#Social

What’s holding back area-wide management?

Although many grain growers believe area-wide weed management has benefits, they are equally concerned over its potential costs – with time constraints the biggest worry. New social science research is uncovering why, in a bid to help design and implement better management strategies.

Farmer attitudes to Area Wide Management of weeds in Sunraysia

A novel approach to weed management in Australia is being investigated with the start of a project that aims to research the management, economic and social benefits of tackling weeds on a broader scale.

Opportunities to Manage Herbicide Resistance through Area-Wide Management: Lessons from Australian Cropping Regions.

Herbicide resistance management is often understood as a decision for individual land managers, but their decisions have far-reaching impacts for […]

Could collaboration be best weapon against weeds?

The AWM project is investigating a different approach to traditional weed control where people have tended to focus on select areas, such as farms, roadsides and national parks, without collaboration.