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Aaron McDonald uses oaten hay to clean-up paddocks with ryegrass: “Oaten hay lets us apply a desiccant over the top prior to cutting for hay. This gives us the opportunity to use a herbicide + non-herbicide double knock on in-crop herbicide escapes.” buff.ly/LL0vI2t
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Great work Roberto highlighting glyphosate is best used alone rather than with spikes on ryegrass!!
Follow the thread for the finer details on why gly works best alone yet Grp 14 + paraquat or glufosinate + spikes are effective knockdowns @WeedSmartAU
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Washed out lentil areas giving some weed challenges before harvest. Full profile of moisture + no crop competition. These areas of weeds need to be managed well & the paddock will pay you back next year providing the control is good until cropping next year @CropDoctor54
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The results are in.
Looks like we have a warm favourite - probably a bigger issue than I thought, as I was thinking it was just a YP issue!?!
Milk Thistles also rated mentions in the comments.
Thanks to those who participated. 🙏
Planning your rotations for next year? Diversity pays for profit and weed control! 🤑🌿💰
Tony Swan gives more info: buff.ly/ryVn2vc
#Big6
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Good old example of crop competition with Neo doing the job well outcompeting rye grass in a 450mm rainfall year 👍 @CropDoctor54 @WeedSmartAU @robbert115 @PBoutsalis @InterGrain1 @BrendanTorpy
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And we can also go the other way, Snuffy!
Here, a double up of Lentils, showing how effective crop comp is on broadleaf weeds.
Disclaimer - 100kg/Ha sowing rate of Lentils is only suitable in Super El Niño seasons. 😜
Now's the time to bung some paper bags in your header to collect weed seed samples for resistance testing! Use paper bags (not plastic) to prevent mould and double bag to stop leaks. 🛍✉
More info: buff.ly/kRfWdYh
Here's a look at what some of the WeedSmart team got up to this week!
1. @_Emily_Chambers & Cindy trekked to WA to cook up some goodies for next year
2. @Paul_WeedSmart spoke at a DPI biosecurity event
4. @CropDoctor54 & Matt Witney gave the lentil lowdown on stopping seed set
Crop topping or spray topping to stop weed seed set? Check out our podcast from 2021 for advice for your growing region: buff.ly/KsG7CTz
Skip ahead to your region/crop with timestamps on our website.
#Big6
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After Thursday’s @WeedSmartAU webinar with @DMAg_consultant, I’ve got the following poll for you.
If you had Green-on-Green tech, what is the main weed you’d target in Lentils?
If your answer isn’t below, please add it in the comments.
Re-tweets appreciated! 🙏
33%Wild Radish
10%Volunteer Canola
46%Tares
11%3 Corner Jack
131 votes • Final results WeedSmart retweeted
It’s been a big year in the Mallee for everything including the ryegrass. Waist high barley and these guys are poking out the top 😬 at least it’s an easy target for crop topping 🤷♀️
A re-play of our Rotations and Local Farming Systems panel session at WeedSmart Week is now available! Hear from Greg Condon + Griffith locals Andrew Ryan, Bellamy Dalton & Barry Haskins.
Watch now: buff.ly/qRzFe4w 😎
(More videos coming soon...)
Hay has been profitable in its own right the last few years, but the Marshalls will keep it in their rotation just for the weed control effect and the risk management benefit of deep stored soil moisture: buff.ly/gF5BfLo
@becsta1984
Catch Mitch Allen on our latest pod, discussing glufosinate pros/cons, how some pre-ems are showing useful knockdown activity beyond their residual roles, and what OSST is making possible in fallow weed control.
Out now: buff.ly/fjmE6ju @NufarmAustralia
Herbicide resistance testing services are offered at:
- AHRI/UWA @resistance_test @AHRI_Team @robbert115 (WA)
- Plant Science Consulting @PBoutsalis (SA)
- Charles Sturt Uni @JohnCBroster (NSW)
More info: weedsmart.org.au/content/tes…
What do Ryegrass, Brome, IH Mustard, SF Turnip, Wild Radish, NL Tares, BL Tares, Milk Thistle, Snail Medic & Burr Medic have in common?
They’re all bagged up, ready to get sent to @PBoutsalis & the team at PSC, ready for resistance testing.
It’s been a big season for weeds! 🙄
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I might have to add this strategy to the @WeedSmartAU Big 6 principles for management of resistant fenceline weeds?
Trumps yesterday’s post about baling them up.
Nothing resistant to livestock mouths as well?? 🤔🤔
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Green on green - useful tool to target resistant radish in lentils. Not perfect but will get better over time and make a diffence in the weed seed bank 👍 @WeedSmartAU @CropDoctor54
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What’s 20-30mm of 🌧️🌧️ going to do to these buggers? 🤦♂️
Good thing these Lentils are only just about to have the first part of their planned Double Knock for desiccation.
