NGN - Developing control strategies for key problem weeds in North East NSW

Description:

Outcome:

Outputs

Output 1.

Title: Consultation Meetings and Demonstration trials.

Description: By June 30, 2025, (recurring annually), this investment will develop strategies to help growers in the North East NSW sub-region to manage regionally specific priority weeds more effectively. A minimum of six (6) trials per season will target the management of the top two (2) priority weeds in each of the summer and winter seasons annually. This will be achieved by:

- Hosting bi-annual participatory consultation meetings with local growers and consultants to identify priority weed issues for the sub-region and disseminate results.

- Conduct trials to develop strategies for the management of the top 2 identified priority weeds.

Minimum 3 trials per weed, per season i.e. a minimum of 36 trials for life of program. Winter 2024 x 6, summer 2024/25 x 6, winter 2025 x 6, summer 2025/26 x 6, winter 2026 x 6, summer 2026/27 x 6

- Herbicide treatment lists to be developed in coordination with GRDC and limited to registered products

- Flexibility on number of trials can be provided if similar weeds are prioritised across multiple sub-regions

Output 2.

Title: Extend, monitor and evaluate activities.

Description: Extend information to growers and consultants identified in Output 1.

Activities must include:

- extension of trial results, this may include field walks, technical workshops, field surveys, case studies, simple decision support tools, provision of technical content for GRDC publications and multi-media use.

- monitor and evaluate the program of work to assess impact adoption of information on farm against the Outcome.