| Good management and planning are the key to controlling problem weeds in pastures.
This was the take home message from a weed control day organised by the South East Leading Sheep Committee at Millmerran on August 12.
The day was supported by Millmerran Landcare and Toowoomba regional council.
Two highly credentialed speakers left participants well satisfied with the knowledge imparted on the day which focused on weeds of significance in the local region. An evaluation rated the day as informative and worthwhile.
Presentations were given by:
Sid Cook, a grazing land management officer for the Queensland Murray Darling Commission. Mr Cook formerly worked for CSIRO as an agronomist.
Kevin Melmeth of Dow Agro Sciences who has an excellent practical knowledge of weeds and control methods, especially using chemicals.
Mr Melmeth highlighted the need to have a weed management plan which took into account all aspects from the weed history and identification to its density on the property and control strategies.
Mr Cook spoke on the principles of weed management and how weed control could be integrated into pasture management.
Participants were provided with extensive control information on
African Boxthorn
Tree Pear/Prickly Pear
Mother of Million
Galvanised Burr
Thistles
African Lovegrass
Fleabane
Karoo Thorn
The South East Leading Sheep Committee intends to extend the workshop in other areas such as the Traprock region and districts to the west of Goondiwindi.
Leading Sheep South East region committee member Neil Cameron is one of the instigators of the event.
Mr Cameron, who has a wool, fat lamb and opportunity cropping enterprise, said weeds were a constant battle and good management was essential to keep them under control.
In the Millmerran photo at left are, left to right speaker Kevin Melmeth, Dow Agro Services Dalby;
Neil Cameron, Leading Sheep South East Committee member and speaker Sid Cook, Queensland Murray Darling Committee. | 
