Hosted by Charles Merfield
$450.00 incl. GST
Giving a comprehensive overview of physical and ecological weed management approaches for Integrated Weed Management (IWM) including integration with herbicides and combating herbicide resistance.
Presented by Dr Charles 'Merf' Merfield, an international academic and practitioner of physical and ecological weed management and the leading scientist and consultant in Aotearoa New Zealand. Merf is head of the BHU Future Farming Centre and Merfield Agronomy Ltd. plus co-owner and director of PhysicalWeeding. He is also the OrganicNZ 2024 Organic Leader of the year for excellence in science communication.
The primary audience is cropping (horticulture and arable) farmers & growers as it is these production systems that have the largest challenge with weeds. Perennial crop (e.g. vines, apples) producers will also benefit with one section dedicated to perennial crops (see below). For anyone dealing with herbicide resistant weeds, this workshop is the start of your solution. There are also some benefits for livestock / pasture systems in terms of the overall concepts of non-chemical and integrated weed management. Consultants and advisors working with farmer and grower clients, particularly in cropping, will gain considerable benefit, especially regarding the latest technologies. Scientists, especially those dealing with herbicide resistance and working on the transition to non-chemical weed management, will gain valuable insights.
To find out more and register, you can find all the event details here.