Success StoryPasture Weed Control



Pasture Weed Control

Author: Gary Hamilton

Planning Unit: Montgomery County CES

Major Program: Forages

Plan of Work: Production and Economic Challenges Facing Livestock Producers

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Pasture forages provide the majority of the nutrients for Montgomery County beef cattle and other livestock for the spring, summer and fall seasons. Due to weather conditions, winter feeding areas and in some cases over grazing, weeds have become a major problem in some pastures. These weeds compete with and reduce the availability of  of our desired grazing forages. To address this issue Dr. JD Green, University of Kentucky Weed Science Specialist and this agent worked with a county farmer to conducted a demonstration plot looking at different chemical control strategies for the weeds in these pastures. The demonstration project started  in August of 2018 with the application and replication of 3 different product treatments. Throughout the year control ratings and weed counts were taken on 3 different occasions. In July of 2019 we conducted a Pasture Weed Walk to show the results of the Weed Control Demonstration Plot and to discuss other pasture weed control methods. 63 farmers from Montgomery and other counties attended this event. These farmers expressed and commended on how much they enjoyed this event and how much knowledge they gained from having attended.






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