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This August, Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) is co-hosting the first WeedSmart Week held in Victoria.
Growers and agronomists are invited to attend the three-day event, beginning with a one-day forum at Horsham Town Hall on August 27. The following two days will be spent touring farms in the Horsham area to see how growers are implementing the WeedSmart Big 6 tactics to minimise the impact of herbicide resistance.
The WeedSmart Week theme 'Diversify and Disrupt - Conquer weeds with the Big 6' says it all.
GRDC is the major sponsor of WeedSmart and senior regional Manager - south, Craig Ruchs, encourages growers from the Wimmera and beyond to make the most of the opportunity to be part of the focused and interactive event.
"Weeds frequently drive systems decisions, having the potential to affect flexibility, choice and ultimately profit," he said.
"Taking a strategic and planned long-term approach, implementing the WeedSmart Big 6 principles, can help put growers back in control.
"Pulses are a particularly important element of crop rotations for many growers in the Wimmera and the production of these crops presents both unique opportunities and challenges for weed control.
"Bringing greater diversity in weed control tactics is critical in the ongoing battle against weeds and WeedSmart Week provides a highly effective platform to share research outcomes and on-farm innovation in a very practical and applied way."
WeedSmart Week brings together a wealth of knowledge and experience from local and inter-state growers, researchers, advisors and technology experts - putting the spotlight on herbicide resistance and weed management.
Growers can see what is and isn't working first-hand and consider how key principles can be applied directly to their farming operation.
At the forum and on the bus trip growers, agronomists and researchers put all the options and ideas on the table for discussion.
Attendees will have several opportunities to see and discuss cutting-edge technologies such as optical sprayers, robots and emerging 'green-on-green' spray sensors, and will find out how other growers in the region are implementing the Big 6 weed management tactics.
The growers, agronomists and researchers speaking and participating in expert panels at the Day 1 forum will spark important discussions about herbicide resistance and how the Big 6 tactics can be used to target the weed species and farming systems in the southern cropping region. There's one thing for sure - doing nothing is not an option.
- For more information or to register go to www.weedsmart.org.au.