Pre-emergent herbicides vital for weed control in southern NSW

Elders, Ariah Park, in southern NSW. Mr Edis said the region was a mixed farming area with livestock still favoured and the cropping systems are made up predominately of barley, wheat and canola and legumes when needed. There are a wide range of weed species challenging farmers through the district. “Our prominent weeds are ryegrass, black oats, cape weed, wireweed and fumitory,” Mr Edis said. “In wet years we're getting a lot of toad rush, milk thistles, prickly lettuces, fleabane and a lot of radish.” One of the pre-emergent options trialled this season was Overwatch® Herbicide, from FMC, which is registered for use on wheat, barley and canola. Overwatch® Herbicide is a Group 13 herbicide (formerly Group Q) so a different mode of action to other pre-emergent herbicides being used in the area. “I saw Overwatch® Herbicide at the trial sites at Temora and definitely wanted to have a have a look at it to see how it went in our systems," Mr Edis said.