AUSTRALIAN vegetable growers are spoilt for choice when it comes to learning about integrated weed management (IWM) with Applied Horticulture Research releasing a plethora of information on the topic in varying forms this month.
The research organisation is focussing on IWM for August with its horticultural scientists delivering resources via fact sheets, webinar recordings, reviews, podcasts and brochures.
Funded by Hort Innovation, the resources provide the latest in vegetable research and development.
Here's what's on offer:
THIS fact sheet provides growers and advisors with an overview of:
- Important weed species in Australian vegetables and their impact on profitability
- Weed control methods and critical success factors
- Key features of an IWM approach.
Also, this fact sheet has been translated and is available in:
SCIENTISTS from University of New England and Applied Horticultural Research collaborate to discuss the following topics:
- Hygiene
- Crop rotation
- Mulch
- Early inter-row weed control
- Hand weeding
- Herbicides
THIS will highlight the latest updates from vegetable industry experts in Australia, including:
- The service provider's perspective: Maximising the performance of your spray application - tips and tools
- The grower's perspective and spray equipment: How to choose it, test it and use it properly
- The agronomist's perspective: How best to use chemical control options in your farming system - addressing common grower questions.
THE Soil Wealth and ICP project is scanning global technologies to bring growers some of the most interesting and practical advances in weed management. Most new technology for controlling weeds will be a positive step forward for soil health and the environment, and will play an important role in our fight against herbicide resistant weeds.
View the document here.
HEAR from leading industry experts on some of the most interesting and practical advances in weed management. This webinar covers non-selective fallow paddock weed control, as well as selective in-crop weed control, and delivery technology.
THE Soil Wealth ICP team discuss weed management with Adam Schreurs about the results from his demonstration site on his Koo Wee Rup farm.
DOWNLOAD reports and case studies on their four-year research program which aims to help safeguard the vegetable industry by reducing its dependence on herbicides and tillage for weed control.
Also, comprehensive brochures on various weeds are available to download:
- Blackberry nightshade
- Dwarf nettle
- Fat hen
- Marshmallow
- Nutgrass
- Pigweed
View the brochure here.
By taking up the suggestion from the SoilWealth & ICP team of seeding cover crops into the alleys, weeds were suppressed and it created an easier working environment for his staff.
This reduced reliance on herbicides and minimised the exposure of chemicals to personnel, crops and the environment.
Hear from leading industry experts on some of the most interesting and practical advances in weed management. This webinar covers non-selective fallow paddock weed control, as well as selective in-crop weed control, and delivery technology.
This will highlight the latest updates from vegetable industry experts in Australia, including:
- The service providers perspective: Maximising the performance of your spray application - tips and tools
- The growers perspective and spray equipment: How to choose it, test it and use it properly
- The agronomists perspective: How best to use chemical control options in your farming system addressing common grower questions.
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