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Today on the podcast we’re going be talking about harvester set-up to minimise losses. Professional Contract Harvester Rod Gribble recently did workshops on harvester set-up alongside our NSW based Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon and he joins us on the podcast to share his tips. We also hear from Brett Asphar. He’s a Harvester Specialist with Seed Terminator and also ran workshops in WA alongside our Western Extension and podcast co-host, Peter Newman. He shares his tips on getting harvester set-up right too.Webinar this FridayJoin us this Friday, November 6, for the webinar "How do I make the right decision on using Group Gs with Chris Preston & Chris Davey".New contentDon’t forget to check out our latest content on the website. We’ve got a blog post looking at livestock containment areas. Sam and Emily Eagle share their experience with how this has been a valuable long-term livestock production and weed control tool.https://weedsmart.org.au/more-lambs-less-weeds-in-sheep-containment-systems/We also have two Case Studies for you to check out if you haven’t already. The first is on Andrew and Gina Kenny who farm at Badgingarra, in WA’s west midlands. They’re using an integrated program of crop rotation, mouldboard ploughing, grazing and chaff lining to keep their weed numbers very low.https://weedsmart.org.au/case-studies/andrew-kenny-badgingarra-wa/The second is on Mat Freeman who farms an aggregation of cropping properties at Mullewa and Walkaway in the Geraldton Port Zone of WA. https://weedsmart.org.au/case-studies/mat-freeman-walkaway-wa/_________________________________________________________________Podcast Hosts: Jessica Strauss & Peter NewmanPodcast Producer: Jessica Strauss

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Agronomist Belinda Chase from Dalby Rural Supplies provides a regional update on the podcast today. Fleabane and Feathertop Rhodes grass has been particularly problematic for her region, so she provides some tips on how to get on top of these species.

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On this edition of the WeedSmart podcast, we’re talking all things pre-harvest. Our South Australian-based Southern Extension Agronomist, Chris Davey joins us to give us the rundown on what growers need to be thinking about before harvest kicks off.We also catch up with GROW advocate, Virginia Tech Associate Professor and Extension Weed Science Specialist, Michael Flessner about the new partnership between WeedSmart and GROW. GROW stands for Getting Rid of Weeds and is a publicly led network coordinating research and outreach, providing science-based information and decision support tools to make agriculture more sustainable and precise.On the podcast, we also mentioned we've got some great new content. Here are the details:We’ve got a new blog post looking at livestock containment areas. Sam and Emily Eagle share their experience with how this has been a valuable long-term livestock production and weed control tool. Check it out here: https://weedsmart.org.au/more-lambs-less-weeds-in-sheep-containment-systems/We also have two new Case Studies.The first is on Andrew and Gina Kenny who farm at Badgingarra, in WA’s west midlands. They’re using an integrated program of crop rotation, mouldboard ploughing, grazing and chaff lining to keep their weed numbers very low. Check it out here: https://weedsmart.org.au/case-studies/andrew-kenny-badgingarra-wa/The second is on Mat Freeman who farms an aggregation of cropping properties at Mullewa and Walkaway in the Geraldton Port Zone of WA. Read it here: https://weedsmart.org.au/case-studies/mat-freeman-walkaway-wa/_____________________________________________________________Podcast presenter and producer: Jessica StraussPodcast presenter: Peter Newman

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Caltrop is becoming an increasingly problematic weed to deal with in parts of WA’s farming regions and is a pest Australia-wide. Growers in the Esperance port zone recently raised the issue of caltrop weed in their region at a recent grower network member meeting. So, today on the Regional Update, agronomist Andrew Storrie, who is also known as “Agronomo” will talk to us about how to best control this weed.

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Today on the podcast we’re going to be learning about CBH Group’s new approach to residue limits. CBH Group Agronomist, Steven Tilbrook, will join us to discuss how they’re addressing maximum residue limits.We also will be hearing from John, Tony, and Ben Single about their air-borne weed sensor, Single Shot. This weed sensor rapidly detects and maps weeds. Ben Single describes how he saw the benefits of separating the weed detection and weed spraying tasks and set about building the platform, working with Newcastle-based company, Robotic Systems to make the idea a reality.On the podcast, we also mentioned we've got some great new content for you to check out.If you'd like to find out more about Single Shot, you can read an article we did on it here: https://weedsmart.org.au/taking-a-single-shot-at-weeds/We’ve got a new “Ask an Expert” article with University of Adelaide weeds research and PhD candidate, Alicia Merriam. She answers the question "Where to next in controlling herbicide resistant broadleaf weeds in IMI-tolerant lentils?: You can find the answer here: https://weedsmart.org.au/where-to-next-in-controlling-herbicide-resistant-broadleaf-weeds-in-imi-tolerant-lentils/We’ve also got a new article on stacking the odds against awnless barnyard grass. Check it out here: https://weedsmart.org.au/stacking-the-odds-against-awnless-barnyard-grass/Thanks for tuning in and we'll catch you on the Regional Update next Monday!____________________________________________________________Podcast producer: Jessica StraussPodcast hosts: Jessica Strauss, Peter Newman

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Today on the Regional Update, we catch up with our WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon, who is based in Junee, NSW. We focus on late-season weed assessments and what growers and advisers need to plan for the rest of the season.

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Today on the podcast we hear from two South Australian farmers, Russell Zwar and Tom Gardner, who were part of our recent Clare WeedSmart Week event. They tell us all about how they apply the Big 6 in their farming systems. We also hear about some new research into bromegrass. The latest research supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation shows that any amount of harvest weed seed control is better than none.Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development research officer Catherine Borger, joins us on the podcast to tell us more. We plug our upcoming webinar 'Handling weeds in high residue farming systems – Strip & Disc' with Dr Michael Walsh and our Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon in the podcast. You can register for it here: https://uwa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CWxAGlrrTLmgJgimXewFSQAlso, if you'd like to check out the Weed Seed Wizard decision tool, you can do so here: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/weed-seed-wizard/weed-seed-wizard-download-and-help_______________________________________________________________Podcast Producer: Jessica StraussPodcast Hosts: Jessica Strauss, Peter Newman

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On this episode of the Regional Update, we’re catching up with Delta Ag Agronomist, Rob Long. Rob is based in Moree in Northern NSW. Rob provides an overview of the regional conditions and what to look out for this time of year, with a focus on weeds. He says collecting weeds for resistance testing is really critical.

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Today on the podcast we talk about potential new herbicide tolerant pulse varieties and we also get a summary of how WeedSmart Week in Clare went.Agriculture Victoria’s Dr Garry Rosewarne is our first guest. He joins us to talk about the research he’s been leading in looking at herbicide tolerances in pulses. As many growers are aware, pulses have limited in-crop herbicide options. However, with the development of breeding techniques involving mutagenesis, pulse germplasm has been developed with herbicide tolerances. Our newly appointed WeedSmart Extension Agronomist for South Australia & Victoria, YP AG’s Chris Davey also joins us today. He tells us about how WeedSmart Week in Clare faired.If you'd like to register for our latest webinar on strip and disc systems, you can do so here: https://weedsmart.org.au/webinars/_____________________________________________________________Hosts: Jessica Strauss & Peter NewmanPodcast producer: Jessica Strauss

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Today we’re catching up with WA farmer, Dylan Hirsch, for the regional update. Dylan is a self-professed farming and science geek and he was a 2018 Nuffield Scholar recipient. Dylan farms in Latham, which is in the mid-west of WA.You can follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hirschirsch

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