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Weed Detection and Control on Small Farms
The booklet 'Weed Detection and Control on Small Farms', is now available for free
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http://www.ruralfutures.une.edu.au/downloads/SmallFarmWeeds_400.pdf
This booklet seeks to describe 'best practice' principles for detecting and controlling weeds on Australian farms, most appropriate to lifestyle or hobby farm owners.
The booklet discusses the importance of controlling weeds, the principles of weed detection (where and when to look for weeds on the farm, how to identify an unknown plant and what to do when a new weed outbreak is found), weed control responsibilities and methods appropriate to small farm owners, guidelines for responsible herbicide use and accreditation, and available weed control assistance.
Copies of the booklet are available free of charge to weeds professionals and small farm owners, while stocks last. Booklets will be distributed on a 'first-come first-served' basis. If you have an extension role with hobby or small farm owners, we encourage you to distribute copies of this booklet as you are able as a means of extending the findings of this research.
If you would like to receive one or more copies of the booklet in the post, please email mcolema8@une.edu.au or bsindel@une.edu.au, indicating your postal address details and the number of booklets you would like to receive. Alternatively, you may phone Michael Coleman (02 6773 3616) or Brian Sindel (02 6773 3747).