Crop topping is doomed. 23 Oct 2024 The days of crop topping with glyphosate are numbered. We have a lot of glyphosate resistance. Lots and lots. Resistance testing services are finding that about half of the populations tested are resi... Crop Topping Glyphosate Harvest Weed Seed Control Herbicide Resistance Ryegrass Windrowing Read more
Is Paraquat on the Ropes? 24 Jun 2024 Is Paraquat on the ropes? Being on the ropes isn’t always bad. It worked for Muhammad Ali using the rope-a-dope technique against George Foreman in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ in 1974. Ali lay back on ... Fencelines Glyphosate Herbicide Resistance Paraquat Ryegrass Read more
Sakura off patent 26 Nov 2023 It happened... Sakura came off patent and it halved in price. We knew it would come down in price, but halving in price has surprised many of us. The prices that I’ve heard so far is about $30/ha for ... Harvest Weed Seed Control Herbicide Resistance Terminator Agronomist Read more
There are two types of people in the world 5 Nov 2023 Those that finish what they start. There are two types of weeds in your crop right now. Those that germinated early and survived all the herbicides that you threw at them, and those that germinated la... Herbicide Resistance Late Germination Ryegrass Terminator Agronomist Read more
The last knock 5 Nov 2023 "Yeah, nah bro!" “Yeah, I’ve crop topped my crop with glyphosate, so nah I don’t need to use harvest weed seed control.” This was a grower who understood the need to do something about weed seeds, but... Double Knocks Glyphosate Herbicide Resistance Terminator Agronomist Read more
One in six paddocks has glyphosate resistant ryegrass in Australia 5 Nov 2023 That’s the recent message from the national herbicide resistance survey. I reckon glyphosate is probably the biggest herbicide resistance issue facing Australian farmers at the moment. Why? We have re... Glyphosate Herbicide Resistance Ryegrass Terminator Agronomist Read more