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Resistant ryegrass challenges disc seeding systems
With limited pre-emergence herbicide options registered for use with disc seeders, growers must implement other weed control strategies. Read More...
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Power of crop rotation to combat herbicide resistance
It only takes one resistant plant to break an effective herbicide if selection pressure is high, and survivors set seed. Read More...
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Expanded options for spot sprayers
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Control barley grass in LRZ farming systems
Barley grass in Southern and Western regions requires 3 to 4 years of seed set control to run down the weed seed bank. Read More...
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WeedSmart Big 6 on Mid North, Yorke Peninsula and Lower Eyre Peninsula farms
Get started with the WeedSmart Big 6 tailored for the Mid-North, YP and lower EP region of South Australia. Read More...
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Investigating the role of competitive wheat against three northern region weeds
Weed ecology highlights integrated weed management tactics for common sowthistle, Mexican poppy and turnipweed in the northern grains region. Read More...
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Are we gaining ground against herbicide resistant weeds?
Random weed surveys show an upward trajectory in the percentage of samples with resistance to a suite of common herbicides. Read More...
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Resistant ryegrass found in summer crops and further north than ever
Annual ryegrass is germinating in summer crops and fallows in south-eastern Australia, already carrying resistance to many common herbicides. Read More...
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Simon Burgess, Conara Tasmania
Reconfiguring paddocks for irrigation can bring up many issues related to previous management and land use, including weeds. Read More...
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Stop ryegrass in its tracks: First step is to prevent seed set
Bec and Ash Marshall have seen the benefits of resistance testing and implementing tactics that drive down weed numbers fast. Read More...
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S08E02: Harvest recap across the regions
For our first main episode back, we hear from our extension agronomists on how harvest went across the regions. Read More...