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New seed technology requires broader herbicide resistance management in cotton
The new cotton HRMS suggests using at least six different tactics to target weeds across a 2-year period, and eliminating survivor weeds. Read More...
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Field-testing pre-emergent herbicide packages
SLR's Showpiece trials provide a matrix of benefit of weed control vs the cost of the various pre-em herbicide mode of action combinations. Read More...
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Navigating precision agriculture for weed control
There are technologies and systems that have the potential to achieve gains in each of the six pillars of the WeedSmart Big 6. Read More...
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Killing weeds and staying below maximum residue limits
Steven Tilbrook, agronomist with the CBH Group in Western Australia, says that two of the greatest risks to Australian grain markets are weed seed contamination and chemical residues. Read More...
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Keeping weed numbers low pays off
CSIRO’s Jackie Ouzman, says growers’ investment in weed control is minimising yield losses from residual weeds growing in crops and fallows. Read More...
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Science backs Double-breaks to beat Annual ryegrass
A double-break is a strategic tactic to deploy within the WeedSmart Big 6 to drive down the weed seedbank throughout the crop sequence. Read More...
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Low-dose herbicide applications can accelerate resistance
Sub-lethal herbicide doses cause an effect called hormesis, which results in some weeds showing a fitness advantage over untreated plants. Read More...
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WeedSmart Week 2025 speakers
WeedSmart Week 2025 drew together enthusiastic growers and agronomists with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Read More...
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What’s the latest in targeted tillage for conservation farming systems?
Dr Stuart Watt, UWA, says the new inter-row tool is designed to ‘dig’ out weeds with minimal soil disturbance in wide-row crops like sorghum. Read More...
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From resistance hot-spot to low weed farming
WeedSmart Week 2025 will delve into how Midwest growers adopted diverse weed management strategies to turn herbicide resistance on its head. Read More...
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Can a diverse farming system be profitable and hard on weeds?
Tony Swan, CSIRO says it's important for growers to know if results from small plot scale trials will scale up to a ‘whole farm’ level. Read More...
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Reinventing the double-knock tactic in fallow
The grains industry is identifying alternative double-knock products and use patterns for fallow weed management. Read More...