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May 03, 2021 Regional Update - Catherine Borger and Ben Whisson, WA
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Our latest Regional Update looks at a three-year Barley Grass Project which is an investment by GRDC being delivered by the University of Adelaide and DPIRD alongside regional partners.

WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development research officer Catherine Borger and project participant, Ben Whisson from Consult Ag have some interesting preliminary results to share with us.

Barley Project

Learn more about the project described in the podcast here.

Weed Seed Wizard

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21 min
April 28, 2021 Benefits of continuous spraying when weeds are small + Terrad'or explainer
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On this podcast we’re looking at good spraying practice with WA farmer Tim Critch and getting an explainer on Nufarm's new Group G herbicide, Terrad'or.Back in February and March of 2020 Tim had some summer rain and decided to look at the weeds not the temperature. If the weeds weren’t moisture stressed he kept spraying all day even when it was hot. He had some great results which we’ll get into in this podcast. We’ll also be hearing from Nufarm’s André Sabeeney and Mitch Allen about their new product Terrad’or. Terrad’or is a new Group G herbicide from Nufarm. This product is best partnered with glyphosate as a knockdown spike or mixed with paraquat for double knock application.SPRAY APPLICATION MANUALThe GRDC has published an excellent spraying manual you can access.This Spray Application GrowNotes™ manual provides information on how various spraying systems and components work, along with those factors that the operator should consider to ensure the sprayer is operating to its full potential.This manual focuses on issues that will assist in maintaining the accuracy of the sprayer output while improving the efficiency and safety of spraying operations. It contains many useful tips for your spray operations.The manual includes information on sprayer set-up, including self-propelled sprayers, new tools for determining sprayer outputs, suggestions for assessing spray coverage in the field, improving droplet capture by the target, drift-reducing equipment and techniques, the effects of adjuvant and nozzle type on drift potential, and surface temperature inversion research.Get the details here: https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grownotes/technical-manuals/spray-application-manual?utm_medium=short_url&utm_term=National&utm_content=Spray%20Application%20Manual&utm_source=website&utm_campaign=BGC00003REGIONAL UPDATEOur next Regional Update will come out next Monday and is with Research Officer Catherine Borger from the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia. You can ensure you don’t miss it by subscribing to the podcast on your app of choice. NEW CONTENTOur latest Ask an Expert is "How can I maximise grass weed control using hybrid canola?" EPAG Research agronomist, Andrew Ware answers the question and says the results of six years of trial work across the southern growing region with GRDC investment has demonstrated how important crop nutrition and time of sowing are for maximising canola vigour and yield.Read it here: https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/how-can-i-maximise-grass-weed-control-using-hybrid-canola/Also, don’t miss our latest Case Study on Single family, Coonamble NSW. Tony and Sharon Single farm with Tony’s parents John and Mary, south east of Coonamble in northern NSW with views of the Warrumbungle Range.Across the 4500 ha cropping area at ‘Narratigah’, the weed numbers are low as a result of the Single’s ‘farming moisture’ philosophy, which involves planting whenever there is sufficient subsoil moisture to establish a competitive crop on their heavy clay soils.Read it here: https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/single-family-coonamble-nsw/
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35 min
April 18, 2021 Regional Update - Craig Davis, Agronomist, South Australia
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With many parts of South Australia experiencing a dry start, independent Agronomist, Craig Davis talks to us about the challenges with controlling weeds and volunteer crops in his patch.
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12 min
April 14, 2021 Lupins and other pulses to benefit from new addition of Reflex in weed control tool kit
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In this podcast we focus on the stewardship of the new Syngenta herbicide, Reflex.

With so many new products hitting the market and plenty more in the pipeline, it’s beneficial to find out the details about these new products and how they might fit into farming systems. Syngenta’s Technical Services Lead James Considine joins us to give an overview Reflex.

Planfarm Agronomist, Nick McKenna is also our guest. Nick has been speaking with growers who have just received their first allocation of Reflex. He provides some insights on how it's being received and what it could mean for the future of lupins and other pulses.

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22 min
March 31, 2021 New green-on-green autonomous spraying technology overview
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In this podcast we’re focusing on getting spraying right and new green-on-green autonomous spray technology! We’ve been following the innovative developments in the green-on-green space at WeedSmart quite closely, so we were excited to see Bilberry, SwarmFarm and Goldacres had teamed up to deliver some new autonomous spraying technology. So, in light of this, we caught up with Goldacres technical guru, David Tuppen who recently commissioned a fully autonomous sprayer with green-on-green weed detection using a SwarmBot robot and Goldacres Prairie Special trailing sprayer.

We also hear from grower Broden Holland, who is based in Thuddungra, near Young in NSW. Broden is a keen precision ag farmer who has just updated to a G6 Crop Cruiser SP. We’re going to find out about his decision-making process behind this upgrade and his approach to spraying and spray drift prevention.

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33 min
March 21, 2021 Regional Update - Brent Pritchard, Agronomist, Albany, WA
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On today’s episode, we’re heading to the Western Region to get an update from Farmanco agronomist Brent Pritchard who is based in Albany.

Brent recently featured in our WeedSmart article on managing fence line weeds off the back of research into glyphosate resistant capeweed which Brent had found at a farm near Borden in Western Australian.

So, in light of that we’ll get a regional update from Brent and also discuss some of the strategies for fence line weed management.

Links

WeedSmart fence line management article.

AHRI insight on glyphosate resistant capeweed.
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10 min
March 17, 2021 Innovative northern grower shares wins and Roundup Ready Xtend stewardship
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Following on with our innovative farmer series from our last podcast, the in this episode we catch up with Northern Grower from Parkes in New South Wales, Bruce Watson. Bruce is primarily a winter crop grower but also has a block of sorghum on 50cm rows sown into a cover crop of barley & lentils.We also learn about Bayer’s Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System. This is Bayer's new cotton weed control system. Bayer Marketing Lead for seeds, traits & round-up Donny Benn & Bayer Market Advancement Manager Matt Hayes joins us to tell us more about the stewardship around this approach.XTEND WORKSHOPSLink: https://www.xtendflex.com.au/NEW WEEDSMART CONTENTMix up your approach to fence line weeds: https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/mix-up-your-approach-to-fenceline-weeds/____________________________________________________________________Producer: Jessica StraussPresenters: Jessica Strauss & Peter Newman
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41 min
March 07, 2021 Regional Update - Craig Drum, Tatyoon, Victoria
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Welcome to the Regional Update. If this is your first time listening to the podcast, each fortnight we check in with an expert from a different cropping region across the country to get a regional update from them.Today we headed to the Southern Region and heard from Tatyoon, Victoria grower and agronomist Craig Drum. Craig is in the high rainfall zone and provides some tips on dealing with the pressures or ryegrass in the region and covers the findings of widespread glyphosate resistance in the region.
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10 min
March 03, 2021 Innovative southern growers share their wins in controlling weeds
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This podcast is the first in our two part series on innovative growers tackling weeds with Big 6 principles. On this episode we're focusing on the Southern Region, hearing from two farmers who have quite different farming systems.Our first guest is farmer Damien Schneider (pictured above). Damien farms at Culcairn in southern NSW with his wife Carissa and their four children. Ryegrass pressure is solid in this region given the reliable rainfall and huge seedbanks, but Damien is achieving solid gains with Big 6.We're also joined by farmer Paul Jarrett from Maitland, South Australia. Paul has a controlled traffic farming system and uses chaff decks. He shares his journey so far with this system. On our next podcast we'll be hearing from innovative growers from both the Northern and Western regions who will share will us their stories and some of the thought processes behind the decisions they've made for their farming systems.NEW ARTICLEOur content producer Cindy Benjamin has updated the Messina family farm Case Study. As you would’ve heard from Andrew Messina on the podcast last year, the Messina’s are forging forward with new technology, including green on green from Bilberry. Check it out here: https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/messina-family-mullewa-wa/REMINDERJust a reminder that quite a few of our articles now are being read as well. You’ll see a play button on those articles at the top. This is great for if you’re driving, especially with spraying and seeding happening. Here's a great example of that on a soil degradation article: weedsmart.org.au/content/herbicide-residues-soil-fully-degraded/________________________________________________________________Podcast Co-Hosts: Jessica Strauss & Peter NewmanPodcast Producer: Jessica Strauss
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37 min
February 21, 2021 Regional Update - Paul MacIntosh, Northern Region
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Our WeedSmart Extension Agronomist, Paul MacIntosh has been very busy in the last month travelling, presenting and visiting farms and agriculture events across the Northern Region. Paul provides a great overview of what's happening in the region and what to look out for over the next few weeks when it comes to controlling weeds.
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#drivesafe #farmsafe
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