Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On this episode of the Regional Update, we catch up with Tim Bartimote. Tim is a Senior Land Services Officer in the Cropping division for NSW Central West Local Land Services. Over the last two years, Tim has been working on a chaff decking paddock demonstration project which has GRDC investment. Tim provides us with an overview of what this project is all about and gives us a regional update for his region.ResourcesVideo on chaff de...
May 17, 2021•16 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 ...
May 12, 2021•35 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 ...
May 03, 2021•20 min•Season 6Ep. 13
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 ...
Apr 28, 2021•34 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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. 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: Twitter/X Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Keen for a monthly update? Subscribe here! Got a question o...
Apr 18, 2021•12 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 wit...
Apr 14, 2021•21 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 commis...
Mar 31, 2021•32 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 strate...
Mar 21, 2021•10 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 see...
Mar 17, 2021•40 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 ...
Mar 07, 2021•9 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 reliabl...
Mar 03, 2021•37 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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. Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our web...
Feb 21, 2021•7 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! In this podcast, we'll be learning about a new approach in sorghum planting. Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries principal research scientist Dr Michael Widderick will join us to explain the GRDC-funded research out of University of Sydney and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries conducted which found that narrower row spacing in sorghum leads to high yields and delete few weeds through crop competition. We also are ...
Feb 17, 2021•38 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! This is our first Regional Update for the Western Region in 2021. Planfarm Agronomist, Nick McKenna joins us to give an overview of how harvest went for his region in and around the Geraldton area. He also provides some tips on how to control weeds given the likelihood of some rain falling due to a tropical low tracking down the WA coast. Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiti...
Feb 07, 2021•6 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Welcome back to the WeedSmart Podcast for 2021! Your hosts, Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman will join you again in 2021 each fortnight to look at a timely topic related to weed control. In this episode, we're focusing on soil amelioration. Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Research Scientist, Dr Stephen Davies joins us to explain what’s involved with soil amelioration and the benefits of thi...
Feb 03, 2021•46 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Welcome back to the Regional Update! This is our first podcast for the year.We’re kicking things off in the Southern Region, with Elders Agronomist Chris Toohey joining us to give an update on his region. Chris is based in Albury, New South Wales. 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: Twitter/X Bluesky Facebook LinkedI...
Jan 24, 2021•14 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Welcome to the last WeedSmart podcast of 2020! What a year it’s been. On this episode we take a deep dive into spot spraying technology. We’re joined by Bilberry CEO, Guillaume Jourdain who provides us with an update on their green on green technology. WA Farmer Andrew Messina also was part of trial work Bilberry did on this technology and he joins us to share his experience.As this is the final 2020 podcast, we'd like to thank you - ...
Dec 16, 2020•41 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! This is our last Regional Update for 2020. This was a new concept we brought about initially as a way to connect with you more due to COVID-19 disrupting in-person events, but it went so well we decided to keep it. So you can expect more Regional Updates in 2021!On this episode, we caught up with Total Ag Services Agronomist, Paul Nelson, from Croppa Creek in NSW. Paul gives us an update on the Northern region, with a focus on how the...
Dec 06, 2020•9 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Today on the podcast we chat with WA farmer Clayton South about his experience with grazing chaff dumps. We also hear from Bayer’s Australian Field Leader of Integrated Weed Management, Craig White about their new herbicide product “Mateno Complete” and how to use it effectively and sustainably in your farming system. As mentioned on the podcast, our latest Ask an Expert on soil degradation can be found here . Podcast presenters: Jess...
Dec 02, 2020•36 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! WA farmer Ben Webb joins us on the Regional Update to give us an update on how his year is panning out. He gives some insights into how he's gone using chaff carts and talks about a few other novel approached he has on farm. If you'd like to find out more about Ben's farming system, you can check out the case study on him we did here: https://www.weedsmart.org.au/content/ben-and-emily-webb-kojonup-wa/ Learn more about WeedSmart and th...
Nov 22, 2020•5 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On this week's podcast we take a look at a different approach to double knocks. WA-based Farmanco agronomist, Mark Lawrence (pictured) shares with us the benefits of double paraquat and other strategies his clients in the medium to high rainfall zone in WA’s south west region are using. We also find out more about BASF’s new Group G herbicide, Voraxor. BASF Technical Development Manager Ian Francis joins us to tell us more about their...
Nov 17, 2020•37 min•Season 5Ep. 46
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On this episode of the Regional Update, we catch up with Agrivision Agronomy Consultant Matt Bissett. He’s based in Swan Hill in the Victorian Mallee. He gives us a regional update on the Central and Southern Mallee and Northern Wimmera. 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: Twitter/X Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Keen for...
Nov 08, 2020•7 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 p...
Nov 04, 2020•36 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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. 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: Twitter/X Bluesky Facebook Lin...
Oct 25, 2020•5 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 sta...
Oct 20, 2020•39 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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. Learn more about WeedSmart ...
Oct 11, 2020•14 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 ...
Oct 06, 2020•42 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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. 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: Twitter/X Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn K...
Sep 27, 2020•10 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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 ...
Sep 22, 2020•40 min
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! 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. Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our website . Don'...
Sep 13, 2020•7 min
