ADVISOR PRESENTATION– 2013
BACKGROUND
– Herbicides have delivered vast improvements in weed control across Australia’s farming
system, improving yields boosting profits.
– Herbicide use is under threat. Conservation (no-til) farming has made us overly
dependent on herbicides, with resistant weeds threatening the productivity gains of the
past 20 years.
– It is time to act and protect the good work of Australian farmers in combating weeds.
– Weed Smart promotes the long-term sustainability of herbicide use in Australian
agriculture.
– Growers need to use a diverse range of tactics – both chemical and non-chemical – and
focus on preventing seed production and driving down weed seed banks to ensure
herbicide sustainability.
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Objective
To motivate
Australian farmers
To improve herbicide
To preserve the long
use and weed
term value of
management
Australian agriculture
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Key Messages
MUST DO
1. Act now to stop weed seed set.
2. Capture weed seeds at harvest.
3. Rotate crops and herbicides modes of action.
4. Test for resistance to establish a clear picture of paddock-by-paddock farm status.
5. Aim for 100% control and monitor of every spray event.
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10 WAYS AUSTRALIAN FARMERS CAN
FIGHT HERBICIDE RESISTANCE
AND THEN
6. Don’t automatically reach for the glyphosate.
7. Never cut the on-label herbicide rate and carefully manage spray drift and residues.
8. Plan clean seed into clean paddocks with clean borders.
9. Use the double knock technique.
10. Employ crop competitiveness to combat weeds.
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THE WEED SMART TOOL KIT
WeedSmart App
Weedsmart.org.au
A simple tool to gauge
herbicide resistance risk
and assess weed seed
bank management.
Available on
iPad, iPhone or online at
weedsmart.com.au/app
Campaign hub with all materials
WeedSmart vidoes
A range of how-to videos
available for download at
weedsmart.org.au/multimedia
WeedSmart eNewsletters
Collateral
An array of weed control
measures in each growing
region. Available at
weedsmart.com.au/growers
Get the latest news and
information on sustainable
weed management, sent bimonthly to your inbox.
Subscribe at
weedsmart.org.au/enewsletter
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
• www.weedsmart.org.au/advisors
– The WeedSmart advisor hub to provide you with tools to offer your clients
Also:
• Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative:
www.ahri.uwa.edu.au
• Australian Glyphosate Sustainability Working Group:
http://glyphosateresistance.org.au/
• Grains Research Development Corporation: www.grdc.com.au
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PROJECT AND CAMPAIGN
STAKEHOLDERS
• Weed Smart is an industry-led initiative aimed at enhancing on-farm practices and
promoting the long term sustainability of herbicide use in Australian agriculture
• Australian research partners, commercial entities, Government, advisors and growers have
joined forces to ensure weed management remain at the forefront of global farming practice
• All participating organisations share a common commitment to the long term productivity,
sustainability and profitability of Australian farming
• Other industry partners are invited to join the initiative and help fight herbicide resistance
• The six organisations below are the founding partners of the Weed Smart initiative
PROJECT AND CAMPAIGN
STAKEHOLDERS