Two decades of AHRI celebrated in style
![AHRI researcher Danica Goggin, AHRI researcher Mechelle Owen and former Hyden farmer Geoffrey Marshall.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B881116818Z/1551666524995_GUQ237MS8.1-2.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative celebrated its 20th birthday in style last Sunday night.
![BASF Chemicals technical specialist Rodger Mandel and UWA finance research manager Valerie Mandel, and AHRI director Hugh Beckie.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B881116818Z/1551666524995_GUQ237MRS.1-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
More than 100 researchers, farmers and supporters gathered at The Camfield in Perth to mark the 20th anniversary of AHRI.
![UWA office of research enterprise director Campbell Thomson with York farmers Marjorie Boultbee and Andrew Boultbee.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B881116818Z/1551666524995_GUQ237MSA.1-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
In the past 20 years, AHRI has spent millions fine-tuning herbicide resistance research, with a key focus on weed seed control.
![Kojonup farmer Kent Stone and East Pingelly farmer Lance Turner.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B881116818Z/1551666524995_GUQ237MS6.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
AHRI director Hugh Beckie said he believed Australia’s grain- growing landscape would be vastly different without AHRI.
![AHRI research agronomist Mike Ashworth, and Quairading farmers Ben and Emma Wilson.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B881116818Z/1551666524995_GUQ237MS0.1-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
“We have managed to keep a lot of growers in business, which is enormously satisfying.”
![Former AHRI researcher Rob Barrett-Lennard, Curtin CCDM research fellow Pippa Michael, Landmark York branch manager Darren Chitty, AHRI adjunct professor Stephen Powells and University of Sydney director of weed research Michael Walsh.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B881116818Z/1551666524995_GUQ237MRQ.1-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
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