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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