Area wide management for cropping systems weeds
Weed seeds and herbicide resistant genes have the potential to move across farm boundaries and between different land uses. A collaborative project, called area wide management for cropping systems weeds, is taking a unique approach to traditional weed control by collaborating beyond fence lines with varying land users across three pilot regions - the Sunraysia, the Darling Downs and the Murrumbidgee irrigation area. In this podcast, we hear from CSIRO's Dr Rick Llewellyn, and Mallee Sustainable Farming\u2019s Tanja Morgan, about how the project is taking shape in the Sunraysia area.\n\nThis project is supported through funding from the Australian Government, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment as part of its rural R&D for profit program and the Grains Research and Development Corporation and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation.\n\nThe project also involves 11 research and development partners: Grains Research and Development Corporation, Cotton Research and Development Corporation, AgriFutures Australia, CSIRO, University of Queensland, University of Adelaide, University of Wollongong, Mallee Sustainable Farming, Millmerran Landcare Group, Irrigation Research & Extension Committee Inc, and the Toowoomba Regional Council.\n\nContact:\n \nDr Jason Emms, GRDC Manager Weeds\njason.emms@grdc.com.au \n\nDr Rick Llewellyn, CSIRO\nrick.llewellyn@csiro.au\n\nTanja Morgan, Mallee Sustainable Farming\ntanja.morgan@msfp.org.au\n\nMore information:\n\nCould collaboration be the best weapon against weeds\n\nCSIRO Area wide management for cropping systems weeds\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices