives us an update on how floods in January have impacted growers, gives an overview on how pre-emergent herbicides have performed and provides some weed control tips for his region. Follow Giles on Twitter here.Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

On this podcast, find out about the benefits of smart phase farming. The Agronomy team at the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative in Perth is in the last year of a project looking at this system and there’s some great yield benefits to consider. We also will be getting a resistance status update from Peter Boutsalis who does work for both the University of Adelaide and runs Plant Science Consulting. And lastly – we have an exciting webinar coming up this month with Tom Wolf, who many of you might know as the ‘nozzle guy’ on Twitter.  Get some more details on our guests below: 1.     Mike Ashworth – Smart phase farmingDr Mike Ashworth who leads AHRI’s agronomy team explains what phase farming is and the benefits of this approach. This project focused on using serradella as the legume phase crop. 2.     Peter Boutsalis – resistance status updateDr Peter Boutsalis joins us in this interview to give an update on the GRDC funded random resistance testing results. He also gives an update on the resistance is

In this edition of the Regional Update, we’re heading to the Northern Region to catch up with Poole Ag Consulting Agronomist, Sam Simons. Sam is based in Moree, NSW. Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

Welcome to the WeedSmart Podcast! This week we’re focusing on the benefits of soil amelioration and the advantages of fixing sub-soil acidity. Our guests today include soil researcher Jason Condon from Charles Sturt University and NSW Department of Primary Industries Wagga Wagga Development Officer Helen Burns. They give some insights into research findings in the space.We also hear from farmer and agronomist, Sandy Middleton, who has had some massive wins with fixing subsoil acidity. Firstly though – our tickets for our WeedSmart Week Mildura event which is happening from August 30 to September 1 are officially on sale. You can head to the events page on our website to find out more information and get your ticket. News linksWe have an article on Maximising the benefits of new pre-em chemistry. Southern Extension Agronomist Greg Condon says the wet conditions experienced last season have provided some useful insights into the new chemistries under commercial field conditions.  We also hear from Shane Kelly f

East Pingelly grain farmer Lance Turner joins us on the Regional Update today. Pingelly is based in WA’s wheatbelt, and the region has had a pretty good start to the season. Lance reckons it's a great time to consider doing a double knock, with conditions lining up well. Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

On this edition of the podcast, we’re focusing on getting spraying right. As we move from Summer to Autumn, it’s a good time to consider what spray practices are being implemented and to consider what practical changes might be worthwhile, such as switching out different nozzles. Nufarm Field Development Lead for Australia & New Zealand, Mark Slatter joins us on this episode. He provides an overview on correct spray application and details the new Nufarm 2,4-D product, Dropzone.  We also catch up with Forbes Farmer Charlie French. Charlie explains the evolution of his spraying systems and what he’s using in the Big 6 to control weeds. LinksWebinar recordingWe have a new webinar recording available for you to watch. For the first time in Western Australia, annual ryegrass from a cropped paddock was found to be resistant to glyphosate and paraquat.Farmanco Agronomist Consultant Brent Pritchard provides context on how this resistance evolved in the field.AHRI Senior Research Fellow Dr Roberto Busi presents t

In this edition of the Regional Update, we’re heading to the Southern Region to catch up with Growmore Agronomy Services Agronomist, Jeshua Smith. Jeshua is based in Young, NSW, which is in the High Rainfall Zone. Farmers in Young have been dealing with an influx of ryegrass due to increase summer rain. We talk about how to get on top of this weed, as well as get a general overview of what to be considering at the moment when it comes to weed control. Links Make sure you sign-up for our upcoming webinar with AHRI Researcher, Dr Roberto Busi looking at WA's first case of paraquat resistance. Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

On this episode of the WeedSmart Podcast, we learn about how wheat with a longer coleoptile offers some unique benefits from a crop protection standpoint. SLR Research CEO Michael Lamond has conducted which has found benefits for the wheat gene Rht18. The longer coleoptile of Rht18 wheat enables it to emerge through the furrow fill with less damage from pre-emergent herbicide. It was also found to have more vigour.  We’re also going to find out about some exciting results from a five-year University of Adelaide weeds trial. This trial shows a triple threat strategy, rather than traditional methods has the potential to produce the best results for weed control in the Southern region.University of Adelaide Research Agronomist, Ben Fleet, joins us to explain these findings. Articles“Invest in the weak link crop to avoid weed blow-out” is the latest article written by our content producer, Cindy Benjamin. Cindy caught up with Kym and Katie I’Anson who farm in the Marrabel district in South Australia. They’ve said

This is first main WeedSmart Podcast for 2022! So welcome back and thank you for joining us for our 7th Season of the podcast!Today we’ll be focusing on how to use the new Adama pre-emergent herbicide, Ultro properly. Bevan Addison from Adama explains the stewardship around this product which is a new product for pulse crops. We’ll also be talking about the ongoing supply chain issues when it comes to herbicides and fertilisers. Tony May from Bayer provides an overview for what's happening in this space. Articles We have a new WeedSmart Review for you to check out. It’s all about research out of University of Adelaide, which is one of our in-kind partners. Researchers conducted a unique, 9-year integrated weed management trial was conducted at Lake Bolac from 2012 to 2020 to investigate the effects of cultural and herbicide control strategies across a rotation on annual ryegrass populations in a high rainfall environment. Check out the article for the results here. We also have an article about the Birch

The WeedSmart Podcast is back! This is our first episode of 2022. This podcast is a Regional update with Jim Hunt who is an Agronomist with Hunt Ag Solutions in Gunnedah, NSW. Our Regional Update Podcasts were so popular over 2020 and 2021, that we have decided to keep them. They originally served as a way to connect with the regions when COVID-19 restrictions prevented us from visiting places in person.  The Regional Update is now cemented itself as a staple in the WeedSmart calendar and we'll bring you a new Update each month, alternating between the Northern, Southern and Western regions. Our guest Jim explains how widespread flooding has been devastating for some people in his region, but for others the additional rainfall has been quite positive. He also talks to us about issues with the supply chain for herbicides and provides some tips on how to best control weeds in his patch. Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

Welcome to the WeedSmart Podcast – this is our last podcast of 2021, so thank you for joining us! On this episode we're focusing on diverse crop rotations and dealing with resistance. We hope there’s some helpful tips for you to take away. CSIRO Chief Research Scientist for Farming Systems, Dr John Kirkegaard, joins us to tell us about current trial work he is leading looking at the impact of rotations on soil water, nitrogen, and profit in the face of variable climatic conditions.Wimmera Farmer Tim Rethus joins us to update us on how he's keeping his weed seed banks as low as possible. Tim was one of our farm hosts back in 2019 at Horsham WeedSmart Week. We’re going to find out what’s changed for Tim with his farming system and how he’s going to approach his summer weed control program. And last, but not least, Tim Frazer, who farms in Chinchilla Queensland, has a chat with us about how he’s managing Group A (Group 1) and Group M (Group 24) resistance. Webinar recording Our last webinar for the yea

In this Regional Update, we catch up with Nutrien Agronomist, Bernie Quade who is based in Wyalkatchem, Western Australia. Bernie talks to us about how frost has affected his region and provides some tips on Summer weed control.This is our last Western Region Update for the year! Thanks to Bernie for coming on and having a chat with us!  Give Bernie a follow on Twitter here. Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

On this edition of the podcast, we’re looking at how to best use residual herbicides after harvest.   We hear from ICAN’s Mark Congreve on this. Northern Grower Alliance CEO Richard Daniel also joins us to talk about summer weed control how using an optical spray can maximise your use of residual herbicides. We also hear from Frankland based Agronomist, Tim Trezise, who had a query on the challenges around crop topping weeds at the dough stage and whether you still get good control by using higher rates of paraquat or glyphosate. Pete answers this question in the podcast! LinksPodcast: Why crop topping is a great tool to prevent weed seed setPodcast: Richard Daniel explains results from Northern Grower Alliance survey on optical sprayingGRDC: Consider Consider plant back implications after herbicide useWebinar: Register for our webinar “Metolachlor usage in the northern region” Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

This is our last Southern Regional Update for the year! Our WeedSmart High Rainfall Zone Agronomist, Jana Dixon, joins us to provide a regional update on Clare, SA and surrounds.We also chat about what growers need to think about when it comes to planning around potential chemical shortages. Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too.

On this edition of the podcast, we’re looking at strategies to control late season ryegrass.  After a good couple of years in much of the Southern Region for rainfall, there is late season weeds coming through the crop.  In this episode, we hear from our Southern Region Agronomist, Greg Condon, who provides a great overview of the tools available to growers.  Elders Agronomist, Jason McClure talks to us about his experience with his clients in Naracoorte and surrounds in South Australia with windrowing to control ryegrass.  Farm Manager of Viridis Ag in Junee, Andrew Wilson, NSW, also joins us to share his experience with adopting tools like soil amelioration, diverse crop rotations and chaff decks to get on top of ryegrass. LinksWe’ve updated Harvest Weed Seed Control 101! Our Communications Officer Jessica Scholle worked hard on this, with yourself and Dr Michael Walsh from University of Sydney. Register to do the freshly updated and free course here. Our webinar recording on intercropping is now available