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Today on the podcast we’re focusing on the use of pre-emergent herbicides and knockdowns, with a special focus on group Gs.Associate Professor Dr Chris Preston from the University of Adelaide joins us to talk about how Group G herbicides fit into farming systems and what role they are playing as an increasingly popular tool to control weeds.We’ll also be catching up with Delta Ag Director and Farm Consultant, Tim Condon. Tim provides an overview of where the season is at, with a focus on the Southern region, including knockdowns and pre-emergent herbicides. We’ll also touch on controlling weeds along fencelines.If you'd like to check out our latest webinar "Know thy enemy – biology of our most problematic crop weeds with Dr Catherine Borger", click here: https://weedsmart.org.au/webinars/know-thy-enemy-biology-of-our-most-problematic-crop-weeds-with-dr-catherine-borger/Our upcoming webinar is on June 12 and is entitled "New chemistry - What's new, what's coming & how to keep them for longer with Greg Condon". You can register for it here: https://uwa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JBzle1E7R_-21FxTiTD-IAAnd finally - our new resource on in-crop weeds is available here: https://weedsmart.org.au/keep-control-weeds-in-crop/ _______________________________________________Podcast hosts: Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman

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