I'd like to pass along this information from Bruce Anderson, UNL forage specialist. Mid-June is a popular time to spray pasture weeds. However, many weeds can be good feed if grazed while young and ...

Here are some tips to control some of the common weeds in pastures: • Bitterweed — Spray bitterweed before it flowers. Bitterweed readily is controlled with 2,4-D amine at 1 to 2 pints/A applied in ...

Three basic ways to control weeds are good pasture management, mowing and herbicides. There is no better weed control agent than plant competition. When pastures are managed for maximum production, ...

In Arkansas, one farmer’s weed is another farmer’s favorite forage, David Fernandez, Ph.D., an Extension livestock specialist, said. “Many cattle producers in southern Arkansas brag about their ...

When discussing weed control in perennial warm-season pastures, the focus is usually on warm-season broadleaf weeds, such as ragweed or broomweed, or warm-season grass weeds, such as sandbur or ...

In response to the recent letter about spraying weeds: I do wholeheartedly understand about milkweed and the Monarch butterfly. As a cattle farmer though, I have battled weeds of all sorts in my ...

Webster’s dictionary defines a weed as “a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth; especially: one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants.” ...

In Arkansas, one farmer's weed is another farmer's favorite forage, said David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist and interim dean of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education for the ...