WeedSmart

The latest WeedSmart Podcast episode is a sneak peak into WeedSmart Week! Speaking on summer weed control strategies on the Forum Day of WeedSmart Week, Josh Hollitt has over a decade of experience to share and is looking forward to hearing from other growers and agronomists in the region 🌿 We also heard from co-host Pete Newman about his panel, focusing on HWSC and challenges growers have faced. If you're attending WeedSmart Week, take a listen to his tips and tricks to get the most out of the event! Listen here ➡️

❗ WeedSmart Week attendees and last-minute-ticket-buyers ❗ We've reached our attendee capacity for assured catering and bus transport for the WeedSmart Week events! If you're thinking of buying a ticket from this point forward, please be aware we cannot guarantee catering and transport to the Farm Tours and Machinery Expo 🚌 We recommend organising with others to share a ride, contacting a mate to carpool and knowing what options are in Port Lincoln for lunch! We're very excited that our event has been so popular, and hope to make this our best WeedSmart Week yet - thanks for the support! 💪

We're almost at capacity! 🤯 If you're considering grabbing a ticket for the upcoming WeedSmart Week July 29-30, in Port Lincoln, now's the time! With tickets flying out the door, we're finalising the last of the two-day event details so we can offer the best experience to our attendees 💪 Check out the event page here ➡️

In 2017, Craig built a prototype iHSD that eliminated the hydraulic system that had caused problems on the original iHSD de Bruin Engineering adopted the idea and developed the vertical mechanical-drive iHSD that runs off the chopper drive and down to the mill 🚜 Full article ➡️

Stopping seed set late in the season is critical in the HRZ to avoid weed blowouts (e.g. ryegrass) Jana Freebairn gives some options: ➡️ Spray out with a double knock ➡️ Cut for hay ➡️ Crop topping ➡️ Windrow + HWSC More on managing ryegrass in the HRZ ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gX-qH2cY

New Ask an Expert Article! ✨ StevTech’s ‘drone-in-a-box’ system has just been CASA-approved for ‘beyond visual line of sight’ (BVLOS) use, which opens up many more practical uses of the technology in agriculture🛩️ Being set up on farm and ready to fly removes the costs and logistical difficulties of accessing a drone and pilot to fly the farm when needed. Take a read of the full article here➡️ https://lnkd.in/gVeypFXC

Mixing pre-emergent herbicides is often affordable in the HRZ to save yield 👍 💡 Consider mixing new pre-ems with older chemistries 💡 Consider products with post-em residual activity Resources on mixing and rotating herbicides ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g_732e4t 🎬 Jana Freebairn has the tips!

Here's the latest WeedSmart Whiparound ❗ Take a read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/4cLMPvt Featuring all our content from the month, our newsletter is the perfect one-stop-shop for keeping up to date on events, webinars, podcast episodes, expert articles & news 🌾

Herbicide-tolerant crops can be a great addition to the rotation in the HRZ, especially where there's a significant amount of Group 1 [A] resistance in ryegrass 🌿 But this technology needs to be used carefully 👀 🎬 Protect herbicide tolerance traits with Jana Freebairn's tips!

Fenceline weeds causing issues? 🤔 Take a read of our latest article summarising the best advice from our recent Fenceline weed management webinar, in which we talked about new products, non-herbicidal options, and overall strategies 🌾 Take a read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3W8KAwT