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WeedSmart Podcast

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. 

  1. Header Run – The imi resistance issue: Dealing with broadleaf weeds in 2024 and beyond

    6 DAYS AGO

    Header Run – The imi resistance issue: Dealing with broadleaf weeds in 2024 and beyond

    Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Join WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomists Jana Freebairn and Chris Davey in discussing the rising resistance to imi’s (imidazolinone) in broadleaf weeds, in 2024 and beyond.Imi resistance is a growing issue within our cropping systems and is becoming ever more important when considering crop rotation, herbicide selection and yearly environmental pressures.Jana and Chris share their experiences with imi resistance so far this yea...

    40 min

  2. OCT 8

    Regional Update – Ian Pursehouse, Grower, West Wyalong, NSW

    Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Ian Pursehouse is our guest for this episode of the Regional Update.Located in NSW, in West Wyalong, Ian and his family transitioned from a mixed operation to 100% dryland cropping in the late 2010's, and have been learning from every experience since.Ian has a systems-focused approach, with an emphasis on optimising rotations to not only control weeds - one of the WeedSmart Big 6 principles - but minimise costs across the board. Af...

    21 min
  3. Regional Update – Stuart Vlahov, Grower, Ellendale, WA

    SEP 3

    Regional Update – Stuart Vlahov, Grower, Ellendale, WA

    Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!This Regional Update Podcast episode, we're joined by grower Stuart Vlahov from Western Australia.Stu is a grower in Ellendale, WA, around 35kms south-east of Geraldton near Walkaway, who has recently been using two drones to spray crops within his mixed farming operation spanning 3500ha. With bogged crops and wild radish flourishing, Stu is employing the two DJI drones for weed control and fertiliser application. Talking with us ab...

    14 min

  4. JUL 23

    Looking forward to WeedSmart Week 2024!

    Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!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 HW...

    23 min
  5. Regional Update – Vicky French, Grower, Derrinallum, Vic

    JUN 18

    Regional Update – Vicky French, Grower, Derrinallum, Vic

    Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!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 rye...

    8 min

  6. JUN 11

    Deep placement of phosphorus and potassium (P&K)

    Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!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...

    57 min
  7. Regional Update – Angus Dalgliesh, Agronomist, Cloncurry, QLD

    MAY 21

    Regional Update – Angus Dalgliesh, Agronomist, Cloncurry, QLD

    Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!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 so...

    16 min

  8. MAY 7

    Pre-emergent options and a resistance update

    Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!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 Agr...

    49 min
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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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  • Creator
    WeedSmart
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2024
  • Episodes
    222
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 WeedSmart Podcast
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