Regional Update - Will Woolcock, Emerald, QLD

About this episode

In this episode, Will Woolcock discusses the current agricultural trends and weed challenges in the Emerald region of Queensland.

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...

People in this episode

Guest: Will Woolcock

Topics covered

• agriculture
• weed management
• fertiliser costs
• chickpea planting
• regional farming

Keywords

• chickpeas
• fertiliser
• weeds
• Emerald
• agronomy
• Nutrien

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nutrien

Places: Emerald, Queensland

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