On this AHRI Snapshots we learn all about the weed chipper!We chat with agricultural engineer Dr Andrew Guzzomi from the University of Western Australia’s School of Engineering about the weed chipper. Andrew, together with his colleague Dr Carlo Peressini, engineered the weed chipper’s development as part of a multidisciplinary team.The concept of the Weed Chipper came about when a group of growers were discussing weed control in a fallow field in southern Queensland – this prompted the idea of a rapid response tyne to chip out weeds. The group of agricultural engineers and weeds researchers led by Dr Michael Walsh (who also is interviewed on this podcast), Associate Professor and Director of Weed Research with the University of Sydney, along with grower and industry advisors, built and tested prototypes of the Weed Chipper, and paved the way to its commercialisation.The project received funding from the Grains Research and Development Corporation and was created in response to the growing concerns about herbicide resistance and the associated difficulties with fallow weed control.

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