{"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 - Will Woolcock, Emerald, QLD","slug":"regional-update-will-woolcock-emerald-qld","published_at":"2026-04-29T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weedsmart-podcast-664335/regional-update-will-woolcock-emerald-qld","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weedsmart-podcast-664335","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1795674/episodes/19094523-regional-update-will-woolcock-emerald-qld.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1795674/episodes/19094523-regional-update-will-woolcock-emerald-qld.mp3","summary":"Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! In this episode of Regional Update, we're joined by Will Woolcock, Branch Manager and Agronomist at Nutrien in Emerald, QLD. Will's territory extends about 200km north and south of Emerald, where he's seeing a lot more growers planting chickpeas this year, in response to the current fertiliser cost and supply issues. The region's current weed challenges are feather top rhodes grass, sweet summer grass and fleabane in the summ...","meta_description":"Got a question or topic you're interested in? Send us a text! In this episode of Regional Update, we're joined by Will Woolcock, Branch Manager and Agrono…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1132,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weedsmart-podcast-664335/episodes/regional-update-will-woolcock-emerald-qld/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-will-woolcock-emerald-qld.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}