EOI 2024/5 windmill grass resistance survey

Have you got hard to kill Windmill Grass on your place

Do you have windmill grass in your cropping paddocks? How well have you been able to control it with herbicides? Have you had variable results?

Do you know if your windmill grass is resistant to the herbicides you are using?

During the spring and summer of 2024/5, GOA is undertaking a survey of of windmill grass in the GOA region to better understand the current resistance status of this troublesome weed. This may explain variability in control and help growers employ more effective herbicide approaches.

Samples will be tested at no cost to the grower but sampling, handling and postage of seed samples will be the growers' responsibility.

There is a limited number of sample tests that are available so if you are interested you are invited to fill out the simple expression of interest form by clicking here.

From the recieved EOI's sucessful applicants will be notified and instruction sent as to how to collect and submitt seed samples.

Samples will be tested to a range of herbicdes commonly used to manage the weed.

The results will be will be publicly available but GOA guarantees complete anonymity of the growers name, locations and advisors.

We welcome EOI's over the next couple of months, however this may close prior and without notice if sufficient applications are recieved before the close date. Over subscription may result in first in first served basis.

Key Contacts

Ben OBrien
Ben OBrien
Research and Extension Manager

Ben is our Research and Extension Manager and has been with the GOA team si...

Maurie Street
Maurie Street
Chief Executive Officer

Maurie started with GOA at its’ inception in June of 2009.  As a loca...

Scott Boyd
Scott Boyd
Senior technical officer

Scott grew up on the mixed enterprise family farm halfway between Peak Hill and...