{"id":4504,"date":"2021-08-10T02:39:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T02:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/croplands.com\/au\/?p=4504"},"modified":"2021-08-10T02:42:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T02:42:55","slug":"what-is-your-weed-management-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.croplands.com\/au\/broadacre\/what-is-your-weed-management-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"What is your weed management plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What’s your weed management plan?<\/span><\/h1>

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Do you have a weed management plan in place?
You should.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Weeds left uncontrolled can cause significant yield loss and become difficult to manage later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they aren\u2019t only hitting yields, they are taking money right out of your pocket as well. Weeds can sequester nutrients and moisture from the soil as well as competing for space, light and potentially carrying diseases which attack crops. This competition not only reduces grain yield and quality but can also impede harvesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to Greg Brooke, Colin McMaster and Penny Heuston \u2013 authors of the 2021 edition of NSW\u2019s Department of Primary Industries Weed Control in Winter Crops<\/a>, \u201cWeed control is a numbers game. Growers should aim to reduce numbers and keep them low with an ongoing program. An integrated weed management system, combining all the available methods, is the key to successful weed control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their recommendations for winter crop weed control include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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