ST. PAUL -- Animal pastures and Conservation Reserve Program fields are continually stressed with a succession of noxious weeds and woody trees and shrubs throughout the growing season. University of ...

Utility vegetation managers treating this ROW must use herbicides with grazing tolerances to protect the livestock. When applying herbicides on utility rights-of-way (ROW), utility vegetation managers ...

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 ...

Weeds can reduce the quantity and the stand life of desirable forage plants in pastures and hayfields. Weeds also impact the aesthetic value of a pasture. Therefore, producers may choose to initiate ...

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.” ...

Spring is arriving after a fairly wet winter, a perfect environment for bumper weed crops. Now is the time to plan a weed control program that will provide results, not failures. In the following ...

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 ...

What grows in your pasture? Ideally, abundant forage that is nutritious to horses. However, a perusal of most Kentucky horse pastures will uncover 20 plant species, many of which are weeds. The ...

MORRIS, Minn. — Cows don’t like to eat thistles. Farmers don’t want to let thistles take over a pasture. A new possible solution to the problem is the “Cowbot,” a weed-mowing vehicle that can operate ...

Don Driscoll receives funding from the ARC Center of Excellence for Environmental Decisions and the National Environmental Research Program Environmental Decisions Hub. Jane Catford receives funding ...

In Arkansas, one farmer’s weed is another farmer’s favorite forage, says David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist and interim assistant dean of academic programs for the University of Arkansas ...