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WeedSmart Podcast — 246 episodes

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Regional Update - Ted Langley, Bordertown, SA

2

Regional Update - Ted O'Rafferty & Charlie Mitton, Forbes, NSW

3

Beyond Resistance - Recent Resistance Research Results with Roberto Busi & Peter Boutsalis

4

Beyond Resistance - De-Mystifying MRLs with Gordon Cumming & Paul McIntosh

5

Regional Update - Kurt Mayne, Rolleston, QLD

6

Beyond Resistance: The Finer Points of Spray Efficacy with Adama's Bevan Addison and Andre Sabeeney

7

Regional Update - Joe Koch, Flinders Ranges, SA

8

Beyond Resistance - Growing the Next Gen of Agronomists with Nutrien's Rachel Minett and Tom Shaw

9

Regional Update - Will Woolcock, Emerald, QLD

10

Regional Update - Paul Ackland, Arthurton SA

11

Regional Update - Angus Roberts, Dandaragan, WA

12

Beyond Resistance - Spray Water Quality with Richard Holzknecht & Jeshua Smith

13

Regional Update - Kate Shooter, Toowoomba, QLD

14

Regional Update - Reece Rayson, Kimba, SA

15

Beyond Resistance – Early harvest tips from around the Regions

16

Regional Update - Erin Dalton, Forbes, NSW

17

Who Really Decides How You Spray?

18

Regional Update - Austin Rayner, Nabawa, Midwest WA

19

Regional Update - Max Schmelzer, Jimbour Plains, SE Qld

20

Regional Update - Greg Condon, Northern Region, & Jana Freebairn, Southern Region

21

Beyond Resistance - Nipping Gazania In The Bud with Ali Bajwa & Chris Davey

22

Regional Update - Chris Davey, Southern Extension Agronomist, SA

23

Regional Update - Henry Coleman, Jamestown, SA

24

Seed dormancy 101 and a Western region update

25

Header Run – The imi resistance issue: Dealing with broadleaf weeds in 2024 and beyond

26

Regional Update – Ian Pursehouse, Grower, West Wyalong, NSW

27

Regional Update – Stuart Vlahov, Grower, Ellendale, WA

28

Looking forward to WeedSmart Week 2024!

29

Regional Update – Vicky French, Grower, Derrinallum, Vic

30

Deep placement of phosphorus and potassium (P&K)

31

Regional Update – Angus Dalgliesh, Agronomist, Cloncurry, QLD

32

Pre-emergent options and a resistance update

33

Regional Update – Cameron Jenkin, Farm Manager, Pindar, WA

34

Management strategies for glyphosate resistant weeds

35

Regional Update – James Kearines, Agronomist & Grower, Lake Cargelligo, NSW

36

Spot spray technology - advantages and challenges of the latest equipment

37

Regional Update – Matt Elliott, Grower & Agronomist, Nandaly, Vic

38

Wrapping up the 2023 season with a look at weed control across the country

39

Regional Update – Katrina Swift, Grower, Parkes, NSW

40

Diverse crop rotations to drive profit and sustainability

41

Regional Update – Dan Skerman, Grower and Agronomist, Dalby, Qld

42

Crop preparation ahead of harvest and optimum harvester set-up for HWSC

43

What's better out of hybrid and open-pollinated canola?

44

Regional Update - Lance Turner, Grower, East Pingelly, WA

45

Enemy number one was ryegrass at Dubbo WeedSmart Week

46

Regional Update – Jason Coleman, Grower, Temora, NSW

47

How to deal with resistant ryegrass incursions and an update on the Single Shot

48

Regional Update – Don Sampson, Central Queensland

49

Sheep as a strategic weed control tool and Dubbo WeedSmart Week preview

50

Regional Update – Sandon Knipe, Grower, Spencers Brook, WA

51

Growers explain how they spray strategically and effectively

52

Regional Update – Russell Zwar, Grower, Wirrabara, SA

53

Autumn knockdown update with Mark Congreve

54

Regional Update - Peter Galea, Grower, Emerald, Qld

55

Glyphosate resistance update and tips on pre-em herbicide use

56

Regional Update – Tim Trezise, Agronomist, Frankland River, WA

57

Strip tillage benefits and farm biosecurity insights from Dalby WeedSmart Week presenters

58

Regional Update – Mark Habner, Nutrien Cummins Ag Services Agronomist, SA

59

Harvest recap across the regions

60

Regional Update – WeedSmart Week Dalby preview

61

Dealing with a wet harvest

62

Regional Update – Marty Chandler, Agronomist, Lower Eyre Peninsula

63

Innovation in selective spray technology opening up grower's options

64

Regional Update – Jake Hamilton, Farmer, Condamine, QLD

65

Crop topping tips to stop weed seed set pre-harvest

66

Regional Update – Karl Suckling, Farmer, Northampton, WA

67

Considerations for Titan AX Barley and WeedSmart Week recap

68

Regional Update - Adam Morgan, Farmer, Geranium SA

69

Faba beans pack a punch against sowthistle

70

Regional Update - Paul McIntosh, WeedSmart Northern Extension Agronomist

71

Tackling brome and ryegrass in the Mallee at WeedSmart Week Mildura

72

Regional Update - Phil Smyth, Agronomist, Coorow, WA

73

Dealing with stress on the farm and resistance testing wins

74

Regional Update - Giles Kearsley, Agronomist, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

75

How smart phase farming can increase yield and a resistance status update

76

Regional Update - Sam Simons, Agronomist, Moree, NSW

77

Competitive and profitable crops from fixing sub-soil acidity

78

Regional Update - Lance Turner, East Pingelly, WA

79

Adapting spray tactics from summer to autumn pays off

80

Regional Update - Jeshua Smith, Agronomist, Young, NSW

81

Longer coleoptile wheat protects seedlings from herbicide damage

82

Farmers facing price and supply crunch to kill weeds

83

Regional Update - Jim Hunt, Agronomist, Gunnedah, NSW

84

Diverse rotations rock - good for profit, weeds and nitrogen!

85

Regional Update - Bernie Quade, Agronomist, Wyalkatchem, WA

86

Getting residual herbicides right after harvest

87

Regional Update - Jana Dixon, WeedSmart HRZ Agronomist, Clare, SA

88

Controlling late season weeds and driving down the weed seedbank

89

Regional Update - Peter McKenzie, Agronomist, Quirindi, NSW

90

How giving the soil a light tickle can help with uniform weed control

91

Regional Update - Alex Davies, Farmer, York, WA

92

Why crop topping is a great tool to prevent weed seed set

93

Regional Update - Angus Dalgliesh, Agronomist, Dalby, Qld

94

Grazing resistant ryegrass key to weed control success for Scholz family

95

Regional Update - Daniel Birch, Catalina Farms, Coorow, WA

96

Spray camera technology proves popular for Esperance farmers & Epivio C explainer

97

Regional Update - Paul McIntosh, WeedSmart Northern Extension Agronomist

98

Boundary mapping and soil amelioration changed the game for Esperance farming family

99

Regional Update - Greg Warren, Agronomist, Esperance, WA

100

With a 450,000 ha cotton crop predicted, getting the weed control right matters

101

Regional Update - Chris Davey, WeedSmart Southern Extension Agronomist

102

Farmers can now help improve green on green technology

103

Regional Update - Andrew Ruhle, Farmer, Darling Downs & Western Downs, QLD

104

How soil amelioration saved the day for Warakirri's Condingup enterprise

105

Regional Update - Adrian Perks, Farmer, Esperance, WA

106

Weed seed impact mill update with Ben White and farmer case studies

107

Regional Update - James Challis, Echuca, Victoria

108

Group G tips and lucerne as a fence line weed control tool

109

Regional Update - Tim Bartimote, LLS NSW

110

Why chaff decks are a great option for harvest weed seed control

111

Regional Update - Catherine Borger and Ben Whisson, WA

112

Benefits of continuous spraying when weeds are small + Terrad'or explainer

113

Regional Update - Craig Davis, Agronomist, South Australia

114

Lupins and other pulses to benefit from new addition of Reflex in weed control tool kit

115

New green-on-green autonomous spraying technology overview

116

Regional Update - Brent Pritchard, Agronomist, Albany, WA

117

Innovative northern grower shares wins and Roundup Ready Xtend stewardship

118

Regional Update - Craig Drum, Tatyoon, Victoria

119

Innovative southern growers share their wins in controlling weeds

120

Regional Update - Paul MacIntosh, Northern Region

121

Narrower sorghum rows can halve weed seed production

122

Regional Update - Nick McKenna, Geraldton, WA

123

Upwards of 90% weed seed burial with some soil amelioration approaches

124

Regional Update - Chris Toohey, Albury, NSW

125

Green on green technology ready to hit the market

126

Regional Update - Paul Nelson, Croppa Creek, NSW

127

Grazing and baling chaff dumps and Mateno Complete overview

128

Regional Update - Ben Webb, Kojonup, WA

129

Voraxor crash course and why you might consider a double paraquat knockdown

130

Regional Update - Matt Bissett, Swan Hill, Vic

131

Getting harvester set-up correct to minimise losses

132

Regional Update - Belinda Chase, Dalby

133

US weed control group GROW joins forces with WeedSmart and our pre-harvest guide

134

Regional Update - Andrew Storrie, WA, on controlling caltrop

135

Single Shot drone weed mapping & spraying technology and CBH's new approach to MRLs

136

REGIONAL UPDATE - Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon, Junee

137

SA farmers share how the Big 6 fits in their farming systems and why any amount of HWSC matters

138

REGIONAL UPDATE - Rob Long, Moree, NSW

139

Herbicide tolerant pulses provide promise for future

140

REGIONAL UPDATE - Dylan Hirsch, Latham, WA

141

What the lifting of SA's GM moratorium means for growers

142

REGIONAL UPDATE - Ben Wundersitz, Central Yorke Peninsula, SA

143

BONUS: Regional Update with Dr Stephen Yeates

144

WeedSmart Week Preview for Clare, SA!

145

BONUS: Regional Update with David Kingston

146

BONUS: Regional Update with Andrew Storrie Session

147

Digging into the details of problem weeds, focusing on Feathertop Rhodes grass & blue lupins

148

BONUS: Regional Update with Paul McIntosh

149

BONUS: Regional Update with Neil Durning

150

Epic focus paddock results & using S-Metolachlor effectively

151

BONUS: Regional Update with Alex Douglas

152

BONUS: Regional Update with Kurt Mayne

153

Spray application advice & precautions for 2,4-D use

154

BONUS: Regional Update with Chris Pinkney

155

BONUS: Regional Update with Anthony Lee

156

What role Group G herbicides are playing in farming systems

157

BONUS: Regional Update with Lisette Mill

158

BONUS: Regional Update with Greg Warren

159

Getting mixing right to avoid glugs & efficacy issues

160

BONUS: Regional Update with Casey Onus

161

BONUS: Regional Update with Michael Chilvers

162

Taking a closer look at Overwatch and post-em spraying tips

163

BONUS: Regional Update with Ross Pomroy

164

BONUS: Regional Update with Matt Bissett

165

Companion and intercropping piquing interest of Aussie farmers

166

BONUS: Regional Update with Craig White

167

BONUS: Regional Update with Jana Dixon

168

Knockdown update & crop comp course is live!

169

BONUS: Regional Update with Tony Lockrey

170

Weed seed impact mill technology - where it's at

171

Research is showing that mixing herbicides is the way to go

172

Surprising chaff lining results and the future of mill technology

173

Green on green technology set to be within reach

174

Summer cropping tips for the Northern region and highlights from Agritechnica

175

New WEEDit Quadro and US research group's Australian farm tour

176

WeedSeeker 2 overview and weed control findings from CSIRO

177

Stripper front and chaff deck system explainer and grain storage tips

178

Setting up your harvester for HWSC and practical resistance testing tips

179

New herbicide resistance test and getting crop topping right

180

Redekop weed seed impact mill and hay market overview

181

New chemistry derived from the Aussie bottlebrush; BASF new actives and Tecfarm mills

182

'Mind-boggling' array of machinery on display at Horsham WeedSmart Week

183

Robotics, 70 ft blade plough and weed chipper on display at Emerald WeedSmart Week

184

Ray Harrington reckons farmers are calling the shots + paired row sowing with Jack Desbiolles

185

Clever Crop Stalker provides unique option for shielded spraying

186

Drone to tractor fallow weed solution saving up to 95% on herbicide costs

187

Farming with the premise of reducing reliance on chemicals

188

The cost of a bad herbicide mix and innovative farmer Tim Rethus talks about his farming system

189

Addressing roadside weeds and previews to WeedSmart Week in Emerald and Horsham

190

How to address soil compaction

191

Weather forecast accuracy and crop competition trial results

192

Chaff dump management and 'strip and disc' systems

193

Vertical iHSD test results + the WEEDit

194

Our new Diversity Era course 'Pre-emergent Herbicides 101' is now live

195

Farmers share their harvest experience with weed seed impact mills and GRDC Updates

196

How the Seed Terminator & iHSD fared over harvest & the benefits of lime application

197

Crop selection and rotation tips and post-harvest spraying

198

2,4-D update, spray drift advice and how beneficial fungi works to suppress weeds

199

Farmers share their HWSC experiences with Planfarm Agronomist Dani Whyte

200

Crop topping, using Sharpen & getting ready for harvest

201

Harvester set-up and implications of hay crossing borders

202

Australasian Weeds Conference overview

203

Cross-resistance update from Chris Preston and Truflex Canola explainer

204

WeedSmart Week 2018 in Narrabri - An Overview

205

Crop competition and optical spraying in the North

206

WeedSmart Week is heading to the Northern Region!

207

Syngenta Growth Awards study tour to the UK and Switzerland

208

The unsung hero - crop competition

209

Blackgrass control in the UK and the pros and cons of paired rows

210

Herbicide degradation in dry soil and volunteer and ratoon cotton control

211

Getting dry seeding right

212

The future of robotics in broadacre ag and herbicide resistance in the US

213

Pre-emergent herbicide application tips with Chris Preston & Heidi Gooden

214

Mixing herbicides with David Gooden

215

Harvest seed destroying mill technology, with Ben White

216

Disc seeding systems

217

The importance of cleaning seed

218

Harvest Residue Topper (HRT) and Summer Weeds

219

Cropping and Resistance Forum Overview

220

Summer fallow management and herbicide resistance in California

221

HWSC to tackle sclerotinia and the Australian Ground Spray Calculator

222

HWSC Workshop overview and update on sowthistle management

223

Autonomous farm machinery and spray drift tips

224

Harvest tips, crop topping + trifluralin resistance

225

Virtual fencing + Grain & Graze update

226

WeedSmart Week Part 2

227

WeedSmart Week in Wagga Wagga - Part 1

228

WeedSmart Week Preview

229

Spraying Out A Failed Crop

230

SwarmFarm robotics and resistance testing

231

Wagga WeedSmart Week; chaff lining + carts + cotton update

232

Dry Season Special

233

Mic Fels talks weed management and Richard Daniel gives a seasonal update

234

Post-emergent spraying and Global Herbicide Resistance Challenge Conference udpate!

235

Disc seeder & stripper front systems

236

Spray contracting and getting a double knock right

237

Herbicides and stubble – some wash off, some don’t

238

Seed dormancy & herbicide application

239

Grow A Crop Worth Frosting

240

Spray Drift And Crop Competition

241

Pre-emergent herbicides and ensuring summer weeds are kept at bay

242

How to control summer weeds

243

Weed control in the Esperance region & Northern Region Update

244

Learn how to prevent harvest losses

245

Crushing weed seeds using the iHSD

246

Frost, floods and 2,4-D