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Seed dormancy 101 and a Western Region update

Dec 11, 2024 | weedsmart.org.au | Siobhon Eacott

In this episode of the WeedSmart Podcast, we talk about how weed seeds can adapt their dormancy, discussing the selection pressures, interactions with herbicides and the recommended actions from growers to get ahead. We also caught up with Pete for a quick recap of the season in the West, after an explosion of weeds thanks to an especially wet winter.
How prosulfocarb and trifluralin interact for a winning combination

Dec 5, 2024 | ahri.uwa.edu.au | Peter Newman |Siobhon Eacott

Written by: Peter NewmanIf you get better at endurance running, chances are you’ll get a bit worse at sprinting. Roberto Busi has won marathons, but I’m pretty sure I’ve got him covered over 50m. And if you get good at lying on the couch, you’ll probably get worse at any form of running!AHRI researchers Danica Goggin and Roberto Busi have now found that if you get prosulfocarb (e.g Boxer Gold/Arcade) resistance, your trifluralin resistance might go away.
Drone Spraying - understanding new technology and it's applications - WeedSmart

Nov 20, 2024 | weedsmart.org.au | Siobhon Eacott

Resources / Videos / Drone Spraying – understanding new technology and it’s applications Pete Newman leads a discussion with Australia Agri-tech representative Gary Rentenaar, reviewing drone capabilities and specifications, and grower Amery Drage from Northampton. This webinar dives into the details of drones, from spray capabilities, timings and efficiencies, to mapping technology and potential future uses.
Avena (Wild oat) Integrated Weed Management Model now available

Oct 1, 2024 | ahri.uwa.edu.au | Siobhon Eacott

A new Weed Integrated Management Tool is available!The Avena (Wild Oat) Integrated Management Tool (AIM) has been created to simulate “What-if” scenarios around wild oat weed control, and its impact on yield and profit. Based on an “average” year in the Northern Australian grain region, without climatic variability. AIM Can help provide answers to questions such as:Which combination of control options and rotations provides the best overall management system in the long-term?
Crop Protection Forum 2024

Sep 29, 2024 | ahri.uwa.edu.au | Siobhon Eacott

Join us at Highfields Cultural Centre for a full-day symposium designed for agronomists and industry to explore the latest advancements in herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide resistance research. What implications do these innovations hold for future pest and disease management? This event provides a comprehensive update on cutting-edge crop protection research tailored specifically for broadacre farming in northern NSW and Queensland cropping regions.
Is there one main mechanism of Sakura resistance?®

Sep 29, 2024 | ahri.uwa.edu.au | Siobhon Eacott

Do you remember that Simpsons episode where Homer gets a job promoting his local bowling alley and he goes from reading “Advanced Marketing” to “Beginning Marketing” to looking up “marketing” in the dictionary? Sometimes we feel that way with herbicide resistance research because there’s never one mechanism of resistance. Just when we think we understand something, it changes. Doh!Sometimes a weed will have one mechanism of resistance to a particular herbicide, and sometimes it will have several.
Regional Update - Stuart Vlahov, grower, Ellendale, WA - WeedSmart

Sep 5, 2024 | weedsmart.org.au | Siobhon Eacott

Resources / Podcasts / Regional Update – Stuart Vlahov, grower, Ellendale, WA This Regional Update Podcast episode, we’re joined by grower Stuart Vlahov from Western Australia. Stu is a grower in Ellendale, WA, around 35kms south-east of Geraldton near Walkaway, who has recently been using two drones to spray crops within his mixed farming operation spanning 3500ha.
Focus on the weeds – spray everything else! - Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI)

Jul 22, 2024 | ahri.uwa.edu.au | Siobhon Eacott

If you’ve ever taught a child to ride a bike, and you tell them, “Watch out for that rock”!Guess what happens. Yep, they ride straight into the rock. “Look at the gap” is a better instruction. Most green-on-green camera sprayers use algorithms to identify the weeds, one species at a time, and turn on a nozzle to spray that weed. Amazing technology. But what if we flipped it on its head?
Regional Update - Vicky French, Grower, Derrinallum, Vic - WeedSmart

Jun 19, 2024 | weedsmart.org.au | Siobhon Eacott

With nearly 10 years of experience working for Elders as an agronomist, and now a grower with her husband in Derrinallum, SW Victoria, Vicky French has a wealth of knowledge to share – and will be doing so at WeedSmart Week this July!Vicky will be speaking about glyphosate resistance and the strategies they have implemented to control ryegrass and wild radish, and gave us a small look into that talk on this episode.
Deep placement of phosphorus and potassium (P&K)

Jun 13, 2024 | weedsmart.org.au | Siobhon Eacott

Resources / Podcasts / Deep placement of phosphorus and potassium (P&K) Deep placement of phosphorus and potassium can improve crop nutrition and therefore improve crop competition, helping you control weeds. We talked with Mike Bell from the University of QLD, who has been focused on deep placement of P&K in the northern regions, and Kurt Mayne, who has been implementing it into his operation in QLD.