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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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    • 4.7 • 11 Ratings

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. 

    Looking forward to WeedSmart Week 2024!

    Looking forward to WeedSmart Week 2024!

    In this episode of the WeedSmart Podcast, we heard from Josh Hollitt, an Independant Agronomist located in the Eyre Peninsula, who is presenting at the upcoming WeedSmart Week in Port Lincoln. Speaking on summer weed control strategies, Josh has over a decade of experience to share and is looking forward to hearing from other growers and agronomists in the region.We also heard from co-host Pete Newman about his panel, focusing on HWSC and challenges growers have faced. If you're attending Wee...

    • 23 min
    Regional Update – Vicky French, Grower, Derrinallum, Vic

    Regional Update – Vicky French, Grower, Derrinallum, Vic

    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...

    • 7 min
    Deep placement of phosphorus and potassium (P&K)

    Deep placement of phosphorus and potassium (P&K)

    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...

    • 57 min
    Regional Update – Angus Dalgliesh, Agronomist, Cloncurry, QLD

    Regional Update – Angus Dalgliesh, Agronomist, Cloncurry, QLD

    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...

    • 16 min
    Pre-emergent options and a resistance update

    Pre-emergent options and a resistance update

    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 ...

    • 48 min
    Regional Update – Cameron Jenkin, Farm Manager, Pindar, WA

    Regional Update – Cameron Jenkin, Farm Manager, Pindar, WA

    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....

    • 11 min

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