Transitioning from such a dry 12 months into a period of continual small rainfall events will present some major challenges going forward.
These rainfall events are slowly adding to the soil moisture profile and will promote the establishment of key weed burdens that will need to be monitored and controlled to protect this valuable moisture for future crops.
With a high reliance on glyphosate in the fallow, we are seeing an increase in glyphosate-tolerant and glyphosate-resistant weeds, as well as a shift towards weeds that are naturally less susceptible, such as milk thistle . . .
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