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  • Grower networks raise awareness of ‘under-the-radar’ challenges
    Weeds, 26 Sep 2023
    Grower networks raise awareness of ‘under-the-radar’ challenges

    Investment through GRDC’s National Grower Network allows weeds that pose localised challenges to cropping systems to come under examination as part of efforts to optimise control strategies

  • Roadside slashing a good option in addressing weeds
    Weeds, 18 Sep 2023
    Roadside slashing a good option in addressing weeds

    Managing roadside feathertop Rhodes grass with frequent slashing, while addressing weed spread at paddock boundaries, shows promise.

  • Weed movement tracked to help inform management plans
    Weeds, 13 Sep 2023
    Weed movement tracked to help inform management plans

    Using genetics, research is helping to uncover weed mobility, which is important data for area-wide management approaches.

  • Nucleic acids – a next-gen weed management tool
    Weeds, 14 Aug 2023
    Nucleic acids – a next-gen weed management tool

    Herbicide resistant weeds are continually evolving in farming systems and new management solutions are being sought. Associate Professor Todd Gaines from Colorado State University in the USA is investigating molecular based strategies that could precisely target problem weeds. He is sharing his learnings with the Australian industry whilst on sabbatical at the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative.

  • Herbicides from fungi
    Weeds, 10 Aug 2023
    Herbicides from fungi

    Fungal species produce an overwhelming diversity of bioactive substances that can be beneficial or detrimental to those exposed to them. Hera Nguyen from the University of Western Australia is using novel genome mining technology to hunt for fungal molecules that could provide new modes of action as herbicides for application in the grain industry.

  • WeedSmart Week 2023 celebrates a decade of weed innovation
    Weeds, 07 Jul 2023
    WeedSmart Week 2023 celebrates a decade of weed innovation

    WeedSmart, in collaboration with the GRDC, has announced the 10th WeedSmart Week.

  • Explore the future of weed control at the GRDC Coastal Weeds Forum
    Weeds, 04 Jul 2023
    Explore the future of weed control at the GRDC Coastal Weeds Forum

    The GRDC Coastal Weeds Forum will be held on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Casino, NSW, where growers and agronomists can learn about the latest technologies and best practices for weed control in coastal farming systems.

  • A battle to watch: AI eyes versus weeds
    Weeds, 16 Jun 2023
    A battle to watch: AI eyes versus weeds

    A New South Wales family has embraced new technology to control in-crop weeds more efficiently and effectively.

  • Intricate stubble–crop ecosystem relationships revealed
    Weeds, 16 May 2023
    Intricate stubble–crop ecosystem relationships revealed

    The establishment of certain crops can result in both in-crop and post-harvest weed suppression irrespective of the presence or absence of post-emergent herbicides during the growing season

  • Weed control in high standing residue
    Weeds, 15 May 2023
    Weed control in high standing residue

    A guide to safe and effective chemical weed control is being produced for farming systems in Western Australia’s northern agricultural region, where maximum standing stubble is retained as protection against wind erosion

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