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Welcome to the WeedSmart Podcast! Each fortnight we'll whip around the cropping regions, focusing on weed control and issues that have cropped up. Your hosts, Siobhon Eacott and Peter Newman, will deliver you snappy, informative updates on what matters in weed control, from the comfort of your tractor, ute, or wherever you may be on the road or farm.
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This week on the Regional Update, we are joined by former agronomist and grower Vicky French.With nearly 10 years of experience working for Elders as an agronomist, and now a grower with her husband in Derrinallum, Victoria, Vicky French has a wealth of knowledge to share - and will be doing so at WeedSmart Week this July!Vicky will be speaking about glyphosate resistance and the strategies they have implemented to control ryegrass and wild radish, and gave us a small look into that tal...
Joining us on this extra-long episode of the WeedSmart Podcast was Mike Bell, who shared his extensive experience of soil nutrition and more recent work into P&K deep placement in the northern regions. We also talked with Kurt Mayne, a grower from Rolleston, QLD, who has been implementing a deep placement regime into his operations, and heard about his recent experience with milk thistle.NEWS and LINKSCrop Competition: Improving soil health gives the crop the best chance at competing agai...
This week on the Regional Update, we are joined by agronomist Angus Dalgliesh.Angus is an agronomist with Nutrien Ag Solutions who has recently moved from Dalby to Cloncurry in north-west Queensland, taking on the challenge and opportunity in the burgeoning cropping region. Though weeds aren't a problem at this early stage, growers are finding an overabundance of rats impacting their systems, to which Angus is keen to find a solution for.Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website...
In this episode, we talk to Bevan Addison of Adama about pre-emergent herbicide options in canola, and getting the best out of products.We also spoke to Senior Research Officer Mechelle Owen, who works within the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI) to monitor herbicide resistance and development.NEWS and LINKSWebinar: Achieve effective pre-em weed control while protecting the crop at seedingJoin WeedSmart Extension Agronomist Greg Condon, FMC's tech specialist Mark Yerbury, and ...
This week on the Regional Update, our new podcast host (and WeedSmart Communications Lead) Siobhon Eacott talked to Farm Manager Cameron Jenkin.Cameron manages the wheat and chemical fallow operations of Mark and John Flannagan near Pindar, 125km east of Geraldton in WA in the low rainfall zone.The Flanagan's have recently employed the services of an autonomous sprayer, named Alfie, who roams the 44,500ha property for primarily spot spraying.Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website....
In this episode, we look at management strategies for glyphosate resistant weeds.We're joined by University of Adelaide researcher Chris Preston, who recently presented on the topic at the GRDC Crop Updates in Dubbo.We're also joined by Delta Ag agronomist David Strahorn who speaks about the current state of glyphosate resistance in his patch.NEWS and LINKSWebinar:Spot Spray technology – opportunities & challenges incorporating the latest camera/optical spray equipment: Extension agronomi...
This week on the Regional Update, we are joined by grower and agronomist James Kearines.James is an agronomist with Elders near Lake Cargelligo in central NSW, where he specialises in broadacre dryland agronomy, mainly dealing with the major crops of wheat, barley, canola, oats and pulses.His family also manages a number of farms in the area and along with cropping, they also have a few Black Angus cattle.After a below average year in 2023, James is excited for what 2024 might bring after rec...
In this episode, we delve into the world of spot spray technology.Rob Price, from South Australia, and Jake Hamilton, from Queensland, use Bilberry and John Deere See and Spray tech respectively. They explain their motivations for using the tech, and discuss the opportunities and challenges they have faced when incorporating the latest camera/optical spray equipment into their cropping program.NEWS and LINKSWebinar:Spot Spray technology – opportunities & challenges incorporating the lates...
Welcome back to the WeedSmart Podcast for 2024.This week on the Regional Update, we are joined by grower and agronomist Matt Elliott.Matt farms with his family near Nandaly in the Mallee region of Victoria, and is also an agronomist with Dodgshun Medlin.They crop mainly wheat barley, lentils, and export hay, and run their operation on a "take no prisoners" basis when it comes to weed control.After a couple of wet years and a decent amount of summer rain, Matt is excited for what 2024 might br...
In this episode, we wrap up the 2023 season by talking with our WeedSmart Extension Agronomists.Together, Northern Extension Agronomist Paul McIntosh, Southern Extension Agronomists Greg Condon and Chris Davey, and Western Extension Agronomist Peter Newman take us through the year that was in their various parts of the country.The talk about the season itself, how harvest has panned out, and of course the weed control tactics that have proved most beneficial in 2023.NEWS and LINKSWebinar: Bio...
This week on the Regional Update, we are joined by grower Katrina (Treen) Swift.Treen farms with her family near Parkes, NSW, where they grow summer and winter crops in incredibly variable conditions.They have 13 different crops in their toolbox, including but not limited to, sorghum, mungbeans, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, lupins, vetch, canola, wheat, barley, and ancient grains.The idea is that gives them options for weed and insect management by not being set in a very short and strict rota...
In this episode, we talk about crop rotations with two researchers from CSIRO. CSIRO senior experimental scientist, Tony Swan, discusses the importance of diverse crop rotations, the benefits of a double break, and how well-planned crop rotations can help nitrogen management. CSIRO farming systems scientist, Lindsay Bell, talks about rotations from a northern perspective, covering the importance of weed control during fallow, how soil water is a driver of decisions, and including legumes...
This week on the Regional Update, we are joined by grower and Nutrien agronomist Dan Skerman. Dan farms with his family near Dalby, Qld, on 2000 ha. They grow cotton, sorghum and mungbean in summer and wheat, barley and chickpeas in winter.He gives us an update on how the season played out for him, considering the region went from one of the wettest 18-month periods on record to some of the driest three months of summer. Dan says they got 350 mm of rain in last year's winter growing seas...
In this episode, we talk about harvest preparedness. We hear from two of WeedSmart’s extension agronomists.WeedSmart southern extension agronomist, Chris Davey, discusses the different ways growers can get the crop dry enough to successfully put it through a harvester without any blockages, such as windrowing, desiccation and crop topping. WeedSmart western extension agronomist, Peter Newman, talks about optimum harvester set-up to ensure weed seeds go into the chaff cart, chaff deck or weed ...
In this podcast, we’re talking about hybrid canola and how it might benefit your farming system. We’ll hear from AHRI Agronomy Lead, Mike Ashworth, who has done research in this space, as well as Wagga Wagga grower, Michael Molloy, who grows Clearfield canola. NEWS and LINKSWeedSmart Week presentation recordingsWeedSmart Week Dubbo was a fantastic opportunity to learn first-hand how Western Plains growers control weeds whilst optimising yields and profits. If you were not able to j...
East Pingelly grain farmer Lance Turner joins us on the Regional Update today.Lance has farming land in the northern part of the Wheatbelt as well in Goodlands, as well as Corrigin. The home farm in Pingelly is and has had quite good rainfall, but as Lance says in the podcast, it's been a mixed bag for his farming properties across the Western region.Lance talks about the different conditions he's had at his properties, as well us how he's rectifying some set-backs, where a few mistakes ...
This week on the podcast we're hearing about the key messages shared by presenters and panel members at WeedSmart Week Dubbo.This was our 10th event and we also celebrated WeedSmart’s 10th anniversary.We had excellent presenters and lively panels at the forum day, machinery expo and farm visits. Our Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon provides a great overview. We also hear from attendees Tess Dimond and Angus Dagliesh, as well as farm visit agronomist presenter, Chris McCormack,...
Temora grower, Jason Coleman, joins us on the podcast today to give a recap on his experience at WeedSmart Week Dubbo and an update on his farming system.Jason farms with his family in Temora, NSW, on 6000 ha, growing primarily wheat and canola. He said his interest was piqued in the technology space at Dubbo, including the insights into optical spot spraying, drone technology (Single Agriculture) and automation. He said he also found it interesting to hear directly from growers about their e...
This is our 200th WeedSmart podcast episode – thank you for downloading the podcast and being part of the community since 2016. In this episode, we talk about weed hygiene and how to deal with resistant ryegrass incursions, with Moree agronomist Garry Onus. We also talk to Ben Single from Single Agriculture about the Single Shot technology drone mapping technology which will be on display at WeedSmart Week Dubbo at the Machinery Expo on August 2nd. Speaking of WeedSmart Week, this w...
In this Regional update, we head to Central Queensland, to hear from farmer Don Sampson. Don uses a blade plough that cuts weeds off at the roots without inverting the soil.This maintains soil moisture in his conservation farming system. We met Don back in 2019 at our Emerald WeedSmart Week event, so we’re going to hear how he’s been going and how effective the blade plough has been over the last few years.Learn more about WeedSmart by visiting our website. Don't forget you can foll...
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Seriously? In this day and age we are talking about spraying chemicals?? Is this the last ditch attempt by chemical companies to stop the slide of their revenues as more people produce more and increase soil health organically and regenrativly.