Avoid killing herbicides by finding new ways to kill weeds, says researcher

Vernon Graham
Updated July 6 2020 - 4:27pm, first published 12:00pm
WEED WARRIOR: Associate Professor Michael Walsh from Sydney University says Australian agriculture desperately needs to develop non-chemical weed killing options to reduce herbicide use.
WEED WARRIOR: Associate Professor Michael Walsh from Sydney University says Australian agriculture desperately needs to develop non-chemical weed killing options to reduce herbicide use.

Laser and electrical weeding are the most promising non-chemical solutions to growing herbicide resistance in Australian cropping regions.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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