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In this episode of the Regional Update, we catch up with our Southern Extension Agronomist, Chris Davey.

Chris has been traveling across the Mallee region in the last week, catching up Matt Witney from Dodgshun Medlin and meeting growers across the region to talk all things WeedSmart.

We get an overview from Chris on his trip, as well as a regional update on the growing areas in South Australia. 

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On this edition of the podcast, we're looking at how farmers can now actively become citizen scientists by improving weed recognition for machine learning.  

University of Sydney Precision Weed Control PhD student, Guy Coleman earlier this year, along with Dr Michael Walsh hosted a workshop on weed recognition and machine learning in Wagga Wagga. 

Guy walks us through the key learnings presented at this workshop and also reveals details about a new open source weed locator his team is releasing.

We'll also be hearing from West Wimmera Farmer, Sam  Eastwood, who is particularly keen on managing weeds in non-cropped and unproductive areas of the farm.

He shares with us he how he keeps on top of them and why it’s a priority for him.

Links mentioned in the podcast

The Machine Learning for Weed Recognition Workshop Guy spoke about in the podcast is available to watch online. Follow the links below.

 Day 1 of the workshop.

 Day 2 of the workshop.

You can check out the Weed AI Sydney website here.

You can follow Guy Coleman on Twitter here.

WeedSmart website - new content! 

Make sure you check out our article explainer on what to expect for WeedSmart Week in Esperance. We’ve now released the program for you to view as well.  Check it out here.

We’ve also got a new article which is looking at what the benefit is of a double paraquat knockdown. James Jess who is a research and technical services manager at Western AG in Ballarat provides the answers. Take a read here.

Webinar Recording

For those of you who couldn’t attend our webinar on ryegrass management in the High Rainfall Zone, the recording is now available on our website, and I’ll provide the link in the show notes.

Dr Chris Preston and Southern Farming Systems’ James Manson provided information, with our HRZ Extension Agronomist as host. 

Watch the recording in full here.

WeedSmart Week

Just a reminder that tickets are now able to be purchased for Esperance WeedSmart Week. The early bird price of $190 ends on July 31 and then goes up to $250 after this, so if you’re planning on going, get your tickets sooner rather than later for a discount!

You can get your tickets here. 

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On this edition of the Regional Update, we’re heading to the Northern region and catching up with Darling Downs & Western Downs Farmer, Andrew Ruhle.

Andrew is growing cereal grains using 12 metre controlled traffic, has cattle and a no-till approach.

We’re going to learn about how Andrew set-up a custom spreader for chaff tram lining on his Claas header and what impact it’s had on his weed control.

WeedSmart Week 
Just a reminder that tickets are now able to be purchased for Esperance WeedSmart Week. It’s the first time in 5 years the event will be back in WA. It’s happening from the 17th to the 19th of August 2021. WeedSmart Week is designed to engage growers and advisors on WeedSmart’s Big 6 messages. You can get your tickets here. 

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You've heard from us before that soil amelioration can be a game changer - it can bury up to 90% of weed seeds!  this edition of the podcast, we’re getting a snapshot into how soil amelioration saved the day for Warakirri's Condingup farm manager, Con Murphy, as well as getting an overview of what other Big 6 principles they're using.

We'll be visiting Con at Warakirri for WeedSmart Week in Esperance, so this interview gives a great snapshot into what to expect!

New content

Our next Regional Update will come out next Monday and we’ll be heading to the Northern Region. Make sure you're subscribed on your podcast app of choice so you don't miss it! You can find us by searching "WeedSmart Podcast" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox and any other podcast platform. 

Make sure you check out our latest Ask an Expert. This month Dr Chris Preston answers the question How does ryegrass adapt so readily to farming practices and environmental changes?

We’ve also got a new Case Study for June on Elton and Pam Petersen from Moonie in Queensland.

A SwarmFarm robot, ‘Oscar’, has added another dimension to their integrated weed management program, which features the majority of the WeedSmart Big 6 tactics.

In two summer fallows the Petersens have regained control of glyphosate resistant feathertop Rhodes grass and awnless barnyard grass that was threatening their 2000 ha dryland cropping operation. Be sure to check it out.

Webinar 

Join us to and hear how the WeedSmart’s Big 6 strategies are best utilised to combat annual ryegrass in the High Rainfall Zones of South Eastern Australia. Presented by University of Adelaide’s Chris Preston, followed by a Q&A with James Manson from Southern Farming Systems. Register here.

WeedSmart Week 

Just a reminder that tickets are now able to be purchased for Esperance WeedSmart Week. It’s the first time in 5 years the event will be back in WA. It’s happening from the 17th to the 19th of August 2021. WeedSmart Week is designed to engage growers and advisors on WeedSmart’s Big 6 messages. You can get your tickets here. 

Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our website. 

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In this edition of the Regional Update we’re heading to the Western Region and catching up with farmer, Adrian Perks. Adrian is based in Condingup in WA, which is 70 kilometres north east of Esperance. We’ll be visiting Adrian’s farm as part of Esperance WeedSmart Week, so we’ll find out more about that and get a weed focused update for his region.

WeedSmart Week

WeedSmart Week Esperance is 17-19 of August. To find out more about this event and to buy tickets, click here.

Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our website. 

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On this edition of the podcast, we’re doing our annual overview of how weed seed impact mills performed over harvest.

We feature farmer case studies from each of our mill partners, including HSD, Redekop and Seed Terminator. 

The farmers we hear from are Steve Lord (Goomalling, WA - Redekop); Tyson Schutz (Grass Patch, WA - Seed Terminator); and Jon Beasley (Franklin River, WA - HSD). 

We also be hearing from Kondinin Group’s Ben White who provides us with a technical overview and details the latest updates on this technology. 

WeedSmart Week 

This year, our annual flagship event will be held in Esperance, WA from the 17th to the 19th of August 2021. WeedSmart Week is designed to engage growers and advisors on WeedSmart’s Big 6 messages. You can get your tickets here. 

New content

Make sure you check out our latest Ask an Expert. This month Dr Chris Preston answers the question “How does ryegrass adapt so readily to farming practices and environmental changes?”

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook and also sign-up for our monthly blog. You can also subscribe to the WeedSmart Whip Around, so you never miss any of our content. 

Related content

We mentioned on the podcast that Tyson Schutz's Dad, Mick Schutz, featured in a GRDC publication entitled "Investigating the harvest weed seed control tools chaff lining and chafftramlining (chaffdeck) in the Esperance area". Check that out here. 

Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our website. 

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Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our website. 

Don't forget to follow us on our socials @WeedSmartAU

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On this edition of the podcast, we’re looking at mixing partners for Group Gs, UAN (urea and ammonium nitrate placement effect on weed growth, and fence line weed control by planting lucerne. 

WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist, Chris Davey has great practical tips on Group Gs in this podcast. 

We also hear from AHRI’s Dr Mike Ashworth.  He talks to us about GRDC invested research he’s been leading in the agronomy space, with some practical information on post-em liquid nitrogen recommendations. 

And finally, the problem of fence line weeds isn’t going away, so in the spirit of the WeedSmart Big 6, our Northern Extension Agronomist Paul McIntosh has a novel solution to plant lucerne to compete with weeds in non-cropped areas.

Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our website. 

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Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our website. 

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On this edition of the podcast, we’re taking a closer look at chaff decks! Chaff decks have been a mainstay in the harvest weed seed control space for a number of years, but with weed seed impact mills starting to increase in market share in this space, where will the chaff deck fit?

WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon, who is a big advocate of chaff decks, joins us to give us some answers!

We also hear from Northern Region grower, Chris Berry. He has had a chaff deck for a number of years and while he likes the concept of the mill, is sticking with the chaff deck for now.

Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our website. 

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