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Slarke family, Lake Grace WA
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Efficient farm layout benefits weed control
Their block farming layout allows the Slarkes to complete major operations like seeding, spraying and harvesting very efficiently. Read More...
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Don’t let weeds call the shots in your business
With good advice and the WeedSmart Big 6 checklist, you will soon be on track with an integrated plan to keep weed numbers low. Read More...
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Weighing up the automated spot-spraying tech options
Automated spot-spraying (using either sensors or cameras) gives growers multiple levers to pull using different chemistry, timings and rates. Read More...
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Crop competition from the ground up
At Lake Grace, WA, the Slarkes use narrow row spacing, high seeding rates, east-west sowing, VRT and soil amelioration to help combat weeds. Read More...
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Testing optical spot-sprayers in a low weed environment
Weed detection capability is significantly reducing herbicide use on the Holland family's mixed farming operation at Young, NSW. Read More...
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What are the options to manage glyphosate- and paraquat-resistant ryegrass?
Dr Roberto Busi, AHRI says annual ryegrass with resistance to both glyphosate and paraquat demands a change in fence line weed management. Read More...
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New Group 14 herbicides expand broadleaf weed control options
The Group 14 [G] herbicides now on the market are helping growers rotate away from the imi chemistry that has been heavily used in pulses. Read More...
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Lance & Erin Turner, Pingelly, WA
Since introducing harvest weed seed control in their system, the Turners have never left a paddock out of crop because of weeds. Read More...
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Beating glyphosate-resistant grasses in summer fallow
Since adopting many of the WeedSmart Big 6 strategies the Hamiltons have regained control of glyphosate-resistant summer grass weeds. Read More...
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Is biological control of flaxleaf fleabane practical?
Biocontrol can potentially reduce the amount of flaxleaf fleabane seed produced and available to infest adjacent cropping areas. Read More...
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What’s the best PWM set-up for summer spraying?
Andrew Freeth says getting a PWM sprayer set-up right is essential to avoid poor application results, including underdosing. Read More...