{"podcast":{"title":"WeedSmart Podcast","slug":"weedsmart-podcast-664335","podcast_index_feed_id":664335,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1795674.rss","website_url":"http://www.weedsmart.org.au","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/3zm1frvgvjsg29n6kofwv37yalr8?.jpg","author":"WeedSmart","episode_count":243,"summary":"Welcome to the WeedSmart Podcast Channel! Each fortnight we'll bring you updates and in-depth interviews with farmers, agronomists and weed researchers from around our north, south and west cropping regions. #AusAg #Broadacre #Grains #Cotton #WeedManagement Our regional update will talk to our industry leaders focusing on managing weeds, emerging regional issues and practical science-based solutions for use on-farm by you. #RegionalUpdate Our technical update will speak with leading experts to bring the latest application of science to paddock supply chain of diverse weed management to mitigate herbicide resistance and maximise crop gross margins. #BeyondResistance Our current podcaster, Shannon Beattie, will bring the conversation to you in your paddock, ute or tractor, so you can stay connected and plan ahead for future diverse weed management on your farm. Shannon will be joined by our team of WeedSmart Extension Agronomists Pete Newman, Chris Davey, Jana Freebairn, Greg Condon and Paul McIntosh. Listen in to the latest podcast or scroll our back catalogue for progressive weed management over the years in Australian broadacre agriculture. Our previous podcasters Siobhon Eacott…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T20:20:08.824518+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weedsmart-podcast-664335"},"episode":{"title":"Regional Update - Austin Rayner, Nabawa, Midwest WA","slug":"regional-update-austin-rayner-nabawa-midwest-wa","published_at":"2025-07-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weedsmart-podcast-664335/regional-update-austin-rayner-nabawa-midwest-wa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weedsmart-podcast-664335","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1795674/episodes/17536760-regional-update-austin-rayner-nabawa-midwest-wa.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1795674/episodes/17536760-regional-update-austin-rayner-nabawa-midwest-wa.mp3","summary":"Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Austin Rayner, farm manager with EF Smart Pty Ltd, brings an update from Midwest WA with insights into the weed strategy after a period of soil amelioration investment combined with new chemistry, leading to a low weed seed bank plus leaving plenty of other tools in the toolbox for future management. While building to this situation using a diverse weed management program based around the Big 6, the Smart's enterprise contin...","meta_description":"Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! Austin Rayner, farm manager with EF Smart Pty Ltd, brings an update from Midwest WA with ins…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1309,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weedsmart-podcast-664335/episodes/regional-update-austin-rayner-nabawa-midwest-wa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weedsmart-podcast-664335/regional-update-austin-rayner-nabawa-midwest-wa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}