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  • Stacking tactics for HRZ ryegrass control
    Weeds, 27 Jun 2022
    Stacking tactics for HRZ ryegrass control

    Herbicide resistance continues to increase in the southern high-rainfall zone, highlighting the importance of using ‘stacked’ tactics to prolong the life of important chemistries in the ongoing battle against annual ryegrass.

  • Proactive plan key to FTR control
    Weeds, 25 Jun 2022
    Proactive plan key to FTR control

    Demonstration sites in the northern region are showing that a proactive plan, with residuals, follow-up management and crop competition are good options in the FTR battle

  • What’s holding back area-wide management?
    Weeds, 24 Jun 2022
    What’s holding back area-wide management?

    Area-wide management can reduce the spread of herbicide resistant weeds; the trick is moving this option from theory to practice

  • Weed-suppressive cover crops identified
    Weeds, 06 May 2022
    Weed-suppressive cover crops identified

    Cover crops show their weed suppression credentials

  • New pre-emergent options and their fit in the farming system
    Weeds, 08 Apr 2022
    New pre-emergent options and their fit in the farming system

    Crop rotation will play an increasingly important role in weed control as growers grapple with the rising cost of inputs such as fertiliser and fuel in the 2022 season. New South Wales agronomist Greg Condon says the keys to new pre-emergent herbicide options are knowing which resistant weed population you're dealing with and choosing the best product.

  • Spotlight on pre-emergent herbicides for early sown wheat
    Weeds, 01 Apr 2022
    Spotlight on pre-emergent herbicides for early sown wheat

    New research into dry seeding, seeding rates and their interaction with pre-emergent herbicide effectiveness in controlling annual ryegrass was presented by Dr Mike Ashworth.

  • Oat growers embrace timely registration of key weed control option
    Weeds, 31 Mar 2022
    Oat growers embrace timely registration of key weed control option

    Australian oat growers can be reassured of continued access to a popular pre-emergent herbicide this season thanks to a cross-industry investment resulting in the national registration of Nufarm TriflurX®.

  • How weed-competitive is your crop rotation?
    Weeds, 07 Mar 2022
    How weed-competitive is your crop rotation?

    A long-term study confirms some crop rotations are more likely than others to reduce the weed seedbank over time

  • Weed busting with serradella pasture
    Weeds, 09 Feb 2022
    Weed busting with serradella pasture

    Weed management benefits from a serradella pasture phase have been systematically characterised in multi-year field trials

  • Growers armed with triple threat against weeds in the south
    Weeds, 07 Feb 2022
    Growers armed with triple threat against weeds in the south

    Southern growers could be changing their weed management practices after results from nearly five years’ worth of trials indicate a triple threat strategy, that counters traditional methods, could produce optimal results.

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