BIG 6

Practical ways to optimise yields

whilst reducing the weed seed bank.

WeedSmart Big 6

The WeedSmart Big 6 are a set of chemical, mechanical and cultural tactics to help growers control crop weeds and fight herbicide resistance. The Big 6 include:

  1. Rotate crops and pastures
  2. Increase crop competition
  3. Mix and rotate herbicides
  4. Optimise spray efficacy
  5. Stop weed seed set
  6. Implement harvest weed seed control
More on the Big 6

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Can sheep help manage feathertop Rhodes grass?

Integrating grazing and herbicide treatments can significantly impact the seed bank of feathertop Rhodes grass on mixed enterprise farms. Read More...
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Cover crops suppress fallow weeds and support profitable grain crops

With increasing herbicide resistance in weeds, is cover cropping a feasble fallow management practice in dryland broadacre cropping systems? Read More...
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James Pursehouse, Breeza, NSW

Because we are always targeting small weeds, the robot is making a noticeable difference to the density of these hard-to-kill weeds. Read More...

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Can sheep help manage feathertop Rhodes grass?

Integrating grazing and herbicide treatments can significantly impact the seed bank of feathertop Rhodes grass on mixed enterprise farms. Read More...
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Cover crops suppress fallow weeds and support profitable grain crops

With increasing herbicide resistance in weeds, is cover cropping a feasble fallow management practice in dryland broadacre cropping systems? Read More...
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Can I test management strategies for weedy oats

The newly released Avena Integrated Management (AIM) model allows users to test the effects of various wild oat management scenarios. Read More...
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Can I win against ryegrass with dual resistance to glyphosate and paraquat

Dr Sam Kleemann, Plant Science Consulting, says the uptick in glyphosate and paraquat resistance needs urgent attention in broadacre systems. Read More...
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Drainage works for weed control

Early trials near Winchelsea, Vic showed that alleviating waterlogging using raised beds resulted in a yield increase of about 20 per cent. Read More...
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Better weed control on contoured farms

A fixed WEED-IT spray boom on a robotic platform is improving herbicide efficacy on contoured farms near Bellata, NSW. Read More...
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Using military-grade satellites in the war on weeds

Military-grade satellites, plus algorithms to distinguish between crop and weed plants, can turn any sprayer into a spot sprayer. Read More...
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Can weeds adapt to harvest weed seed control?

Long-term, consistent use of harvest weed seed control can result in patches of weeds that shed their seeds early, before harvest. Read More...

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