Pasture Weed Field Day 2008
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Are you battling soft rush or blackberry? How do you remove sedges (watergrass) from forages while ensuring forage safety? What herbicides are available for pasture weed control? Is that weed poisonous? How can we fertilize economically? How good is Mulato as a forage? These are all questions we ask. Every year we are challenged with new questions, problems, and sometimes, new weeds. It is our goal to help you find an economical approach to weed control in your pastures.
Controlling weeds can be a problem, and optimum weed control will depend on the particular weed species, the environment, weed age and size, as well as time of year. We hope to share some information concerning pasture weed control at this field day.
Who Should Attend?
- Ranchers
- Herbicide Applicators
- Extension Educators
- Anyone who wants to learn more about weed control in pastures
Program
- 8:30 Arrive at Ona & Check in
- 9:00 Opening Welcome & Address
- 9:10 Tour
- Soft rush (bull rush) control
- Blackberry update
- Sedge (watergrass) control
- Cogongrass
- Fertility
- Forage Update
- 12:00 Lunch at Range Cattle REC
- 1:30 Weed Garden Tour
CEU Credits
We are currently applying for CEU. Those needing such credits will be asked to sign in when arriving at the pasture and sign out at the end of the program.
Tour Speakers
Dr. Brent Sellers, Extension Weed Specialist and Asst. Professor, University of Florida-IFAS Range Cattle REC and Dept. of Agronomy
Dr. Greg MacDonald, Weed Scientist and Assoc. Professor, University of Florida-IFAS Department of Agronomy
Dr. Jason Ferrell, Weed Scientist and Asst. Professor, University of Florida-IFAS Department of Agronomy
Dr. Maria Silveira, Soil and Water Scientist and Asst. Professor, University of Florida-IFAS Range Cattle REC and Dept. of Soil and Water Science
Dr. Joao (Joe) Vendramini, Agronomist and Asst. Professor, University of Florida-IFAS Range Cattle REC and Dept. of Agronomy
Pasture Weed Field Day 2008 Brochure (99KB pdf)