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WeedSmart PodcastAuthor: WeedSmart
Welcome to the WeedSmart Podcast Channel! Each fortnight we'll bring you updates and in-depth interviews with farmers, agronomists and weed researchers from around our north, south and west cropping regions. #AusAg #Broadacre #Grains #Cotton #WeedManagement Our regional update will talk to our industry leaders focusing on managing weeds, emerging regional issues and practical science-based solutions for use on-farm by you. #RegionalUpdate Our technical update will speak with leading experts to bring the latest application of science to paddock supply chain of diverse weed management to mitigate herbicide resistance and maximise crop gross margins. #BeyondResistanceOur current podcaster, Shannon Beattie, will bring the conversation to you in your paddock, ute or tractor, so you can stay connected and plan ahead for future diverse weed management on your farm. Shannon will be joined by our team of WeedSmart Extension Agronomists Pete Newman, Chris Davey, Jana Freebairn, Greg Condon and Paul McIntosh. Listen in to the latest podcast or scroll our back catalogue for progressive weed management over the years in Australian broadacre agriculture. Our previous podcasters Siobhon Eacott and Jessica Strauss provide a range of great interviews with farmers and agronomists for a local updates or technical experts bringing the science to you. Stay connected. Stay informed. Stay WeedSmart. #weedsmartau Language: en Genres: Chemistry, Life Sciences, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Beyond Resistance - Facing the Knockdown Challenge with Mitch Allen
Episode 13
Sunday, 11 October, 2026
Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text!On this episode of Beyond Resistance, we're joined by Mitch Allen, Commercial Technical Lead of Crop Protection at Nufarm. Mitch joins host Shannon Beattie to chat all things knockdowns!Australian farmers are facing a period of adjustment to adapt knockdown strategies for up-front weed control at seeding, but we're not on the ropes yet! Mitch says the mix and rotate pillar is only one part of the Big 6 toolbox which provides a framework for transitioning to challenges now and into the future.Knowing your resistance status, getting timing and OSST technology right, using rotations, HWSC and crop competition, all support the chemical tactics to ensure each mixing partner is pulling its weight in the spray tank. The challenge is knowing when you’re onto a good thing – don’t stick to it! Building good stewardship strategies for herbicide use helps ensure new knockdown and mixing partner registrations are here for a long time and a good time!In this episode Mitch discusses why ammonium sulfate is a non-negotiable with glyphosate, what drives the success of paraquat and group 14 mixes, and why more products in the tank is not always the answer!Shannon and Mitch also discuss how some pre-ems are showing useful knockdown activity beyond their residual roles, where glufosinate performs and where it doesn't, and what OSST is making possible in fallow weed control.Learn more about WeedSmart and the Big 6 framework for proven weed management practices by visiting our website. Don't forget to follow us on our socials @WeedSmartAUTwitter/X Facebook Instagram Bluesky LinkedIn Keen for a monthly update? Subscribe here!Got a question or topic you are interested to hear about? Send us an email: weedsmart@uwa.edu.auQueue up our other WeedSmart podcasts & audio: #RegionalUpdates & #BeyondResistance podcasts for great stories from across the Australian growing regions. #Paddocktalk fortnightly weed management news & updates for you.#drivesafe #farmsafe
