Resources
Case Study
Tom Lampe, Narrabri NSW
Tom and Nikki Lampe, Narrabri use livestock to kept weeds at bay in their fallow cropping paddocks and minimise compaction using 'coolers'. Read More...
Podcast
S07E03: Longer coleoptile wheat protects seedlings from herbicide damage
Wheat with a longer coleoptile offers some unique crop protection benefits. A weeds trial, which shows a triple threat strategy rather than traditional methods, could produce the best weed control results in the Southern region. Read More...
Case Study
I’Anson Family Farms, Marrabel SA
Kym and Katie I’Anson are treating the serious soil constraints on their farms to grow more even crops and squeeze out the weeds. Read More...
Ask an Expert
New herbicide helps pulse growers tackle resistant grass weeds
The commercial release of Ultro® (carbetamide) brings a completely different mode of action into the weed control program for pulses. Read More...
News
Invest in the weak link crop to avoid weed blow-out
South Australian farmers, Kym and Katie I'Anson, have added multiple tactics to control ryegrass in wheat, their weakest link crop. Variable rate lime, gypsum and seed has increased crop competition and the double knock and impact mill keep the fields clean. Read More...
Podcast
S07E02: Farmers facing price and supply crunch to kill weeds
We discuss the stewardship around Adama's new pre-emergent herbicide, Ultro, and comment on the ongoing supply issues of herbicides and fertilisers. Read More...
Podcast
S07E01: Controlling weeds in the Liverpool Plains after widespread flooding
The WeedSmart Podcast is back! This is our first episode of 2022. This podcast is a Regional update with Jim Hunt who is an Agronomist with Hunt Ag Solutions in Gunnedah, NSW. Read More...
News
Double down on the double break in the high rainfall zone
A long-term trial at Lake Bolac demonstrated the strategies that control ryegrass in high rainfall zone cropping systems. Read More...
Ask an Expert
What can I do to control large FTR grass in fallow?
Feathertop Rhodes grass is a major weed in chemical fallows in Australia, and is notoriously hard to kill with glyphosate, but there are other options. Read More...
Fact Sheet
Common weeds of grain cropping
Use this national guide to help identify weeds as a fundamental step in formulating a weed management plan. Read More...
News
Testing informs herbicide choice
Herbicide resistance resistance testing proved useful even on a property where there had been limited use of herbicides. Read More...
News
Safe sorghum planting while controlling weeds
Changes to the label use patterns and the launch of a new seed safener product can expand the usefulness of S-metolachlor in sorghum. Read More...