This is our 200th WeedSmart podcast episode – thank you for downloading the podcast and being part of the community since 2016. In this episode, we talk about weed hygiene and how to deal with resistant ryegrass incursions, with Moree agronomist Garry Onus. We also talk to Ben Single from Single Agriculture about the Single Shot technology drone mapping technology which will be on display at WeedSmart Week Dubbo at the Machinery Expo on August 2nd. Speaking of WeedSmart Week, this will be our 10th event and we’ll be celebrating WeedSmart’s 10th anniversary – so not only will there be practical information on weed control solutions, but it’ll also be a great networking environment. There’s still time to get your tickets, so head to the WeedSmart website today to secure your spot here. Articles and events Our content writer Cindy Benjamin has written some excellent articles this month.1.     Make every drop of herbicide count: For ten years, WeedSmart has stood alongside growers and agronomists, promoting science-backed practices known to drive down the weed seed bank and stave off the threat of herbicide resistance. To mark this milestone, the WeedSmart team and our research partners have reviewed the WeedSmart Big 6 tactics and made a few modifications, including the addition of ‘Optimise spray efficacy’. Read more here. 2.     Plan your attack on the weed seed bank: Controlling weeds is an on-going task and requires determination and persistence. Having a great plan of attack is essential. Here we summarise the key components of the WeedSmart Big 6 strategies and the principles that underpin them. You can also test your plan using AHRI’s Weed Integrated Management (WIM) decision support software for annual ryegrass, brome grass, barley grass, wild oats and barnyard grass. Read more here.  3.     How can I best tackle sterile oat in Northern region wheat crops? In this Ask an Expert, we chat with with Gulshan Mahajan, Adjunct Associate Professor, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation. Sterile oat (Avena ludoviciana) is the northern region’s most competitive grass weed in cereal crops, costing growers more than 20 thousand tonnes in yield loss and a revenue loss of $4.5 million. Dr Mahajan, says an integrated approach to controlling this weed will save yield and drive down the weed seed bank. Read more here.  4.     Upcoming Webinar Webinar: Combating resistant annual ryegrass in northern farming systemsIn this webinar, Nutrien agronomist Garry Onus will talk about practical strategies to prevent and manage incursions of resistant annual ryegrass populations in northern cropping systems.Brad Jackson and his family run a 1,700 ha cropping operation in Gurley, in northern NSW, in addition to a 400 ha organic farming system at Westmar, southern Queensland. Brad will share the cultural, mechanical aThe WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

This is our 200th WeedSmart podcast episode – thank you for downloading the podcast and being part of the community since 2016.  In this episode, we talk about weed hygiene and how to deal with resistant ryegrass incursions, with Moree agronomist Garry Onus. We also talk to Ben Single from Single Agriculture about the Single Shot technology drone mapping technology which will be on display at WeedSmart Week Dubbo at the Machinery Expo on August 2nd. Speaking of WeedSmart Week, this will be our 10th event and we’ll be celebrating WeedSmart’s 10th anniversary – so not only will there be practical information on weed control solutions, but it’ll also be a great networking environment. There’s still time to get your tickets, so <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/event/weedsmart-week-2023-dubbo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">head to the WeedSmart website today to secure your spot here. </a> Articles and events Our content writer Cindy Benjamin has written some excellent articles this month.1.     Make every drop of herbicide count: For ten years, WeedSmart has stood alongside growers and agronomists, promoting science-backed practices known to drive down the weed seed bank and stave off the threat of herbicide resistance. To mark this milestone, the WeedSmart team and our research partners have reviewed the <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/plan-your-attack-on-the-weed-seed-bank/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WeedSmart Big 6 tactics</a> and made a few modifications, including the addition of ‘Optimise spray efficacy’. <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/make-every-drop-of-herbicide-count/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more here. </a>2.     Plan your attack on the weed seed bank: Controlling weeds is an on-going task and requires determination and persistence. Having a great plan of attack is essential. Here we summarise the key components of the WeedSmart Big 6 strategies and the principles that underpin them. You can also test your plan using AHRI’s <a href="https://www.ahri.uwa.edu.au/our-research/wim-weed-management-models/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weed Integrated Management (WIM) decision support software</a> for annual ryegrass, brome grass, barley grass, wild oats and barnyard grass.<a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/plan-your-attack-on-the-weed-seed-bank/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Read more here. </a> 3.     How can I best tackle sterile oat in Northern region wheat crops? In this Ask an Expert, we chat with with Gulshan Mahajan, Adjunct Associate Professor, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation. Sterile oat (Avena ludoviciana) is the northern region’s most competitive grass weed in cereal crops, costing growers more than 20 thousand tonnes in yield loss and a revenue loss of $4.5 million. Dr Mahajan, says an integrated approach to controlling this weed will save yield and drive down the weed seed bank. <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/how-can-i-best-tackle-sterile-oat-in-northern-region-wheat-crops/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more here. </a> 4.     Upcoming Webinar Webinar: Combating resistant annual ryegrass in northern farming systemsIn this webinar, Nutrien agronomist Garry Onus will talk about practical strategies to prevent and manage incursions of resistant annual ryegrass populations in northern cropping systems.Brad Jackson and his family run a 1,700 ha cropping operation in Gurley, in northern NSW, in addition to a 400 ha organic farming system at Westmar, southern Queensland. Brad will share the cultural, mechanical aThe WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

How to deal with resistant ryegrass incursions and an update on the Single Shot

Don Sampson

In this Regional update, we head to Central Queensland, to hear from farmer Don Sampson. Don uses a blade plough that cuts weeds off at the roots without inverting the soil.This maintains soil moisture in his conservation farming system. We met Don back in 2019 at our Emerald WeedSmart Week event, so we’re going to hear how he’s been going and how effective the blade plough has been over the last few years.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

In this Regional update, we head to Central Queensland, to hear from farmer Don Sampson.  Don uses a blade plough that cuts weeds off at the roots without inverting the soil. This maintains soil moisture in his conservation farming system.  We met Don back in 2019 at our Emerald WeedSmart Week event, so we’re going to hear how he’s been going and how effective the blade plough has been over the last few years.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Regional Update – Don Sampson, Central Queensland

In this episode, we catch up with two growers who will be presenting at WeedSmart Week Dubbo, as well as one of our panel chairs. Our guests provide insights into Western Plains farming systems, as well provide updates on how the season is playing out in this region. We hear from Heuston Agronomy Services Director and New South Wales DPI Project Manager, Penny Heuston. Penny will be chairing our panel at WeedSmart Week Dubbo on “How does The Big 6 fit into mixed farming?”This panel will focus on how growers are using pastures and forage crops to improve weed control options and profit. Panel members include Joe Mason (grower, Wellington), Andrew McFayden (agronomist and grower, Lake Cargelligo), John Kilby (grower, Gilgandra), and Jack Brennan (grower, Warren).Narromine grower, Billy Browning will be on our WeedSmart Week Dubbo Big 6 panel on the Forum Day and we’ll also be visiting his farm on Day 2. He shares some insights about the weed control tools he uses and gives an update on how the season is playing out at his place. Trundle grower, Rhys Curr will be on our WeedSmart Week Dubbo Forum Day panel, ‘Diverse rotations to disrupt weed cycles and drive profit’. He farms with his father and brother, growing wheat, canola, barley, lupins, and vetch. He talks to us about how he's used these rotations to control weeds at his place.WeedSmart Week DubboWe're heading to Dubbo, NSW, for our 10th WeedSmart Week on August 1-3.  Early bird tickets are on sale now, ending on July 2. Get your ticket here.  ArticlesOur content writer Cindy Benjamin has written some excellent articles this month.1.     Reining in FTR with cultivation and competition: Central Queensland farmer and grazier Rhys Daniels invokes the power of cultivation and crop competition against weeds like feathertop Rhodes grass in his family’s farming system. Link: 2.     Disrupt weed cycles and drive profit: this article gives you an overview of our upcoming event, WeedSmart Week Dubbo.  3.     How can I make the most of spring planning sessions? In this Ask an Expert, we chat with Anna Hose, who is an agronomy advisor with Premier Ag in Camperdown Victoria. in the high rainfall zone (HRZ) in Victoria’s south-west, says the spring planning sessions she has with growers are vitally important to keep ahead of weeds and herbicide resistance. She says ryegrass is their biggest challenge in the high rainfall zone and that you can’t manage what you haven’t measured. So, identifying paddocks for resistance testing is critical to planning herbicide programs for the season. Webinar: Success stories and challenges – using weed seed impact mills in the High Rainfall ZoneDon’t forget to register for our webinar on weed seed impact mills in the high rainfall zone. It will be live on June 29, but can be watched lateThe WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

In this episode, we catch up with two growers who will be presenting at WeedSmart Week Dubbo, as well as one of our panel chairs. Our guests provide insights into Western Plains farming systems, as well provide updates on how the season is playing out in this region. We hear from Heuston Agronomy Services Director and New South Wales DPI Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/pennyheuston" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Penny Heuston</a>. Penny will be chairing our panel at WeedSmart Week Dubbo on “How does The Big 6 fit into mixed farming?”This panel will focus on how growers are using pastures and forage crops to improve weed control options and profit.  Panel members include Joe Mason (grower, Wellington), Andrew McFayden (agronomist and grower, Lake Cargelligo), John Kilby (grower, Gilgandra), and Jack Brennan (grower, Warren). Narromine grower, <a href="https://twitter.com/BillyBrowning93" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billy Browning</a> will be on our WeedSmart Week Dubbo Big 6 panel on the Forum Day and we’ll also be visiting his farm on Day 2. He shares some insights about the weed control tools he uses and gives an update on how the season is playing out at his place.  Trundle grower, <a href="https://twitter.com/RhysCurr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rhys Curr</a> will be on our WeedSmart Week Dubbo Forum Day panel, ‘Diverse rotations to disrupt weed cycles and drive profit’. He farms with his father and brother, growing wheat, canola, barley, lupins, and vetch. He talks to us about how he's used these rotations to control weeds at his place. WeedSmart Week DubboWe're heading to Dubbo, NSW, for our 10th WeedSmart Week on August 1-3.  Early bird tickets are on sale now, ending on July 2. <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/event/weedsmart-week-2023-dubbo/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get your ticket here</a>.  Articles Our content writer Cindy Benjamin has written some excellent articles this month.1.     <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/reining-in-ftr-with-cultivation-and-competition/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reining in FTR with cultivation and competition</a>: Central Queensland farmer and grazier Rhys Daniels invokes the power of cultivation and crop competition against weeds like feathertop Rhodes grass in his family’s farming system. Link: 2.    <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/disrupt-weed-cycles-and-drive-profit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Disrupt weed cycles and drive profit</a>: this article gives you an overview of our upcoming event, WeedSmart Week Dubbo.  3.    <a href=" https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/how-can-i-make-the-most-of-spring-planning-sessions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How can I make the most of spring planning sessions? </a>In this Ask an Expert, we chat with Anna Hose, who is an agronomy advisor with Premier Ag in Camperdown Victoria. in the high rainfall zone (HRZ) in Victoria’s south-west, says the spring planning sessions she has with growers are vitally important to keep ahead of weeds and herbicide resistance. She says ryegrass is their biggest challenge in the high rainfall zone and that you can’t manage what you haven’t measured. So, identifying paddocks for resistance testing is critical to planning herbicide programs for the season.  Webinar: Success stories and challenges – using weed seed impact mills in the High Rainfall ZoneDon’t forget to register for our webinar on weed seed impact mills in the high rainfall zone. It will be live on June 29, but can be watched lateThe WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Sheep as a strategic weed control tool and Dubbo WeedSmart Week preview

For this Western Regional Update, we caught up with grower Sandon Knipe who runs a mixed farming enterprise with his family. We caught up  in the field at his home farm based in Spencers Brook in WA's Avon Valley.Sandon explained they've expanded their enterprise away from this region, acquiring more farmland in the Jennapullin township, which is north east of the home farm. This was a strategic decision to chase a dryer climate, better suited to broadacre farming.In this chat, we chat about the evolution of Sandon's farming system, discussing how they effectively adopted a chaff cart, including the benefits of weed control and the ability to supplement their sheep feed.  In recent times, Sandon said they've been running out of time to burn dumps and they've been looking at moving away from this practice for the key reasons of social license, time, and nutrient management.  They've now acquired a Seed Terminator weed seed impact mill. We also catch-up on how seeding is going for the Knipe enterprise. The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

For this Western Regional Update, we caught up with grower Sandon Knipe who runs a mixed farming enterprise with his family. We caught up  in the field at his home farm based in Spencers Brook in WA's Avon Valley. Sandon explained they've expanded their enterprise away from this region, acquiring more farmland in the Jennapullin township, which is north east of the home farm. This was a strategic decision to chase a dryer climate, better suited to broadacre farming. In this chat, we chat about the evolution of Sandon's farming system, discussing how they effectively adopted a chaff cart, including the benefits of weed control and the ability to supplement their sheep feed.  In recent times, Sandon said they've been running out of time to burn dumps and they've been looking at moving away from this practice for the key reasons of social license, time, and nutrient management.  They've now acquired a Seed Terminator weed seed impact mill.  We also catch-up on how seeding is going for the Knipe enterprise. The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Regional Update – Sandon Knipe, Grower, Spencers Brook, WA

On this podcast episode, we catch up with two growers to see how seeding is going and we get an insight into their farming systems.We hear from Collie, NSW, grower, Andrew Freeth, who outlines his spray application strategy. This is also the topic he'll be presenting at our upcoming WeedSmart Week Dubbo event on August 1. Tim Cooke from WA also shares insights on his mixed farming operation and how seeding has played out for him and his wife Anthea. WeedSmart Week DubboWe're heading to Dubbo, NSW, for our 10th WeedSmart Week on August 1-3.  Early bird tickets are on sale now. Secure your ticket here.ArticlesOur senior content writer Cindy Benjamin has written some excellent articles this month.1.     Power of crop rotation to combat herbicide resistance features Glenn Milne who presented at our WeedSmart Week Dalby event back in February. Glenn is a grower and agronomist who has effectively used crop rotation to curb resistance. Glenn’s farming system takes advantage of the variety of crops suited to the Darling Downs region to mix and rotate herbicides, reducing the selection pressure on each mode of action. Read more here.2.     Expanded options for spot sprayers looks at the increase in the adoption of this technology. Industry sources estimate that around 70 per cent of grain production businesses in Queensland and northern NSW either own or use a contractor with an optical spot sprayer. Until recently, only 2,4-D, paraquat, glufosinate and glyphosate were registered for use through optical spot sprayers. Increasingly widespread use of Optical spot sprayer technology has prompted a flush of new registrations and permits for a wide range of herbicides and use patterns. The new registrations and permit allow the use of many different knock-down and residual modes of action, making it possible to mix and rotate fallow weed control chemicals. Read more here.Upcoming Webinar: Success stories and challenges – using weed seed impact mills in the High Rainfall ZoneJoin us for an interactive discussion on getting the most out of a weed seed impact mill in high rainfall regions.Each of the mill companies (Seed Terminator, iHSD, Redekop) will give an update on how mills can be best adapted to heavy residue loads and tough harvesting conditions.Three high rainfall growers will then share their harvest weed seed control journey and provide insights into how they are persevering with a weed seed mill, and seeing results.This webinar will be facilitated by WeedSmart HRZ extension agronomist, Jana Dixon, and Kondinin Group’s research manager, Ben White.Register here. The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

On this podcast episode, we catch up with two growers to see how seeding is going and we get an insight into their farming systems.We hear from Collie, NSW, grower, Andrew Freeth, who outlines his spray application strategy. This is also the topic he'll be presenting at our upcoming WeedSmart Week Dubbo event on August 1. Tim Cooke from WA also shares insights on his mixed farming operation and how seeding has played out for him and his wife Anthea. WeedSmart Week Dubbo We're heading to Dubbo, NSW, for our 10th WeedSmart Week on August 1-3.  Early bird tickets are on sale now. <a href=" https://www.weedsmart.org.au/event/weedsmart-week-2023-dubbo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Secure your ticket here. </a> ArticlesOur senior content writer Cindy Benjamin has written some excellent articles this month. 1.     Power of crop rotation to combat herbicide resistance features Glenn Milne who presented at our WeedSmart Week Dalby event back in February. Glenn is a grower and agronomist who has effectively used crop rotation to curb resistance. Glenn’s farming system takes advantage of the variety of crops suited to the Darling Downs region to mix and rotate herbicides, reducing the selection pressure on each mode of action.<a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/power-of-crop-rotation-to-combat-herbicide-resistance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Read more here.</a>2.     Expanded options for spot sprayers looks at the increase in the adoption of this technology. Industry sources estimate that around 70 per cent of grain production businesses in Queensland and northern NSW either own or use a contractor with an optical spot sprayer. Until recently, only 2,4-D, paraquat, glufosinate and glyphosate were registered for use through optical spot sprayers. Increasingly widespread use of Optical spot sprayer technology has prompted a flush of new registrations and permits for a wide range of herbicides and use patterns. The new registrations and permit allow the use of many different knock-down and residual modes of action, making it possible to mix and rotate fallow weed control chemicals. <a href=" https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/expanded-options-for-spot-sprayers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more here.</a> Upcoming Webinar: Success stories and challenges – using weed seed impact mills in the High Rainfall ZoneJoin us for an interactive discussion on getting the most out of a weed seed impact mill in high rainfall regions.Each of the mill companies (Seed Terminator, iHSD, Redekop) will give an update on how mills can be best adapted to heavy residue loads and tough harvesting conditions.Three high rainfall growers will then share their harvest weed seed control journey and provide insights into how they are persevering with a weed seed mill, and seeing results.This webinar will be facilitated by WeedSmart HRZ extension agronomist, Jana Dixon, and Kondinin Group’s research manager, Ben White.<a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/event/webinar-success-stories-and-challenges-using-weed-seed-impact-mills-in-the-high-rainfall-zone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Register here. </a> The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Growers explain how they spray strategically and effectively

An opportunity for a double knock has been few and far between for growers in the region surrounding Wirrabara in South Australia. Russell Zwar is grower in this area, with over 2000 hectares on a zero-till, strip and disc farming system. With an average 450-550mm annual rainfall, the Zwar familiy grow wheat, barley, canola, faba beans and hay. The main problem weed is ryegrass. Russell says the conditions this year have lined up well to be able to do a double knock. On the podcast he talks about this opportunity. Russell, who presented at our Clare WeedSmart Week event in 2020, is now running a Seed Terminator. He was previously using chaff decks, but was finding the chaff wasn't breaking down in the rows as much as he would've liked. He talks about this evolution in his farming system as well. The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

An opportunity for a double knock has been few and far between for growers in the region surrounding Wirrabara in South Australia. Russell Zwar is grower in this area, with over 2000 hectares on a zero-till, strip and disc farming system. With an average 450-550mm annual rainfall, the Zwar familiy grow wheat, barley, canola, faba beans and hay. The main problem weed is ryegrass.  Russell says the conditions this year have lined up well to be able to do a double knock. On the podcast he talks about this opportunity.  Russell, who presented at our Clare WeedSmart Week event in 2020, is now running a Seed Terminator. He was previously using chaff decks, but was finding the chaff wasn't breaking down in the rows as much as he would've liked. He talks about this evolution in his farming system as well.  The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Regional Update – Russell Zwar, Grower, Wirrabara, SA

In this podcast, we talk about getting the most out of your autumn knockdowns with Mark Congreve. My co-host Peter Newman also provides an update on the changes to the residue limits of canola treated with haloxyfop. Spray application linksWatch Mark Congreve's webinar on glyphosate application here. Read our article discussing spray quality, nozzles and application here. Learn about the expanded options for spot sprayers and access more resources here. WeedSmart Week DubboWeedSmart Week Dubbo Tickets are live at early bird prices, and you get a 10% discount if you’re in a grower or agronomist group of 5 or more. Join us at WeedSmart Week Dubbo from the 1st to the 3rd of August 2023. WeedSmart Week is designed to engage growers and advisors on the WeedSmart Big 6 messages.We’re excited to be bringing WeedSmart Week back to New South Wales for our 10th event and to celebrate WeedSmart’s 10th anniversary! Don’t miss the celebration.The program consists of a Forum day at the Dubbo Regional Theatre &amp; Convention Centre and farm visits in the Western Plains to see how forward-thinking growers are implementing the WeedSmart Big 6 tactics to minimise the impact of herbicide resistance on their businesses. Get your tickets here. New contentBarley grass infestations of cereal crops have increased in southern and western Australia. GRDC partners in these regions tested localised integrated weed management strategies at demonstration sites in key low-rainfall zones. Read the report on our website here. Our webinar recording for 'Beating barley grass despite resistance and dormancy challenges' is now available. You can watch it here. We have a case study on Michael and Marnie Fels, who are based in the Wittenoom Hills of Western Australia. Cultural weed control has been a major focus for Mic and Marnie Fels. The resulting low weed numbers mean they can still use a range of ‘older’ off-patent herbicides, which helps keep herbicide costs to a minimum.For Ask and Expert this month, we caught up with Damon Grace, general manager of the COtL Mesonet in South Australia, says specialised mesonets can provide the data for informed decisions surrounding spray drift and other weather-related herbicide efficacy parameters, such as optimal temperature for applying specific herbicides. The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

In this podcast, we talk about getting the most out of your autumn knockdowns with Mark Congreve. My co-host Peter Newman also provides an update on the changes to the residue limits of canola treated with haloxyfop. Spray application links<ul><li>Watch Mark Congreve's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilxxK7_VF2M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">webinar on glyphosate application here. </a></li><li>Read our article discussing <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/spray-well-correct-nozzles-adjuvants-and-water-rates/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spray quality, nozzles and application here. </a></li><li>Learn about the <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/expanded-options-for-spot-sprayers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">expanded options for spot sprayers and access more resources here. </a></li></ul>WeedSmart Week Dubbo WeedSmart Week Dubbo Tickets are live at early bird prices, and you get a 10% discount if you’re in a grower or agronomist group of 5 or more. Join us at WeedSmart Week Dubbo from the 1st to the 3rd of August 2023. WeedSmart Week is designed to engage growers and advisors on the WeedSmart Big 6 messages.We’re excited to be bringing WeedSmart Week back to New South Wales for our 10th event and to celebrate WeedSmart’s 10th anniversary! Don’t miss the celebration.The program consists of a Forum day at the Dubbo Regional Theatre &amp; Convention Centre and farm visits in the Western Plains to see how forward-thinking growers are implementing the WeedSmart Big 6 tactics to minimise the impact of herbicide resistance on their businesses. <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/event/weedsmart-week-2023-dubbo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get your tickets here. </a> New content<ul><li>Barley grass infestations of cereal crops have increased in southern and western Australia. GRDC partners in these regions tested localised integrated weed management strategies at demonstration sites in key low-rainfall zones. <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/pdf/control-barley-grass-in-lrz-farming-systems/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the report on our website here. </a></li><li>Our webinar recording for 'Beating barley grass despite resistance and dormancy challenges' is now available. <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/video/beating-barley-grass-despite-resistance-and-dormancy-challenges/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You can watch it here. </a></li><li>We have a case study on Michael and Marnie Fels, who are based in the Wittenoom Hills of Western Australia. Cultural weed control has been a major focus for Mic and Marnie Fels. The resulting low weed numbers mean <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weedsmart.org.au%2Fcontent%2Fmichael-marnie-fels-wa%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjessica.strauss%40uwa.edu.au%7C8546dae918b94eb0b2c908db4784d393%7C05894af0cb2846d8871674cdb46e2226%7C0%7C0%7C638182408049415425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0GZu5otvqjCx%2FngybfGksUUox2mJCro3bxpSFejoulE%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">they can still use a range of ‘older’ off-patent herbicides,</a> which helps keep herbicide costs to a minimum.</li><li>For Ask and Expert this month, we caught up with Damon Grace, general manager of the COtL Mesonet in South Australia, says specialised mesonets can provide the data for informed decisions surrounding spray drift and other weather-related herbicide efficacy parameters, such as optimal temperature for applying specific herbicides. <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/how-does-a-local-weather-data-network-help-growers-make-spray-decisions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></li></ul>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Autumn knockdown update with Mark Congreve

This month on the Regional Update, we head to the Northern Region to chat with Peter Galea, who is a grower just north of Emerald. Peter grows both grains and cotton.He joins host Jessica Strauss to run through his farming system and what works for him to control weeds. Upcoming webinarRegister here for our webinar: The fate of herbicide residues in soil – why it matters and what research is telling usHerbicide breakdown is driven by a range of microbial processes. What does this look like in intensive cropping systems?Dr Mick Rose from NSW Department of Primary Industries (now Southern Cross University) and his team have been investigating the breakdown of different herbicides across a range of soil types and rainfall zones.During the fallow or in-crop season, there are often several applications of herbicide, and some residues may still be present on or near the soil surface when it is time to plant the next crop. Particularly in dry years, residues may even carry over from the crop prior to the fallow.Mick will outline the effect these residues may have on soil microbial activity and on the establishment and growth of crops following the fallow, even after the plant back period.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

This month on the Regional Update, we head to the Northern Region to chat with Peter Galea, who is a grower just north of Emerald. Peter grows both grains and cotton.He joins host Jessica Strauss to run through his farming system and what works for him to control weeds. Upcoming webinarRegister here for our webinar<a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/event/webinar-the-fate-of-herbicide-residues-in-soil-why-it-matters-and-what-research-is-telling-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">: The fate of herbicide residues in soil – why it matters and what research is telling us</a>Herbicide breakdown is driven by a range of microbial processes. What does this look like in intensive cropping systems?Dr Mick Rose from NSW Department of Primary Industries (now Southern Cross University) and his team have been investigating the breakdown of different herbicides across a range of soil types and rainfall zones.During the fallow or in-crop season, there are often several applications of herbicide, and some residues may still be present on or near the soil surface when it is time to plant the next crop. Particularly in dry years, residues may even carry over from the crop prior to the fallow.Mick will outline the effect these residues may have on soil microbial activity and on the establishment and growth of crops following the fallow, even after the plant back period.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Regional Update - Peter Galea, Grower, Emerald, Qld

On this podcast episode, we talk about glyphosate resistant ryegrass with WA grower Greg Curnow and get an overview on the new pre-emergent herbicides available and the stewardship around them from Dr Chris Preston. WeedSmart Week DubboWeedSmart Week Dubbo Tickets are live at early bird prices, and you get a 10% discount if you’re in a grower or agronomist group of 5 or more.Join us at WeedSmart Week Dubbo from the 1st to the 3rd of August 2023. WeedSmart Week is designed to engage growers and advisors on the WeedSmart Big 6 messages.We’re excited to be bringing WeedSmart Week back to New South Wales for our 10th event and to celebrate WeedSmart’s 10th anniversary! Don’t miss the celebration.The program consists of a Forum Day at the Dubbo Regional Theatre &amp; Convention Centre and farm visits in the Western Plains to see how forward-thinking growers are implementing the WeedSmart Big 6 tactics to minimise the impact of herbicide resistance on their businesses. Get your early bird tickets here. ArticlesOur content producer, Cindy Benjamin, has written WeedSmart Big 6 on Mid North, Yorke Peninsula and Lower Eyre Peninsula farms an article with our Southern Extension Agronomist Chris Davey on the WeedSmart Big 6 practices being used in the mid north, Yorke and Lower Eyre Peninsula farms. Read it here. There is also a write-up on 'Investigating the role of competitive wheat against three northern region weeds: Turnipweed, Mexican poppy and common sowthistle'. This is a summary on the research work done by Professor Bhagirath Chauhan and colleagues. The research work was supported by a grant (project UA00156) from Grains Research Development Corporation. Read it here.      The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

On this podcast episode, we talk about glyphosate resistant ryegrass with WA grower Greg Curnow and get an overview on the new pre-emergent herbicides available and the stewardship around them from Dr Chris Preston. WeedSmart Week DubboWeedSmart Week Dubbo Tickets are live at early bird prices, and you get a 10% discount if you’re in a grower or agronomist group of 5 or more.Join us at WeedSmart Week Dubbo from the 1st to the 3rd of August 2023. WeedSmart Week is designed to engage growers and advisors on the WeedSmart Big 6 messages.We’re excited to be bringing WeedSmart Week back to New South Wales for our 10th event and to celebrate WeedSmart’s 10th anniversary! Don’t miss the celebration.The program consists of a Forum Day at the Dubbo Regional Theatre &amp; Convention Centre and farm visits in the Western Plains to see how forward-thinking growers are implementing the WeedSmart Big 6 tactics to minimise the impact of herbicide resistance on their businesses. Get your <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/event/weedsmart-week-2023-dubbo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">early bird tickets here</a>. ArticlesOur content producer, Cindy Benjamin, has written WeedSmart Big 6 on Mid North, Yorke Peninsula and Lower Eyre Peninsula farms an article with our Southern Extension Agronomist Chris Davey on the WeedSmart Big 6 practices being used in the mid north, Yorke and Lower Eyre Peninsula farms. <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/weedsmart-big-6-on-mid-north-yorke-peninsula-and-lower-eyre-peninsula-farms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read it here</a>. There is also a write-up on 'Investigating the role of competitive wheat against three northern region weeds: Turnipweed, Mexican poppy and common sowthistle'. This is a summary on the research work done by Professor Bhagirath Chauhan and colleagues. The research work was supported by a grant (project UA00156) from Grains Research Development Corporation. <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/investigating-the-role-of-competitive-wheat-against-three-northern-region-weeds/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read it here</a>.   The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Glyphosate resistance update and tips on pre-em herbicide use

In this episode of the Regional Update podcast, we head to the Western region to catch up with Frankland Rural Agronomist, Tim Trezise.Over the last few years, there has been a shift in farming systems, with canola being grown more. Historically it was a break crop, but with increased profit margins, and good growing conditions, more growers are planting it. Tim talks about this evolution in farming systems in the region and the catalysts behind it. The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

In this episode of the Regional Update podcast, we head to the Western region to catch up with Frankland Rural Agronomist, Tim Trezise. Over the last few years, there has been a shift in farming systems, with canola being grown more. Historically it was a break crop, but with increased profit margins, and good growing conditions, more growers are planting it. Tim talks about this evolution in farming systems in the region and the catalysts behind it.  The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Regional Update – Tim Trezise, Agronomist, Frankland River, WA

Welcome to the WeedSmart Podcast! Each fortnight we'll whip around the cropping regions, focusing on weed control and issues which have cropped up. Your hosts, Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman will deliver you snappy, informative updates on what matters in weed control, from the comfort of your tractor, ute, or wherever you may be on the road or farm.

WeedSmart Podcast

In our last podcast we heard from weed seed impact mill company representatives, so this week we're hearing from farmers on the ground and finding out about how they faired over harvest with both the Seed Terminator and iHSD. Farmers Kim Slarke and Scott Walton both share their experiences. We also hear from WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist Greg Condon on what he has been presenting at GRDC Updates this year. He gives an overview of the benefits of crop competition and diverse rotations, as well as providing an overview of some of the hot topics at Updates this year. Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman and take a listen.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

In our last podcast we heard from weed seed impact mill company representatives, so this week we're hearing from farmers on the ground and finding out about how they faired over harvest with both the Seed Terminator and iHSD. Farmers Kim Slarke and Scott Walton both share their experiences. We also hear from WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist Greg Condon on what he has been presenting at GRDC Updates this year. He gives an overview of the benefits of crop competition and diverse rotations, as well as providing an overview of some of the hot topics at Updates this year. Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman and take a listen.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Farmers share their harvest experience with weed seed impact mills and GRDC Updates

Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to find out about why mixing and rotating herbicides is the way to go.Today we’re chatting with AHRI researcher Roberto Busi about his latest research into resistance in wild radish and annual ryegrass and why it’s so important to mix and rotate herbicides in your farming system.Peter Newman has this week also written AHRI insight on Roberto's work which evaluates the mix and rotate message in more detail. You can check it out here: https://ahri.uwa.edu.au/luximax-gets-its-own-new-box/The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to find out about why mixing and rotating herbicides is the way to go. Today we’re chatting with AHRI researcher Roberto Busi about his latest research into resistance in wild radish and annual ryegrass and why it’s so important to mix and rotate herbicides in your farming system. Peter Newman has this week also written AHRI insight on Roberto's work which evaluates the mix and rotate message in more detail. You can check it out here: <a href="https://ahri.uwa.edu.au/luximax-gets-its-own-new-box/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ahri.uwa.edu.au/luximax-gets-its-own-new-box/</a>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Research is showing that mixing herbicides is the way to go

It’s that time of year where crop topping is on the agenda. In this podcast, we catch up with WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon about crop topping pulses and also canola and the value you can get out of it. We’ll also be talking about double knocking spray fallow and late-season weed identification. We’ll also speak with AHRI researcher Roberto Busi. He’s found cross-resistance between a few of our key pre-emergent herbicides. Roberto gives us an overview of the work he’s been doing in this space. We also find out more about the new herbicide resistance testing service being offered through UWA is coordinating.Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman and take a listen now.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

It’s that time of year where crop topping is on the agenda. In this podcast, we catch up with WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon about crop topping pulses and also canola and the value you can get out of it. We’ll also be talking about double knocking spray fallow and late-season weed identification. We’ll also speak with AHRI researcher Roberto Busi. He’s found cross-resistance between a few of our key pre-emergent herbicides. Roberto gives us an overview of the work he’s been doing in this space. We also find out more about the new herbicide resistance testing service being offered through UWA is coordinating.Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman and take a listen now.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

New herbicide resistance test and getting crop topping right

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On the podcast today, you're joined by co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to find out some practical tips on grain storage and delve into the details of a stripper front and chaff deck system.Grower Jamie Phillis from Ungarra, in the Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia joins us on the podcast to tell us about his farming system and approach to harvest. He’s running a Shelbourne stripper front for cereals and a draper front for other crops and he's using a chaff deck in combination with both of these fronts.We also catch up with grain storage specialist, Phillip Burrell to get some practical tips on getting grain storage right. You can follow up on some of Phillip's tips by checking out the stored grain website here: https://storedgrain.com.au/Take a look at the podcast on our website here: https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/stripper-front-and-chaff-deck-system-explainer-and-grain-storage-tips/The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

On the podcast today, you're joined by co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to find out some practical tips on grain storage and delve into the details of a stripper front and chaff deck system.Grower Jamie Phillis from Ungarra, in the Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia joins us on the podcast to tell us about his farming system and approach to harvest. He’s running a Shelbourne stripper front for cereals and a draper front for other crops and he's using a chaff deck in combination with both of these fronts.We also catch up with grain storage specialist, Phillip Burrell to get some practical tips on getting grain storage right. You can follow up on some of Phillip's tips by checking out the stored grain website here: <a href="https://storedgrain.com.au/Take" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://storedgrain.com.au/Take</a> a look at the podcast on our website here: <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/stripper-front-and-chaff-deck-system-explainer-and-grain-storage-tips/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/stripper-front-and-chaff-deck-system-explainer-and-grain-storage-tips/</a>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Stripper front and chaff deck system explainer and grain storage tips

Emerald WeedSmart Week is less than a month away, so Northern Extension Agronomist, Paul McIntosh, guest co-hosts with Jessica Strauss to highlight some of the excellent speakers who will be presenting over the 3-day event.In this podcast, we hear from InFarm Managing Director Jerome Leray who will be presenting at WeedSmart Week. InFarm is an Agricultural Intelligence company based in Goondiwindi. The company has been recognised by Microsoft for becoming the first commercial company to receive the AI for Earth grant in Australia. The company has developed a drone to tractor fallow weed solution. It can save farmers up to 95% on herbicide and integrates with standard variable rate sprayers. It provides a solution to fallow weed spot spraying using the equipment farmers already have. We also speak with local CQ farmers, Kurt Mayne and Scott Becker about their farming systems and how WeedSmart's Big 6 principles have shaped some of the practical changes they've made, including some big purchases, like the WEEDit. You can get your tickets for Emerald WeedSmart Week here: https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-emerald/Take a listen!The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

Emerald WeedSmart Week is less than a month away, so Northern Extension Agronomist, Paul McIntosh, guest co-hosts with Jessica Strauss to highlight some of the excellent speakers who will be presenting over the 3-day <a href="http://event.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">event.In</a> this podcast, we hear from InFarm Managing Director Jerome Leray who will be presenting at WeedSmart Week. InFarm is an Agricultural Intelligence company based in Goondiwindi. The company has been recognised by Microsoft for becoming the first commercial company to receive the AI for Earth grant in Australia. The company has developed a drone to tractor fallow weed solution. It can save farmers up to 95% on herbicide and integrates with standard variable rate sprayers. It provides a solution to fallow weed spot spraying using the equipment farmers already have. We also speak with local CQ farmers, Kurt Mayne and Scott Becker about their farming systems and how WeedSmart's Big 6 principles have shaped some of the practical changes they've made, including some big purchases, like the WEEDit. You can get your tickets for Emerald WeedSmart Week here: <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-emerald/Take" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-emerald/Take</a> a listen!The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Drone to tractor fallow weed solution saving up to 95% on herbicide costs

The theme of the podcast this week is new tools! We talk about new weed seed impact mills out of Tecfarm and also look at some new chemistry on the horizon for agriculture. Syngenta will soon be releasing a new pre-emergent herbicide called Callisto for Australian cereal growers. It has some surprisingly Australian roots, with its active ingredient stemming from the Australian bottle brush. Syngenta's Ben Parkin joins us to talk about this.  BASF is also releasing several new actives. BASF Crop Solutions WA Senior Area Sales Manager Murray McCartney talks to us about  Luximax, which will be available next year. We also learn about BASF’s new group H post em, Frequency and also Voraxor, which will be available in 2021.Tecfarm Director Tom Lewis talks us through the journey so far for Tecfarm in developing and testing their weed seed impact mill too.We also have a survey at the moment on HWSC that will only take you a minute to complete. You can complete it here: https://t.co/ySB4zyTOHi?amp=1You can also access the HWSC model Peter Newman talks about in this podcast here: https://ahri.uwa.edu.au/whats-the-cost-of-hwsc-for-you/The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

The theme of the podcast this week is new tools! We talk about new weed seed impact mills out of Tecfarm and also look at some new chemistry on the horizon for agriculture. Syngenta will soon be releasing a new pre-emergent herbicide called Callisto for Australian cereal growers. It has some surprisingly Australian roots, with its active ingredient stemming from the Australian bottle brush. Syngenta's Ben Parkin joins us to talk about this. BASF is also releasing several new actives. BASF Crop Solutions WA Senior Area Sales Manager Murray McCartney talks to us about Luximax, which will be available next year. We also learn about BASF’s new group H post em, Frequency and also Voraxor, which will be available in 2021.Tecfarm Director Tom Lewis talks us through the journey so far for Tecfarm in developing and testing their weed seed impact mill too.We also have a survey at the moment on HWSC that will only take you a minute to complete. You can complete it here: <a href="https://t.co/ySB4zyTOHi?amp=1You" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.co/ySB4zyTOHi?amp=1You</a> can also access the HWSC model Peter Newman talks about in this podcast here: <a href="https://ahri.uwa.edu.au/whats-the-cost-of-hwsc-for-you/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ahri.uwa.edu.au/whats-the-cost-of-hwsc-for-you/</a>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

New chemistry derived from the Aussie bottlebrush; BASF new actives and Tecfarm mills

This week on the podcast, we look into how to utilise weather forecasts and get the latest information on crop competition trials conducted by YP AG.Agriculture Victoria Seasonal Risk Agronomist Dale Grey provides an excellent overview of what weather forecasts to take seriously and those which you should probably take with a grain of salt. Dale has a real knack for simplifying this complicated topic, so if you want to get a good overview of the weather, he's your man!Dale refers to no breaking rains yet in the interview but since the interview, there have been some breaking rains across parts of southeast Australia. You can check out the latest map for May rain thus far here: http://www.bom.gov.au/web03/ncc/www/awap/rainfall/totals/cmonth/colour/latest.hres.gif. Also on related climate topics, the 'Climatedogs' animations (key climate drivers)were updated for a national audience recently and you can check them out here: http://www.climatekelpie.com.au/index.php/climatedogs/. And if you'd like to keep up-to-date with all of Dale's weather forecasting, you can simply hit a button to subscribe to The Break here: http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/weather-and-climate/newsletters. We're also excited to have Agriservices Agronomist Chris Davey on this podcast talking about crop competition at seeding time. Chris is based in Kadina, South Australia and he recently wrote a great article in YP AG’s agronomy newsletter, where he said ‘weed seed reduction starts at seeding’. There are multiple benefits of crop competition, including increasing crop yield in weedy situations, reducing weed seed set, and improving the efficacy of Harvest Weed Seed Control. Chris has kindly given us access to his article if you'd like to refer back to it after the interview on the results from YP AG's recent trials and some tips on crop competition. You can download it here: https://weedsmart.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190507-WeedSmart-AHRI.pdfThe WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

This week on the podcast, we look into how to utilise weather forecasts and get the latest information on crop competition trials conducted by YP AG.Agriculture Victoria Seasonal Risk Agronomist Dale Grey provides an excellent overview of what weather forecasts to take seriously and those which you should probably take with a grain of salt. Dale has a real knack for simplifying this complicated topic, so if you want to get a good overview of the weather, he's your man!Dale refers to no breaking rains yet in the interview but since the interview, there have been some breaking rains across parts of southeast Australia. You can check out the latest map for May rain thus far here: <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/web03/ncc/www/awap/rainfall/totals/cmonth/colour/latest.hres.gif" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bom.gov.au/web03/ncc/www/awap/rainfall/totals/cmonth/colour/latest.hres.gif</a>. Also on related climate topics, the 'Climatedogs' animations (key climate drivers)were updated for a national audience recently and you can check them out here: <a href="http://www.climatekelpie.com.au/index.php/climatedogs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.climatekelpie.com.au/index.php/climatedogs/</a>. And if you'd like to keep up-to-date with all of Dale's weather forecasting, you can simply hit a button to subscribe to The Break here: <a href="http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/weather-and-climate/newsletters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/weather-and-climate/newsletters</a>. We're also excited to have Agriservices Agronomist Chris Davey on this podcast talking about crop competition at seeding time. Chris is based in Kadina, South Australia and he recently wrote a great article in YP AG’s agronomy newsletter, where he said ‘weed seed reduction starts at seeding’. There are multiple benefits of crop competition, including increasing crop yield in weedy situations, reducing weed seed set, and improving the efficacy of Harvest Weed Seed Control. Chris has kindly given us access to his article if you'd like to refer back to it after the interview on the results from YP AG's recent trials and some tips on crop competition. You can download it here: <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190507-WeedSmart-AHRI.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190507-WeedSmart-AHRI.pdf</a>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Weather forecast accuracy and crop competition trial results

This is our last podcast for 2019! It's been such a great year, covering a broad range of topics related to integrated weed management.In this episode, hosts, Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman, give an overview of what were the most popular podcasts and articles WeedSmart produced in 2019.In following up from our last podcast where we got an overview of the new WeedSeeker, in this podcast we catch up with Dalby Rural Supplies Precision Ag Specialist Jeremy Jones about the new WEEDit Quadro.We also catch up with Steven Mirsky. He's a Research Ecologist with the US Department of Agriculture and is a member of the US group, GROW (Getting Rid of Weeds). The group recently did a national farm tour in Australia, learning about our farming systems and how we control weeds. If you're wanting to follow up on some of our top podcasts and posts of the year, you can check them out below.TOP PODCASTS (based on likes, downloads, listens)1. "Redekop weed seed impact mill and hay market overview"https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/redekop-weed-seed-impact-mill-and-hay-market-overview/2. "New chemistry derived from the Aussie bottlebrush; BASF new actives and Tecfarm mills"https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/new-chemistry-derived-from-the-aussie-bottlebrush-basf-new-actives-and-tecfarm-mills/3. "New herbicide resistance test and getting crop topping right"https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/new-herbicide-resistance-test-and-getting-crop-topping-right/TOP PODCASTS (most listened to overall)1. "Chaff dump management and ‘strip and disc’ systems"https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/chaff-dump-management-and-strip-and-disc-systems/2. "Vertical iHSD test results and the WEEDit"https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/vertical-ihsd-test-results-and-the-weedit/3. "Weather forecast accuracy and crop competition trial results"https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/weather-forecast-accuracy-and-crop-competition-trial-results/TOP ASK AN EXPERTS1. “What’s the latest in optical sprayer technology? https://weedsmart.org.au/whats-the-latest-in-optical-sprayer-technology/2. “Is mechanical site-specific weed control a practical fallow management option?” https://weedsmart.org.au/is-mechanical-site-specific-weed-control-a-practical-fallow-management-option/3. “How can I avoid getting stuck in an imi herbicide cycle?” https://weedsmart.org.au/how-can-i-avoid-getting-stuck-in-an-imi-herbicide-cycle/4. “Is rapid, on-farm herbicide resistance testing possible?” https://weedsmart.org.au/is-rapid-on-farm-herbicide-resistance-testing-possible/5. “Does diversity help with weed control and herbicide resistance?”https://weedsmart.org.au/does-diversity-help-with-weed-control-and-herbicide-resistance/TOP BULLETIN POSTS1. “Stacking the Big 6 in a strip and disc system” https://weedsmart.org.au/stacking-the-big-6-in-a-strip-and-disc-system/2. “Robotics opens up more non-herbicide options” https://weedsmart.org.au/robotics-opens-up-more-non-herbicide-options/3. “And then there were three – impact mills on the market” https://weedsmart.org.au/and-then-there-were-three-impact-mills-on-the-market/4. “Vertical iHSD maintains the brand’s 98% weed kill rate” https://weedsmart.org.au/vertical-ihsd-maintains-the-brands-98-weed-kill-rate/5. “Is sunlight breaking down pre-em herbicides where farmers are dry sowing?” https://weedsmart.org.au/is-sunlight-breaking-down-pre-em-herbicides-where-farmers-are-dry-sowing/The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

This is our last podcast for 2019! It's been such a great year, covering a broad range of topics related to integrated weed <a href="http://management.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">management.In</a> this episode, hosts, Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman, give an overview of what were the most popular podcasts and articles WeedSmart produced in <a href="http://2019.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019.In</a> following up from our last podcast where we got an overview of the new WeedSeeker, in this podcast we catch up with Dalby Rural Supplies Precision Ag Specialist Jeremy Jones about the new WEEDit Quadro.We also catch up with Steven Mirsky. He's a Research Ecologist with the US Department of Agriculture and is a member of the US group, GROW (Getting Rid of Weeds). The group recently did a national farm tour in Australia, learning about our farming systems and how we control weeds. If you're wanting to follow up on some of our top podcasts and posts of the year, you can check them out below.TOP PODCASTS (based on likes, downloads, listens)1. "Redekop weed seed impact mill and hay market overview"<a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/redekop-weed-seed-impact-mill-and-hay-market-overview/2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/redekop-weed-seed-impact-mill-and-hay-market-overview/2</a>. "New chemistry derived from the Aussie bottlebrush; BASF new actives and Tecfarm mills"<a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/new-chemistry-derived-from-the-aussie-bottlebrush-basf-new-actives-and-tecfarm-mills/3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/new-chemistry-derived-from-the-aussie-bottlebrush-basf-new-actives-and-tecfarm-mills/3</a>. "New herbicide resistance test and getting crop topping right"<a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/new-herbicide-resistance-test-and-getting-crop-topping-right/TOP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/new-herbicide-resistance-test-and-getting-crop-topping-right/TOP</a> PODCASTS (most listened to overall)1. "Chaff dump management and ‘strip and disc’ systems"<a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/chaff-dump-management-and-strip-and-disc-systems/2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/chaff-dump-management-and-strip-and-disc-systems/2</a>. "Vertical iHSD test results and the WEEDit"<a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/vertical-ihsd-test-results-and-the-weedit/3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/vertical-ihsd-test-results-and-the-weedit/3</a>. "Weather forecast accuracy and crop competition trial results"<a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/weather-forecast-accuracy-and-crop-competition-trial-results/TOP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/weather-forecast-accuracy-and-crop-competition-trial-results/TOP</a> ASK AN EXPERTS1. “What’s the latest in optical sprayer technology? <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/whats-the-latest-in-optical-sprayer-technology/2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/whats-the-latest-in-optical-sprayer-technology/2</a>. “Is mechanical site-specific weed control a practical fallow management option?” <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/is-mechanical-site-specific-weed-control-a-practical-fallow-management-option/3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/is-mechanical-site-specific-weed-control-a-practical-fallow-management-option/3</a>. “How can I avoid getting stuck in an imi herbicide cycle?” <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/how-can-i-avoid-getting-stuck-in-an-imi-herbicide-cycle/4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/how-can-i-avoid-getting-stuck-in-an-imi-herbicide-cycle/4</a>. “Is rapid, on-farm herbicide resistance testing possible?” <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/is-rapid-on-farm-herbicide-resistance-testing-possible/5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/is-rapid-on-farm-herbicide-resistance-testing-possible/5</a>. “Does diversity help with weed control and herbicide resistance?”<a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/does-diversity-help-with-weed-control-and-herbicide-resistance/TOP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/does-diversity-help-with-weed-control-and-herbicide-resistance/TOP</a> BULLETIN POSTS1. “Stacking the Big 6 in a strip and disc system” <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/stacking-the-big-6-in-a-strip-and-disc-system/2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/stacking-the-big-6-in-a-strip-and-disc-system/2</a>. “Robotics opens up more non-herbicide options” <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/robotics-opens-up-more-non-herbicide-options/3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/robotics-opens-up-more-non-herbicide-options/3</a>. “And then there were three – impact mills on the market” <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/and-then-there-were-three-impact-mills-on-the-market/4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/and-then-there-were-three-impact-mills-on-the-market/4</a>. “Vertical iHSD maintains the brand’s 98% weed kill rate” <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/vertical-ihsd-maintains-the-brands-98-weed-kill-rate/5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/vertical-ihsd-maintains-the-brands-98-weed-kill-rate/5</a>. “Is sunlight breaking down pre-em herbicides where farmers are dry sowing?” <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/is-sunlight-breaking-down-pre-em-herbicides-where-farmers-are-dry-sowing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/is-sunlight-breaking-down-pre-em-herbicides-where-farmers-are-dry-sowing/</a>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

New WEEDit Quadro and US research group's Australian farm tour

On the podcast this week, we find out about the new bells and whistles of the WeedSeeker 2 and we also get an insight into the weed control findings of a CSIRO-led farming systems project in the Northern region.McIntosh Distributions Sales Representative Scott Jameson provides a great overview of the just-released WeedSeeker 2. It’s a complete upgrade from the original WeedSeeker, with the only thing remaining from the old system being the way the sensors detect weeds.CSIRO's Lindsay Bell also gives us a great overview of a 5-year farming systems project he has been leading in the Northern Region. The project had DAF, GRDC and CSIRO investment. We also mentioned on the podcast to register for our upcoming webinar with Bhagirath Chauhan and Paul McIntosh on weed biology insights to improve management of Feathertop Rhodes grass and Barnyard grass. Get all the details here: https://weedsmart.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Weed-biology-with-Bhagirath-Chauhan-Paul-McIntosh..pdfThe WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

On the podcast this week, we find out about the new bells and whistles of the WeedSeeker 2 and we also get an insight into the weed control findings of a CSIRO-led farming systems project in the Northern region.McIntosh Distributions Sales Representative Scott Jameson provides a great overview of the just-released WeedSeeker 2. It’s a complete upgrade from the original WeedSeeker, with the only thing remaining from the old system being the way the sensors detect weeds.CSIRO's Lindsay Bell also gives us a great overview of a 5-year farming systems project he has been leading in the Northern Region. The project had DAF, GRDC and CSIRO investment. We also mentioned on the podcast to register for our upcoming webinar with Bhagirath Chauhan and Paul McIntosh on weed biology insights to improve management of Feathertop Rhodes grass and Barnyard grass. Get all the details here: <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Weed-biology-with-Bhagirath-Chauhan-Paul-McIntosh..pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Weed-biology-with-Bhagirath-Chauhan-Paul-McIntosh..pdf</a>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

WeedSeeker 2 overview and weed control findings from CSIRO

This week on the WeedSmart podcast, Jessica Strauss interviews co-host Peter Newman on why he's telling farmers they might not need a knockdown.We also chat with farmer Ian Taylor, who will be presenting at WeedSmart Week in Horsham about his innovative farming system and how his family is farming with the premise of reducing their reliance on chemicals.“Farmers are all in a war against weeds. We are winning, but you’re never going to win because the war will always continue. However, with an open mind, we’ll win the battle, but not the war,” Ian Taylor. Ian aims to keep his farming system going well beyond 100 years and he shares how they plan to do that. Finally, we chat with Central Queensland Grower Solutions Group Extension Officer, Hayley Eames about why it's so important WeedSmart Week comes to Horsham.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

This week on the WeedSmart podcast, Jessica Strauss interviews co-host Peter Newman on why he's telling farmers they might not need a knockdown.We also chat with farmer Ian Taylor, who will be presenting at WeedSmart Week in Horsham about his innovative farming system and how his family is farming with the premise of reducing their reliance on chemicals.“Farmers are all in a war against weeds. We are winning, but you’re never going to win because the war will always continue. However, with an open mind, we’ll win the battle, but not the war,” Ian Taylor. Ian aims to keep his farming system going well beyond 100 years and he shares how they plan to do that. Finally, we chat with Central Queensland Grower Solutions Group Extension Officer, Hayley Eames about why it's so important WeedSmart Week comes to Horsham.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Farming with the premise of reducing reliance on chemicals

It's been almost two years to the day that we released our first podcast on weed seed impact mill technology. Back then, we caught up with WA (Cuballing) farmer, Roger Newman about his experience with the HSD and Andrew Todd (Dowerin, WA) about his experience with the Seed Terminator (check out the 2018 podcast here). Well, as you would know, there's been lots of developments in the mill space, with Redekop and now TecFarm coming onto the scene with their own mills.In this podcast, Jessica Strauss is joined by guest co-host, agricultural engineer and Manager of Research and Development for the Kondinin Group, Ben White. Ben gives a comprehensive overview of where mill technology is at. We have interviews from farmers who are running different weed seed impact mills, including an update from Roger Newman, mentioned above; Dave Trewick from Elmore, Victoria, who has an HSD and Seed Terminator; Lyndon Bird from Goomalling, WA, who has a Redekop SCU; and Tom Lewis from Tecfarm who talks about the most recently released mill, the WeedHOG.Thanks to everyone for making this podcast possible!The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

It's been almost two years to the day that we released our first podcast on weed seed impact mill technology. Back then, we caught up with WA (Cuballing) farmer, Roger Newman about his experience with the HSD and Andrew Todd (Dowerin, WA) about his experience with the Seed Terminator (<a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/podcasts/harvest-seed-destroying-mill-technology-explained/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">check out the 2018 podcast here</a>).  Well, as you would know, there's been lots of developments in the mill space, with Redekop and now TecFarm coming onto the scene with their own <a href="http://mills.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mills.In</a> this podcast, Jessica Strauss is joined by guest co-host, agricultural engineer and Manager of Research and Development for the Kondinin Group, Ben White.  Ben gives a comprehensive overview of where mill technology is at. We have interviews from farmers who are running different weed seed impact mills, including an update from Roger Newman, mentioned above; Dave Trewick from Elmore, Victoria, who has an HSD and Seed Terminator; Lyndon Bird from Goomalling, WA, who has a Redekop SCU; and Tom Lewis from Tecfarm who talks about the most recently released mill, the WeedHOG.Thanks to everyone for making this podcast possible!The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Weed seed impact mill technology - where it's at

Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to learn the latest in precision ag and find out more about Emerald, the location of our first WeedSmart Week event for 2019.In this podcast, we chat with Southern Precision Director Grant Yates about shielded spraying and other innovative technology which helps with farming system efficiencies. Grant started the company as he found that the latest equipment and tools that could reduce input costs and improve efficiencies were not readily available to farmers. We also catch up with Graham Spackman about the Northern Region and some of the issues faced there. Graham is a Northern GRDC panel member and is a Director of Spackman Iker Ag Consulting.He’ll be speaking on the Forum Day at Emerald WeedSmart Week, which is now only 2 weeks away! You can get your tickets to the event here: https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-emerald/If you're closer to Horsham, WeedSmart Week will be happening there on August 27. Get your tickets here: https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-horsham/We also have an excellent webinar coming up on the state of play of glyphosate. You can learn more and register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2530858464317343234The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to learn the latest in precision ag and find out more about Emerald, the location of our first WeedSmart Week event for <a href="http://2019.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019.In</a> this podcast, we chat with Southern Precision Director Grant Yates about shielded spraying and other innovative technology which helps with farming system efficiencies. Grant started the company as he found that the latest equipment and tools that could reduce input costs and improve efficiencies were not readily available to farmers. We also catch up with Graham Spackman about the Northern Region and some of the issues faced there. Graham is a Northern GRDC panel member and is a Director of Spackman Iker Ag Consulting.He’ll be speaking on the Forum Day at Emerald WeedSmart Week, which is now only 2 weeks away! You can get your tickets to the event here: <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-emerald/If" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-emerald/If</a> you're closer to Horsham, WeedSmart Week will be happening there on August 27. Get your tickets here: <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-horsham/We" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-horsham/We</a> also have an excellent webinar coming up on the state of play of glyphosate. You can learn more and register here: <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2530858464317343234" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2530858464317343234</a>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Clever Crop Stalker provides unique option for shielded spraying

Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to recap Emerald WeedSmart Week, which took place in Central Queensland on August 13-15. Jessica was on the ground at the event and spoke to attendees and presenters about their farming systems, what they saw and what they were inspired by and would potentially adapt to their farming system.This podcast provides a snapshot of the event in four interview packages:1)SwarmFarm's Andrew and Jocie Bates2)Hannah Murphy (Radicle Seeds), Evan Shannon (agronomist at Farmacist), Simon Green (farmer)3)Rhys Daniels (farmer, Theresa Downs), Sam Bradford (farmer, Arcturus Downs), Matt Anning (farm manager at Cedar Park, owned by Colorada Cotton), Don Sampson (farmer)4)GRDC Weeds Manager, Jason EmmsThank you so much to everyone who made Emerald WeedSmart Week such a great success. If you liked what you heard, this year we have two WeedSmart Week events and there's still time to attend our Horsham event which is kicking off on Tuesday, August 27. Get your tickets here: https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-horsham/The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to recap Emerald WeedSmart Week, which took place in Central Queensland on August 13-15. Jessica was on the ground at the event and spoke to attendees and presenters about their farming systems, what they saw and what they were inspired by and would potentially adapt to their farming system.This podcast provides a snapshot of the event in four interview packages:1)SwarmFarm's Andrew and Jocie Bates2)Hannah Murphy (Radicle Seeds), Evan Shannon (agronomist at Farmacist), Simon Green (farmer)3)Rhys Daniels (farmer, Theresa Downs), Sam Bradford (farmer, Arcturus Downs), Matt Anning (farm manager at Cedar Park, owned by Colorada Cotton), Don Sampson (farmer)4)GRDC Weeds Manager, Jason EmmsThank you so much to everyone who made Emerald WeedSmart Week such a great success. If you liked what you heard, this year we have two WeedSmart Week events and there's still time to attend our Horsham event which is kicking off on Tuesday, August 27. Get your tickets here: <a href="https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-horsham/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weedsmart.org.au/weedsmart-week-horsham/</a>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Robotics, 70 ft blade plough and weed chipper on display at Emerald WeedSmart Week

We're excited to officially launch the ticket sales for not one, but two WeedSmart Week events in 2019 in this podcast. Our extension agronomists join us this week to provide overviews of our events in both Emerald and Horsham in August.An event which is just around the corner though is the Australian Local Government Association Conference where one of the topics will be roadside weeds. This is taking place from June 16-19. Andrew Storrie 'Agronomo' joins us on the podcast to explain how roadside weeds can directly impact farmers and provides some options for effectively controlling them. Take a listen!The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

We're excited to officially launch the ticket sales for not one, but two WeedSmart Week events in 2019 in this podcast. Our extension agronomists join us this week to provide overviews of our events in both Emerald and Horsham in <a href="http://August.An" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">August.An</a> event which is just around the corner though is the Australian Local Government Association Conference where one of the topics will be roadside weeds. This is taking place from June 16-19. Andrew Storrie 'Agronomo' joins us on the podcast to explain how roadside weeds can directly impact farmers and provides some options for effectively controlling them. Take a listen!The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Addressing roadside weeds and previews to WeedSmart Week in Emerald and Horsham

Our new free course is here! In this podcast, you'll hear from your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman, who are joined by course presenters, Dr Chris Preston and Mark Congreve. WeedSmart Content Creator Cindy Benjamin also provides an update on what's new on the WeedSmart website. Pre-emergent Herbicides 101 will take you through the in’s and out’s of pre-emergent herbicides.The course is taught by Dr Chris Preston (Uni of Adelaide) and Mr Mark Congreve (ICAN)and the course covers why pre-emergent herbicides are an important tool in Australian cropping systems and how pre-emergents help you to manage herbicide resistance in crop weeds. (Especially in a world where 11 of the 17 modes of action have documented resistance.)If you're an agronomist and you'd like to deepen your understanding of how pre-emergent herbicides work (in both winter and summer cropping systems), this is the course for you!You can register for the course (for free!) here: http://www.diversityera.com/courses/pre-emergent-herbicides-101Mark Congreve also chatted about workshops he's running on effective use of pre-ems. You can get all the details here: https://t.co/wZFqXZxh9vThe WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

Our new free course is here! In this podcast, you'll hear from your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman, who are joined by course presenters, Dr Chris Preston and Mark Congreve. WeedSmart Content Creator Cindy Benjamin also provides an update on what's new on the WeedSmart website. Pre-emergent Herbicides 101 will take you through the in’s and out’s of pre-emergent herbicides.The course is taught by Dr Chris Preston (Uni of Adelaide) and Mr Mark Congreve (ICAN)and the course covers why pre-emergent herbicides are an important tool in Australian cropping systems and how pre-emergents help you to manage herbicide resistance in crop weeds. (Especially in a world where 11 of the 17 modes of action have documented resistance.)If you're an agronomist and you'd like to deepen your understanding of how pre-emergent herbicides work (in both winter and summer cropping systems), this is the course for you!You can register for the course (for free!) here: <a href="http://www.diversityera.com/courses/pre-emergent-herbicides-101Mark" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.diversityera.com/courses/pre-emergent-herbicides-101Mark</a> Congreve also chatted about workshops he's running on effective use of pre-ems. You can get all the details here: <a href="https://t.co/wZFqXZxh9v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.co/wZFqXZxh9v</a>The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Our new Diversity Era course 'Pre-emergent Herbicides 101' is now live

Technology in agriculture is rapidly evolving and being adopted by farmers in Australia. In this podcast, we catch up with the University of Sydney Associate Professor and Director of Weed Research Dr Michael Walsh to find out what his recent test results were on the vertical iHSD. He looked at the efficacy of the machine killing weed seeds and also looked at the effectiveness of the kill rate as the harvester increased its speed. We also caught up with Dalby Rural Supplies Precision Ag Specialist Jeremy Jones to find out more about the WEEDit and how it's performing in the marketplace. He also shares with us what ag tech has got him excited! Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to learn more!The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

Technology in agriculture is rapidly evolving and being adopted by farmers in Australia. In this podcast, we catch up with the University of Sydney Associate Professor and Director of Weed Research Dr Michael Walsh to find out what his recent test results were on the vertical iHSD. He looked at the efficacy of the machine killing weed seeds and also looked at the effectiveness of the kill rate as the harvester increased its speed. We also caught up with Dalby Rural Supplies Precision Ag Specialist Jeremy Jones to find out more about the WEEDit and how it's performing in the marketplace. He also shares with us what ag tech has got him excited! Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to learn more!The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Vertical iHSD test results + the WEEDit

This week we have an array of interviews from the ground at Horsham WeedSmart Week. Join your hosts, Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman, as they take you to the event via podcast. There are a few interview packages in this podcast, so here's a guide in case you want to refer back to them:1. Tim Rethus, Farmer and BCG member2. Jana Dixon (Rural Directions Agronomist), Guillaume Jourdain (Bilberry CEO)3. Adam Cooke, Greg Swades, Richard King, Ross Berryman (mainly harvester Workshop focused)4. Kyle, Ian Taylor, Billy Peddler, Dominic Garden (Farmer experiences for the whole event)Without the support of our stakeholders and our co-organiser BCG, this event would not have been possible, so thank you very much for their support.We'll be hosting WeedSmart Week 2020 in South Australia. Make sure you're following us on social media and signed up to our blog to be the first to hear more about it.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

This week we have an array of interviews from the ground at Horsham WeedSmart Week. Join your hosts, Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman, as they take you to the event via podcast. There are a few interview packages in this podcast, so here's a guide in case you want to refer back to them:1. Tim Rethus, Farmer and BCG member2. Jana Dixon (Rural Directions Agronomist), Guillaume Jourdain (Bilberry CEO)3. Adam Cooke, Greg Swades, Richard King, Ross Berryman (mainly harvester Workshop focused)4. Kyle, Ian Taylor, Billy Peddler, Dominic Garden (Farmer experiences for the whole event)Without the support of our stakeholders and our co-organiser BCG, this event would not have been possible, so thank you very much for their support.We'll be hosting WeedSmart Week 2020 in South Australia. Make sure you're following us on social media and signed up to our blog to be the first to hear more about it.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

'Mind-boggling' array of machinery on display at Horsham WeedSmart Week

Ross Pomroy

On this episode, we’re catching up with Nutrien Ag Solutions Agronomist, Ross Pomroy. He’s based in Dalby and is going to give us a regional update on the Darling Downs. Ross works in cotton and all broadacre crops, both summer and winter, as well as irrigation scheduling.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

On this episode, we’re catching up with Nutrien Ag Solutions Agronomist, Ross Pomroy. He’s based in Dalby and is going to give us a regional update on the Darling Downs. Ross works in cotton and all broadacre crops, both summer and winter, as well as irrigation scheduling.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

BONUS: Regional Update with Ross Pomroy

Matt Bissett

On this episode, we catch up with Agrivision Agronomy Consultant Matt Bissett. He’s based in Swan Hill in the Victorian Mallee. He’s going to give a regional update on the Central and Southern Mallee and Northern Wimmera.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

On this episode, we catch up with Agrivision Agronomy Consultant Matt Bissett. He’s based in Swan Hill in the Victorian Mallee. He’s going to give a regional update on the Central and Southern Mallee and Northern Wimmera.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

BONUS: Regional Update with Matt Bissett

Today on the podcast we’re doing a special on intercropping and companion cropping.Before we get into it, here's what both intercrops and companion crops are:Intercrop: where two or more species are sown and harvested together with the objective to harvest the grain of both species. Companion crop: Where two or more species are sown together with the objective to harvest the grain of a single species. The other species are either grazed out or terminated using herbicidesWe hear from CSIRO Farming Systems Scientist, Dr Andrew Fletcher. He tells us about the potential role of companion and intercropping in Australian grain farming systems. Andrew also recently presented this topic at the Perth GRDC Updates, which has sparked interest in this space in Australia. We also hear from farmer Murray Scholz, who has a mixed farming operation in the Southern Region in Culcairn NSW, which is halfway between Wagga Wagga and Albury. Murray has been on the podcast before, talking about his use of disc seeding. So, thanks to him for coming back! And finally, we hear from WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon. He gives a detailed overview of companion and intercropping in his region and explains some of the quirks to how it all works.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, Jessica Strauss, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Peter Newman as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by checking out our website. Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter too. 

Today on the podcast we’re doing a special on intercropping and companion cropping.Before we get into it, here's what both intercrops and companion crops are:Intercrop: where two or more species are sown and harvested together with the objective to harvest the grain of both species. Companion crop: Where two or more species are sown together with the objective to harvest the grain of a single species. The other species are either grazed out or terminated using herbicidesWe hear from CSIRO Farming Systems Scientist, Dr Andrew Fletcher. He tells us about the potential role of companion and intercropping in Australian grain farming systems. Andrew also recently presented this topic at the Perth GRDC Updates, which has sparked interest in this space in Australia. We also hear from farmer Murray Scholz, who has a mixed farming operation in the Southern Region in Culcairn NSW, which is halfway between Wagga Wagga and Albury. Murray has been on the podcast before, talking about his use of disc seeding. So, thanks to him for coming back! And finally, we hear from WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon. He gives a detailed overview of companion and intercropping in his region and explains some of the quirks to how it all works.The WeedSmart podcast is produced and presented by WeedSmart Project Manager, <a href="https://twitter.com/Jess_S_Strauss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Strauss</a>, with WeedSmart Extension Agronomist <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdnewman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Newman</a> as co-host. Learn more about WeedSmart by <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">checking out our website</a>. Don't forget you can <a href="https://twitter.com/WeedSmartAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter too</a>.

Companion and intercropping piquing interest of Aussie farmers

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