WeedSmart Podcast

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Today on the Regional Update we’re catching up Geraldton based consultant, Chris Pinkney. Chris is one of the Directors of Agrarian Management. His area got hit pretty hard recently by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga colliding with a cold front which saw winds rip through the region, blowing away valuable topsoil from farmland in the pro...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On this Regional Update podcast, we get an update on Central Queensland from Nutrien Ag Agronomist, Anthony Lee, based in Clermont. WeedSmart Week 2026 is heading to Griffith, NSW, August 18-19! Join us for an engaging week of peer-to-peer discussion and learning about sustainable weed management and herbicide stewardship. The event...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Today on the podcast we’re focusing on the use of pre-emergent herbicides and knockdowns, with a special focus on group Gs. Associate Professor Dr Chris Preston from the University of Adelaide joins us to talk about how Group G herbicides fit into farming systems and what role they are playing as an increasingly popular tool to cont...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Today on the Regional Update, we mix it up a bit by focusing on a problematic weed in the Basalt to Bay region - gorse weed. The seed of this weed can last over 50 years and can cause havoc for farmers as it is difficult to get control of and also can acidify the soil it grows in. Basalt to Bay Landcare Project Manager, Lisette Mill...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On this episode, we’re catching up with Farm and General Agronomy Manager, Greg Warren. He’s based in Esperance and is going to give us a regional update on this area which is in the South East of Western Australia. We also discuss how WeedSmart Week will be coming to Esperance next August! WeedSmart Week 2026 is heading to Griffith...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Today's podcast focuses on getting tank mixes right to avoid glugs and ensure they’re as effective as they can be. Bayer Market Development Agronomy and Field Leader of Integrated Weed Management Australia, Craig White, talks to us about how to get mixing orders right to avoid glugs in tanks and to get the best tank-mix possibl...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Today on the WeedSmart regional update, we catch up with B & W Rural agronomist, Casey Onus. Casey is based in Moree and gives us an update on Northern NSW, with a focus on residual herbicide use. WeedSmart Week 2026 is heading to Griffith, NSW, August 18-19! Join us for an engaging week of peer-to-peer discussion and learning a...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On this episode, we catch up with Tasmanian grower and GRDC southern panel member, Michael Chilvers. Michael gives us a regional update and also tells us a bit more about our upcoming webinar on Friday on ryegrass control in the high rainfall zone. Michael is keen to encourage growers to take a more integrated approach to weed contr...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! This week, we're catching up with University of Adelaide weeds researcher, Dr Peter Boutsalis, to talk about the latest resistance testing results he’s collated, tips on post-em weed control and FMC’s new product, Overwatch. We're also going to hear from FMC Australasia R&D Manager, Geoff Robertson, to get the rundown...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On this episode, we’re catching up with Nutrien Ag Solutions Agronomist, Ross Pomroy. He’s based in Dalby and is going to give us a regional update on the Darling Downs. Ross works in cotton and all broadacre crops, both summer and winter, as well as irrigation scheduling. WeedSmart Week 2026 is heading to Griffith, NSW, August 18-1...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On this episode, we catch up with Agrivision Agronomy Consultant Matt Bissett. He’s based in Swan Hill in the Victorian Mallee. He’s going to give a regional update on the Central and Southern Mallee and Northern Wimmera. WeedSmart Week 2026 is heading to Griffith, NSW, August 18-19! Join us for an engaging week of peer-to-peer disc...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Today on the podcast we’re doing a special on intercropping and companion cropping. Before we get into it, here's what both intercrops and companion crops are:Intercrop: where two or more species are sown and harvested together with the objective to harvest the grain of both species. Companion crop: Where two or more species ar...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Bayer Market Development Agronomy and Leader of Integrated Weed Management Australia, Craig White, joins us for a Regional Update for the South West of Western Australia. WeedSmart Week 2026 is heading to Griffith, NSW, August 18-19! Join us for an engaging week of peer-to-peer discussion and learning about sustainable weed manageme...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Today on the Regional Update Podcast, we chat with Rural Directions Graduate Agribusiness Consultant, Jana Dixon. Jana is based in Clare, South Australia and provides a great regional update for what growers and advisors should be considering at the moment, with a particular focus on knockdown herbicides. We also provide an update o...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! We're very excited to announce on the podcast that our new Crop Competition 101 course is now live! On the podcast, we chat with Dr Michael Widderick and Dr Gurjeet Gill about their contributions to the course. You can register for this free online course here: https://www.diversityera.com/courses/crop-competition-101We also he...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! We’re doing a new podcast in these crazy times as in-person events can no longer go ahead for the time being due to COVID-19. Each Monday we’ll have an expert from a different cropping region to provide a regional weeds-focused update. This week we’re catching up with Moree-based Amps Senior Consulting Agronomist, Tony Lockrey. Weed...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! It's been almost two years to the day that we released our first podcast on weed seed impact mill technology. Back then, we caught up with WA (Cuballing) farmer, Roger Newman about his experience with the HSD and Andrew Todd (Dowerin, WA) about his experience with the Seed Terminator ( check out the 2018 podcast here ).  Well,...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Join your co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to find out about why mixing and rotating herbicides is the way to go. Today we’re chatting with AHRI researcher Roberto Busi about his latest research into resistance in wild radish and annual ryegrass and why it’s so important to mix and rotate herbicides in your farming system....

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! In this week's episode, Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman catch up in person to talk about the highlights of the GRDC Crop Updates which have been taking place across the country. Peter talks about what he presented at updates, including research done by Dr Michael Walsh from University of Sydney on the efficacy of chaff lining....

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Technology in general, including in the ag space, is moving forward at an accelerated rate. While green on brown technology is now being adopted and good results are being seen in the field, green on green technology is on the cusp of being a commercial reality.  And while there might be fears it'll be cost-prohibitive, AutoWee...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! We're back for our first podcast of 2020 and the decade! Join your hosts, Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman, as they talk about Summer Cropping and highlights from the massive agricultural tradeshow, Agritechnica. With recent rainfall in parts of the Northern region, some farmers will be considering putting in a Summer crop. We...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! This is our last podcast for 2019! It's been such a great year, covering a broad range of topics related to integrated weed management. In this episode, hosts, Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman, give an overview of what were the most popular podcasts and articles WeedSmart produced in 2019.In following up from our last podcast w...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On the podcast this week, we find out about the new bells and whistles of the WeedSeeker 2 and we also get an insight into the weed control findings of a CSIRO-led farming systems project in the Northern region. McIntosh Distributions Sales Representative Scott Jameson provides a great overview of the just-released WeedSeeker 2. It’...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! On the podcast today, you're joined by co-hosts Jessica Strauss and Peter Newman to find out some practical tips on grain storage and delve into the details of a stripper front and chaff deck system. Grower Jamie Phillis from Ungarra, in the Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia joins us on the podcast to tell us about his farm...

Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! As you’re probably already aware, here at WeedSmart we’re big advocates of harvest weed seed control. However, getting this right starts with good harvester set-up. In this podcast, we catch up with one of our WeedSmart advocate farmers, Warwick Holding, about setting up your harvester correctly, with a focus on chaff decks. We also...