Drought provides the ideal opportunity for weeds to demonstrate their competitive ability. It is important to maintain vigilance so that weeds do not become a serious threat to the drought recovery on your farm.

Weeds are a major form of land degradation, and pose a high cost to the community in both environmental damage and lost production in the farming and grazing industries. This Primefact discusses:

• likelihood of weeds
• general problems
• weeds from introduced fodder and grain
• poisonous plants
• plant identification
• herbicide resistance
• control strategies.