Organised by Dr Charles Merfield
Location: Lincoln, Canterbury
Price: $420 (incl GST) - includes catering / lunch
Registration is essential as places are limited. To register, please email charles@merfield.com including:
Your / your business name and address for the invoice;
Number of people from your business attending with names and emails;
Any dietary requirements.
Content: This workshop gives a complete overview of non-chemical weed management as part of Integrated Weed Management and managing herbicide resistance, providing information on the changing context of weed management, the fundamentals of weed biology and ecology, through to practical know-how of tools and techniques that farmers and growers can use themselves. Due to the huge size of the topic this is 'only' an overview and cannot get into the detailed of non-chemical weed management in every crop.
Full details of the workshop are available from Dr Charles ‘Merf’ Merfield.
Audience and benefits: The primary audience is horticultural and cropping / 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. There is some benefit for livestock / pasture systems in terms of the overall concepts of non-chemical and integrated weed management plus herbicide resistance. Consultants and advisors working with farmer and grower clients, particularly in cropping, will gain considerable benefit, especially regarding the latest technologies. Scientists, especially those working on the transition away from agrichemicals, will gain valuable insights.
Attendees will be given a colour hardcopy booklet containing all the presentation slides (in handout format). Attendees can also download PDF versions of the presentations after the workshop.
The workshop is presented by Dr Charles 'Merf' Merfield, an international researcher on organic / non-chemical weed management and the leading scientist and consultant in A-NZ.
