WeedSmart Podcast
Episodes
Getting dry seeding right
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!With many parts of the country facing little to no Autumn rainfall events so far, man...
The future of robotics in broadacre ag and herbicide resistance in the US
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!In this podcast, we learn about what's happening in the robotics space for broad...
Pre-emergent herbicide application tips with Chris Preston & Heidi Gooden
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!With seeding and pre-emergent herbicide application kicking off around the country, w...
Mixing herbicides with David Gooden
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!With seeding around the corner (or potentially already started for some!), keeping we...
Harvest seed destroying mill technology, with Ben White
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Harvest seed destroying mill technology has been the talk of the town among harvest w...
Disc seeding systems
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Nearly a year ago, Extension Officer Greg Condon co-hosted a podcast with Jessica Str...
The importance of cleaning seed
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!For many growers, planting seed is just around the corner, but to ensure quality seed...
Harvest Residue Topper (HRT) and Summer Weeds
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!We're back for 2018! This is our first podcast of the year and we are excited to...
Cropping and Resistance Forum Overview
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!In our last podcast for the year, we present an overview of the recent Cropping and R...
Summer fallow management and herbicide resistance in California
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!This time of year, Summer fallow management is on the radar to ensure weeds are kept ...
HWSC to tackle sclerotinia and the Australian Ground Spray Calculator
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Research out of the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM)has indicated that t...
HWSC Workshop overview and update on sowthistle management
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!With the help of GRDC, Planfarm recently held Harvest Weed Seed Control (#HWSC) works...
Autonomous farm machinery and spray drift tips
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!It's that time of year already where farmers are getting out their spray rigs an...
Harvest tips, crop topping + trifluralin resistance
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Development Officer at Merredin Research Station Glen Riethmuller gives some useful i...
Virtual fencing + Grain & Graze update
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Jessica Strauss is joined by co-host Greg Condon who is one of the AHRI extension off...
WeedSmart Week Part 2
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!In Part 2 of our WeedSmart Week coverage, hear from Day 2 of the Farm Visits, featuri...
WeedSmart Week in Wagga Wagga - Part 1
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!WeedSmart Week in Wagga Wagga was a cracker of an event. We're so thankful to al...
WeedSmart Week Preview
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Today is the last day to register for WeedSmart Week in Wagga Wagga, which kicks off ...
Spraying Out A Failed Crop
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!It's been a tough season in many parts of the country for farmers. In particular...
SwarmFarm robotics and resistance testing
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!What will the future of agriculture look like? One of the founders of SwarmFarm Robot...
Wagga WeedSmart Week; chaff lining + carts + cotton update
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!In this choc-a-block podcast, hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman investigate chaf...
Dry Season Special
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman provide a national seasonal update in this pod...
Mic Fels talks weed management and Richard Daniel gives a seasonal update
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!In this week's podcast, we hear from Esperance farmer Mic Fels who discusses the...
Post-emergent spraying and Global Herbicide Resistance Challenge Conference udpate!
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Peter Newman is back from the Global Herbicide Resistance Challenge Conference with a...
Disc seeder & stripper front systems
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!One system which some might consider a bit more obscure is that of a disc seeder and ...
Spray contracting and getting a double knock right
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Sometimes outsourcing some of the big jobs on the farm can be of real benefit. Whethe...
Herbicides and stubble – some wash off, some don’t
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!If Yaseen Khalil’s recent research is anything to go by, trifluralin would make a w...
Seed dormancy & herbicide application
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Sleep. It's something essential to human survival and most people would say they...
Grow A Crop Worth Frosting
15 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Correct early crop sowing strategies can be unravelled by a frost event later in the ...
Spray Drift And Crop Competition
03 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Join your hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman in the first podcast for March! Spra...
Pre-emergent herbicides and ensuring summer weeds are kept at bay
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Dr Chris Preston chats to us about correct pre-emergent herbicide use and Colin McMas...
How to control summer weeds
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!It's the first podcast of 2017 and we're excited to be chatting with Andrew...
Weed control in the Esperance region & Northern Region Update
20 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Harvest is done and dusted for the majority of growers across the nation. In this Chr...
Learn how to prevent harvest losses
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!In this second podcast focusing on harvest Peter Newman and Jessica Strauss discuss h...
Crushing weed seeds using the iHSD
15 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!With harvest kicking off across Australia, we check in with Warren Treasure who is us...
Frost, floods and 2,4-D
26 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!Over the last few weeks the parts of Western Australia have been impacted by frost, w...