Much information is available for pasture weed management in Florida. We are faced with new weed control challenges
almost everyday and we adapt our research and extension programs to answer and solve current and potential future
problems. The purpose of this article is to give you access to the most recent information concerning weed management
in Florida pastures.
The most current information can be found at the Range Cattle REC website (
http://rcrec-ona.ifas.ufl.edu/pwsp.html),
where you will find information on weed identification, EDIS fact sheets, and other timely information. Also check
out the “In Focus” archives, which contain information on several topics besides weed control. In addition to this
website, the weed science website (
http://weedext.ifas.ufl.edu) contains
several slide sets and EDIS fact sheets
on pasture weed management. You can also search on the EDIS website (
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu) for ‘pasture weeds’
or do an advanced search for ‘pasture’ as the subject and ‘Sellers’ or ‘Ferrell’ as authors and pull up all of
our pasture weed management publications.
There are several EDIS fact sheets concerning pasture weed management. I believe all of these could be potentially
useful for your pasture weed management needs. However, there is one in particular that I believe you need to keep
with you. It is the EDIS fact sheet entitled “Weed Management in Pastures and Rangeland-2007,” which can be found
at the following website (
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/scripts/htmlgen.exe?DOCUMENT_WG006) or at your county extension
office. Please be sure that is the most updated version. If it does not have the current or future year in the
title, please ask for an updated copy. This publication, along with several others, is updated annually to ensure
that you have the most current information.
We realize that not all information is currently available. However, between Dr. Jason Ferrell and myself,
we believe we are a lot further along than we were 3 or 4 years ago. If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact us (
sellersb@ufl.edu or
jferrell@ufl.edu) or your local county agent.
