Handling weeds in a strip and disc system
September 25, 2020
Hear from Dr Michael Walsh, Sydney University and Greg Condon, WeedSmart on dealing with weed challenges in strip and disc systems.
Growers are using a wide range of cultural tools with herbicides to successfully farm in high residue cropping programs.
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