Success StoryPasture weed control



Pasture weed control

Author: Jerry Little

Planning Unit: Boyle County CES

Major Program: Forages

Plan of Work: Management and Marketing

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

An increase in the broadleaf weed pressure in pastures has created problems for beef cattle producers in Boyle county. Beef backgrounders need their pastures to be as weed free as possible to increase the weight of gain on calves. With the number of questions the ANR agent gets on controlling these weeds he has worked with the U.K.extension weed specialist on looking at herbicide control measures. A replicated plot was set up looking at several broadleaf weed control herbicides labeled for pasture use, and new herbicide chemistry that is being looked at for the market. Along with the replicated plot a strip test using common herbicides (2,4,D, Weedmaster, and Pasturegard, was done and set up for a pasture walk meeting open to producers in the county. This will be the first on farm meeting that has been scheduled since the pandemic started.  






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