Workshop locations for 2021
A thorough understanding of how herbicides work assists agronomists and growers to maximise herbicide performance. When confronted with a range of weed problems and environmental conditions, the challenge is to optimise the results in the field.
Knowing what weeds will be controlled from a herbicide application is the easy bit – it’s on the label.
More challenging questions include:
- Why do herbicides perform or fail in some situations?
- Critical comments on the label. Why do they exist and how were they developed?
- How do adjuvants and water conditioning agents work? What should be used, when and why?
- How does resistance affect different herbicides? What strategies can be used as resistance emerges?
- How do residual herbicides work and what influences their breakdown?
ICAN is delivering a series of GRDC supported workshops for agronomists which go into the science underpinning how herbicides work. Participants will leave with a better understanding of the key factors dictating herbicide performance and what can be done in the paddock to ensure weed control is maximised.
Workshop outline
| Workshops will be customised for each location to focus on regionally important herbicides and management issues under the following structure. |
| How herbicides work – disruption of key enzyme systems within the plant |
| Leaf entry of post-emergent herbicides. Including the influence of environmental conditions and the importance of adjuvants |
| Post-emergent herbicide translocation and metabolism |
| Herbicide resistance and resistance mechanisms |
| Maximising performance of the key post-emergent MOAs |
| Pre-emergents – influence of stubble, volatilisation, photodegradation and incorporation |
| Pre-emergents – relationship with soil type and soil moisture |
| Herbicide degradation, plantbacks and crop safety |
| Discussion around pre-emergent herbicides, tillage and planter type |
| Maximising the performance of key pre-emergent herbicides |
These small group workshops will run for 1.5-days. Participant numbers are limited to ensure active participation and discussion. Previous workshops have ‘sold-out’, so registration is essential to secure your place.
While the workshop content is targeted to experienced agronomists, interested growers are welcome to register.
Cost is $165 ($150 + GST) per workshop.
Workshop locations for 2021
Workshops commence at 8.45am for a 9am start on Day 1 and will finish by lunchtime on day two.
| Date |
Location |
Venue |
| Tuesday 2 & Wednesday 3 February 2021 |
Parkes, NSW
[FULL - CLOSED TO REGISTRATION] |
[FULL - CLOSED TO REGISTRATION] - please email erica@icanrural.com.au or
Ph: 02 9482 4930 to add your name
to the waiting list. |
| Thursday 4 & Friday 5 February 2021 |
Wagga Wagga, NSW
[FULL - CLOSED TO REGISTRATION] |
[FULL - CLOSED TO REGISTRATION] - please email erica@icanrural.com.au or
Ph: 02 9482 4930 to add your name
to the waiting list. |
| Tuesday 16 & Wednesday 17 February 2021 |
Hamilton, VIC |
Grange Burn Motel, 142 Ballarat Rd, Hamilton, VIC 3300 |
| Thursday 18 & Friday 19 February 2021 |
Horsham, VIC
[FULL - CLOSED TO REGISTRATION] |
[FULL - CLOSED TO REGISTRATION] - please email erica@icanrural.com.au or
Ph: 02 9482 4930 to add your name
to the waiting list. |
| Tuesday 16 & Wednesday 17 March 2021 |
Kadina, SA |
Copper Coast Sports & Leisure Centre, 1 Doswell Terrace, Kadina, SA 5554 |
| Thursday 18 & Friday 19 March 2021 |
Adelaide, SA
[FULL - CLOSED TO REGISTRATION] |
[FULL - CLOSED TO REGISTRATION] - please email erica@icanrural.com.au or
Ph: 02 9482 4930 to add your name
to the waiting list. |
Please note: As ICAN requires interstate travel from Queensland to deliver these workshops, they will only proceed if state boarders entry/exit is permitted at the time of the workshop. Should we need to postpone any workshop(s), registrants will be able to hold their spot for a rescheduled workshop OR obtain a refund. Due to Covid restrictions, pre-registration is essential for these workshops and registrations will not be taken on the day.
Enquiries or to register interest in attending a workshop near you, please contact ICAN: Ph: 02 9482 4930 or
erica@icanrural.com.au OR
fill in the on-line registration form below
If you would like to register multiple people from the same organisation, please contact us for a group booking.
