In 2018/19, the University of New England worked with Ivankovich Farms in Myalup and David Grays Aglink in Perth, Western Australia, on a two-season trial to explore the effects of different winter cover crop varieties in suppressing weeds in vegetable production.

In this video, Peter Ivankovich from Ivankovich Farms and Grant Swan from David Grays Aglink discuss the pros and cons of the various cover crop treatments included in this trial.

They discuss cool season cover cropping from the weed management perspective as well as some of the practicalities of growing the various treatments during the cool season in south-western WA.

A strategic approach to weed management for the Australian vegetable industry (VG15070) has been funded by Hort Innovation.