Webinar: Beating barley grass despite resistance and dormancy challenges
Once upon a time, barley grass germinated on the opening winter rains, and if you had a problem in a break crop or pasture, a splash of Fop herbicide would be the answer to your problems. Now, we are faced with more dormant barley grass with staggered germinations, and we’re starting to see resistance to herbicides that once worked.
Resistance is rare, but on the rise. We can beat it with 3-4 years of seed set control, using break crops and agronomic systems that include early and late season weed control, along with careful herbicide choice, but it requires more consideration than it did in the past.
Join us to hear about the new challenges, and some research and observations about how we will manage barley grass into the future.
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Speakers
Catherine Borger, Discipline Leader, Grains Research and Innovation, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Catherine leads a weed science team that aims to develop effective control programs to target current and emerging weed species, while focusing on the broader agronomic or economic requirements of farming enterprises. To allow effective management of weeds in our evolving farming systems, the team generates information on the biology and ecology of emerging species, impact of management decisions (like soil amelioration or fertiliser) on weed growth and the weed seed bank, and both chemical control and alternative physical control techniques.
Ben Whisson, Consultant, ConsultAg
ConsultAg is an association of professional consulting firms who provide a complete range of services to people and farm businesses in agriculture.
Peter Newman, WeedSmart western extension agronomist
Peter is the AHRI and WeedSmart Western Extension Agronomist. Peter grew up in Perth and went on to study Agricultural Science at UWA. He has previously worked in the private industry as an agronomist and a research officer for DAFWA. Peter joined WeedSmart in 2016, and has been a regular author of AHRI insight since 2013. He is based in Geraldton, WA.