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Herb Webb, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Conservationist, visiting with Lauraine and George Johnson about and the results of their noxious weed control through EQIP. July 2012.
Lowland rice weeds /POACEAE (grass family)
Weed name: Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
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The location here is the Wychnor Viaduct near Croxall in Staffordshire. This is the confluence of the Trent and Tame rivers. The rail vehicle heading south over the viaduct is a Windhoff Multi Purpose Vehicle, which I believe is fitted with equipment for weed control. The rear unit is DR 98909, in Network Rail livery.
Kansas State University researchers have discovered the mechanism by which weeds develop resistance to glyphosate, an herbicide. Their work could lead to improved weed control strategies and improved production in farm fields and other areas where weeds affect plants and crops. Pictured, left to right, are Mithila Jugulam, Dal-Hoe Koo, Bernd Friebe and Bikram Gill.
I decided to use landscape fabric over the entire surface of the new garden for weed control and plant the plants through an "X" in the fabric. To help keep out varmints, I encircled the garden with fencing and added a gate at the entrance. There was a large mound of wild grapevine that I left in place and I got a 6' section of bamboo-like fencing to help keep it in check.
Lowland rice weeds / POACEAE (grass family)
Weed name : Paspalurn distichurn L.
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Upland rice weeds / COMMELINACEAE (spiderwort family)
Weed name: Commelina benghalensis L.
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Invasive plant species, Common Tansy in Western SD. This invasive species is spread via vehicles, humans, or animals. Once this weed on the site, it spreads by seeds or rhizomes and will take over a pasture or meadow. It lowers the plant community diversity and degrades wildlife habitat. They have no natural enemies. Common Tansy is listed as a locally noxious weed in Lawrence County.
The practice of Herbaceous Weed Control (315) can be utilized to address resource concerns such as:
Plant Pest Pressure
Excessive damage to plant communities from pests such as undesired plants, insects, diseases, animals, soil borne pathogens, and nematodes. This concern addresses invasive plant, animal, and insect species.
Plant Structure and Composition
Plant communities have insufficient composition and structure to achieve ecological functions and management objectives.
Degraded plant composition occurs when there is a lack of diversity of plant species within a geographic area or an imbalance in the relative abundance of plant species. Degraded structure refers to plant density, distribution patterns, or height and layering that is not suited to providing the desired conservation benefits and products.
Terrestrial Habitat for Wildlife and Invertebrates
Quantity, quality or connectivity of food, cover, space, shelter, and/or water is inadequate to meet requirements of identified terrestrial wildlife or invertebrate species.
Perhaps the greatest threat to wildlife is habitat loss through lack of management, invasive plants, and habitat conversion or destruction. Habitat dependent organisms that lack adequate tree, shrub, or herbaceous plant cover necessary for mating and nesting, or shelter and cover for nesting, feeding, and resting will not thrive.
For more information on South Dakota's resource concerns, visit www.sdresrouceconcerns.org or www.farmers.gov/conserve/tool. You can also reach out to your local NRCS office or Conservation District. Find your local USDA NRCS office and employee directory at: bit.ly/ContactNRCSSD.
Lowland rice weeds / CYPERACEAE (sedge family)
Weed name: Scirpus maritimus L.
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GBRf Class 66/7 No.66720 Wascosa with No.66731 Captain Tom Moore on the rear at Colchester on 19th April 2024 working 3Q00 11:43 Stowmarket-Broxbourne Bayer Weed Control train.
Geographic Range
The West Indian manatee or sea cow (Trichechus manatus) is commonly found in shallow coastal areas, but can also be found in shallow rivers, estuaries, and canals. In the United States this species is concentrated around Florida in the winter months and migrates as far north as Virginia and as far west as Louisiana in summer months. The range of this species extends through the Caribbean, along the eastern coast of Central America and the northern coast of South America as far as northeastern Brazil.
(FPL 1989, Rathbun 1990)
Biogeographic Regions:
nearctic (native ); neotropical (native ); antarctica (native ); atlantic ocean (native ).
Habitat
West Indian manatees are capable of withstanding large changes in salinity and move freely between freshwater and marine habitats. They can be found in shallow rivers, canals, saltwater bays, estuaries and coastal areas. Because of their extremely low metabolic rate and absence of a thick layer of insulating body fat, they are restricted to tropical and subtropical waters.
This species may inhabit clear or muddy waters. Because of their large size, manatees prefer water reaching at least 1 to 2 meters in depth. These animals are most commonly found travelling in waters 3 to 5 meters deep and waters over 6 meters are generally avoided.
If the water is deep enough and the currents are not too strong (under 5 kilometers per hour), manatees are capable of travelling large distances upstream on inland rivers. In St. John's river, manatees live up to 200 km away from the ocean. Manatees found in the Gulf of Mexico are rarely more than a kilometer from the mouth of a river.
(FPL 1989, Rathbun 1990)
Aquatic Biomes:
rivers and streams; coastal .
Physical Description
Mass
1500 kg (high); avg. 200-600 kg
(3300 lbs; avg. lbs)
Length
4.50 mm (high); avg. 3 mm
(0.18 in; avg. 0.12 in)
The average body length of an adult West Indians manatee is approximately 3 meters but some individuals can reach a length of 4.5 meters including the tail. The average weight of these manatees ranges between 200 and 600 kg, however the largest individuals can weigh up to 1,500 kg. These upper figures are unusual in manatees and females generally reach greater lengths and weights than the males of the species. Newborns measure between 1.2 and 1.4 meters and weigh approximately 30 kg. The adults are grey or brown whereas newborns are darker, a coloration they lose at about one month.
Manatees are somewhat seal-shaped with forelimbs (flippers) adapted for a completely aquatic life and no hind limbs. Lungs extend the length of the animal's body, which is important in controlling position in the water column. Hair is distributed sparsely over the body and the surface layer of skin is continually sloughing off. This is believed to reduce the build-up of algae on their skin.
(FPL 1989, Rathbun 1990)
Some key physical features:
endothermic ; bilateral symmetry .
Reproduction
Although individuals of this species are largely solitary, mating herds form when a female is in estrus. These groups are made up of bulls pursuing the sexually receptive female. Courting bulls establish a dominance hierarchy for mating rights while the female attempts to avoid these males during most of her estrus cycle.
Females may attract up to 20 males, which pursue her for one week to one month.
Males reach full reproductive maturity between the ages of 9 and 10, but they are capable of mating as early as 2. Females are capable of reproduction at 4 to 5 years of age. Young females lack the skills necessary to raise calves and are less successful breeders. Most females breed successfully between the ages of 7 and 9. Gestation periods for West Indian manatees range from 12 to 14 months and calves are dependent on their mothers for about 2 years. One calf is produced at a time, however twins have been occasionally recorded. The inter-birth interval is 3 to 5 years, but this period may be shortened in the event of the early death of a calf. Calves nurse underwater from teats near the forelimbs. Calves are born with both molars and premolars and can begin consuming plants soon after birth, usually within the first 3 weeks.
The mother-young pair is the only stable, long-term association within the species. It has been suggested that the mother and her young can recognize each other after weaning and the association continues, to a certain extent, through the subadult years of the young. This long period of parental care might aid in the transfer of information about migration routes and other learned information.
(FPL 1989, Nowak 1999, Rathbun 1990)
Key reproductive features:
gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate); sexual .
Behavior
The West Indian sea cow has evolved in areas with no natural predators and as a result the members of this species have had no need to develop complex behaviors for predator avoidance. In addition, the areas inhabited by this species have fairly constant temperatures year-round and an abundant food source. Without the need for group foraging techniques or group defense, this species is largely solitary, occasionally forming loose aggregations.
Manatees are not territorial and do not observe any social hierarchy. Most groups are temporary associations, without regard to sex or age. One exception is herds of juvenile males, which are temporary groups that arise from the exclusion of such individuals from reproductive activities. In addition temporary mating herds develop when a female is in estrus.
Manatees use their tail to propel themselves forward and are surprisingly agile in the water. They are capable of complex maneuvering including somersaults, rolls, and swimming upside-down. They are active day and night, resting for several hours at a time near the surface of the water or at the bottom. While resting on the bottom, they rise to the surface to breath every few minutes.
Manatees use various forms of communication in the water. Individuals rub themselves against hard surfaces, possibly secreting a scent to convey information about the reproductive state of the resident females. Manatees also have an acute ability to hear and squeals are often used to keep contact between a mother and calf. Vision seems to be the preferred method of navigation.
(FPL 1989, Nowak 1999, Rathbun 1990)
Key behaviors:
motile .
Food Habits
The snout of West Indian manatees is bent further down than other species in this family. This may be related to the food habits of this species. West Indian manatees feed mainly on sea grasses growing on the sea floor and the orientation of the mouth aids in grasping these plants. One of the unique characteristics of manatees is their flexible split upper lip which is used to pass food to the mouth. Manatees are opportunistic feeders, eating the leaves of most plants that can be manipulated by the upper lip. Manatees may also use their flippers to dig up the roots of these plants. This variable diet is most likely necessary to meet their nutritional demands. Some manatees may also eat invertebrates and will eat fish both in captivity and in the wild.
Because of the low nutritional value of the plants consumed, manatees must graze for 6 to 8 hours a day. Each day they consume 5-10 percent of their body weight, which can be over 100 kg in a large individual. This low-nutient diet also has also contributed to the the development of low metabolic rates. Manatees can survive on 25% percent less energy than a typical mammal of similar size.
Manatees feed on abrasive plants and, as a result, their molars are continually replaced throughout life as they wear down. Hind-gut fermentation is another adaptation to the herbivorous diet of the manatee, aiding in breaking down the cellulose of the plants eaten.
(FPL 1989, Nowak 1999, Rathbun 1990)
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
N/A
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
For centuries West Indian manatees have been hunted for their meat, hide, and bones. This hunting continues in many South and Central American countries. The domestication of manatees has been suggested. Their status as an endangered species makes this an unlikely option. It has also been suggested that manatees be used as a method of aquatic weed control within their range. However, it has been shown that the amount of plant material consumed by these animals is not large enough to make this a viable option.
As the state's official marine mammal, the Florida manatee (a subspecies of Trichechus manatus) is of particular interest to tourists visiting the area.
(FPL 1989)
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: [link]:
Vulnerable.
US Federal List: [link]:
Endangered.
While manatees have no natural predators, their numbers are threatened by human activities. Because of their low reproductive rate, it is difficult for the species to rebound from a decline in numbers. Although the population in Florida has historically been hunted by Native Americans and, later, by the European inhabitants, it was never the victim of commercial hunting. In other parts of their range West Indian manatees have been exploited commercially and, in some cases, this continues. Although protection laws exist in countries such as Costa Rica and Venezuela, illegal poaching still occurs.
One of the main causes of manatee mortality is collisions with motorboats. Manatees are also killed in canal locks and found entangled in fishing nets. They are also threatened by the loss of (or damage to) sea beds due to agricultural and industrial runoff. These same pollutants have been shown to accumulate in the tissues of manatees and some could be toxic to the animals.
Manatee conservation efforts were initiated as early as the eighteenth century, when the English established Florida as a marine sanctuary for the species. In 1893 a state law was established to protect manatees. At the start of the twentieth century fines were established for the killing of a manatee. Manatees are now protected by the U.S. Marine Mammal Act (1972), the U.S. Endangered Species Act (1973), and the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act (1978).
(Marsh 1994, Oshea 1998, Reynolds 1995, FPL 1989)
Contributors
Helen Edwards (author), University of Michigan.
Phil Myers (editor), Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.
References
FPL. 1989. "The West Indian Manatee in Florida" (On-line). Accessed November 18, 1999 at www.fpl.com/html/kid_manateebook.html.
Marsh, H. 1994. Sirenian status and conservation efforts. Aquatic Mammals, 20(3): 155-170.
Nowak, R. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. 6th edition. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press.
Oshea, T., V. Correa, M. Ludlow, J. Robinson. 1988. Distribution status and traditional significance of the West Indian Manatee, Trichechus Manatus, in Venezuela. Biological Conservation, 46(4): 281-302.
Rathbun, G. 1990. Manatees. Pp. 525-528 in B. Grzimek, ed. Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals, Vol. 4. NJ: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
Reynolds, J. 1995. Status and conservation of manatees, Trichechus manatus manatus, in Costa Rica. Biological Conservation, 71(2): 193-196.
Lowland rice weeds /POACEAE (grass family)
Weed name: Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.
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Honoring Our Past…Preserving Our History, volunteers from The New Hartford Garden Club assist in the upkeep and restoration of the Old Nepaug Cemetery.
November brought a hearty garden club work crew to the Old Nepaug Cemetery for the planting of 200 daffodil bulbs in a third year of effort to brighten the little cemetery on Route 202. Customarily outside the non-profit garden club’s town projects, members rallied around fellow member Linda Dryansky when she became involved with maintaining the Old Nepaug Cemetery and quickly realized it was a far more extensive project than initially anticipated. The list of necessities grew overwhelming as; mowing, weed control, bulb planting, repairs and preservation of the stones, etc. were initiated by the intrepid but diminutive crew.
The town’s past can be viewed carved in each stone, and history deeply marks the hallowed ground. The Old Nepaug cemetery holds 161 interments… and while most of the graves are from the 1800’s, the oldest stone is the grave of Shubael Crow (a Veteran Revolutionary War Pensioner) marking his death in 1798. Obelisks, carved stone, grave stones, markers and sculptures requiring repair, cleaning and straightening await the spring when volunteers will have at it once more.
Plans are to organize a separate and dedicated non-profit to manage the care and restoration of the cemetery as well as chronicle the compelling history represented by each headstone. If you have been seeking a rewarding way to contribute to a community project and would like to help, please contact Linda at lindadryansky@sbcglobal.net . Our winter wish list is; a non-profit guru who can shepherd volunteers through the process of setting up the organization, a marketer who can create and discharge press releases as needed, a grant writer, a biography buff/historian to search out and record the family histories from the stones, and volunteers to bring energy and ideas. Donations are welcome, and will be used for cemetery repair and upkeep.
Garden enthusiasts are encouraged to consider joining The New Hartford Garden Club; the membership fee for this rewarding nonprofit community minded group is $15.00 a year.
To learn more about the 50 year old New Hartford Garden Club find us on facebook;
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Lowland rice weeds / CYPERACEAE (sedge family)
Weed Name: Cyperus difformis L.
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Upland rice weeds / POACEAE (grass family)
Weed name: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
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Upland rice weeds / CYPERACEAE (sedge family)
Weed name: Cyperus rotundus L.
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On 23rd July 2020 66015 + MPV's DR989564, DR98906 + DR66107 forming 3z15 18:24 Exeter Riverside - Didcot FP head east through Berkley Marsh. The top/tailing required for Covid related social distancing. The train previously having covered main lines and branches in Devon & Cornwall.
Lowland rice weeds / ONAGRACEAE (evening-primrose family)
Weed name: Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven
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Lowland rice weeds / CYPERACEAE (sedge family)
Weed name: Scirpus maritimus L.
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The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Darrel Franson, a livestock producer near Mt. Vernon, shared with the crowd his 13-year experience with using non-toxic fescues at his farm. Franson is an intense record-keeper and showed the evidence of the economics and strong reasons for converting your pastures.
Photo by Kyle Spradley | © 2014 - Curators of the University of Missouri
Lowland rice weeds / SPHENOCLEACEAE (sphenoclea family)
Weed name: Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn.
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Upland rice weeds / POACEAE (grass family)
Weed name: Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W.D. Clayton
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Nancy Phelps. Invasive Management. Region 6 Regional Office; Portland, Oregon.
Photo by: Unknown
Date: 2006
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Source: Forest Health Protection digital file collection. Portland, Oregon.
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Honoring Our Past…Preserving Our History, volunteers from The New Hartford Garden Club assist in the upkeep and restoration of the Old Nepaug Cemetery.
November brought a hearty garden club work crew to the Old Nepaug Cemetery for the planting of 200 daffodil bulbs in a third year of effort to brighten the little cemetery on Route 202. Customarily outside the non-profit garden club’s town projects, members rallied around fellow member Linda Dryansky when she became involved with maintaining the Old Nepaug Cemetery and quickly realized it was a far more extensive project than initially anticipated. The list of necessities grew overwhelming as; mowing, weed control, bulb planting, repairs and preservation of the stones, etc. were initiated by the intrepid but diminutive crew.
The town’s past can be viewed carved in each stone, and history deeply marks the hallowed ground. The Old Nepaug cemetery holds 161 interments… and while most of the graves are from the 1800’s, the oldest stone is the grave of Shubael Crow (a Veteran Revolutionary War Pensioner) marking his death in 1798. Obelisks, carved stone, grave stones, markers and sculptures requiring repair, cleaning and straightening await the spring when volunteers will have at it once more.
Plans are to organize a separate and dedicated non-profit to manage the care and restoration of the cemetery as well as chronicle the compelling history represented by each headstone. If you have been seeking a rewarding way to contribute to a community project and would like to help, please contact Linda at lindadryansky@sbcglobal.net . Our winter wish list is; a non-profit guru who can shepherd volunteers through the process of setting up the organization, a marketer who can create and discharge press releases as needed, a grant writer, a biography buff/historian to search out and record the family histories from the stones, and volunteers to bring energy and ideas. Donations are welcome, and will be used for cemetery repair and upkeep.
Garden enthusiasts are encouraged to consider joining The New Hartford Garden Club; the membership fee for this rewarding nonprofit community minded group is $15.00 a year.
To learn more about the 50 year old New Hartford Garden Club find us on facebook;
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Or email us at; NewHartfordGardenClub@gmail.com
Rosaly's Garden is in Peterborough, NH. She does Pick-Your-Own flowers and herbs and sells produce, baked goods, and jams. Also bedding plants in the spring.
She plants rows of flowers with grassy walkways, very similar to our PYO field. Three differences: she uses plastic film for weed control; her grass is a perennial mix instead of the annual rye that we use; and her walkways are wider. We tend to pack things close together in the field.
This is a panorama made from four exposures in Photoshop. It shows one of several flower and herb areas.
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The Giant Gourami (Osphronemus goramy) is a gourami, a freshwater fish belonging to the sub-family Osphroneminae in the family Osphronemidae. Some other larger members of this family are also occasionally or regionally referred to as "giant gouramis", including the banded gourami, Trichogaster fasciatus, and the three spot gourami, Trichopodus trichopterus. In turn the giant gourami is also sometimes known as the banded gourami, rainbow gourami, or striped gourami.
Giant Gourami build nests using weeds and twigs. Female Giant Gourami can be identified by their thicker lips. The Giant Gourami is native to parts of Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia and India, but has been introduced elsewhere for the purpose of aquaculture.
It lives in fresh or brackish water, particularly slow-moving areas such as swamps, lakes and large rivers. It is capable of breathing moist air, so can survive out of water for long periods. It is much larger than most gouramis, growing to a maximum length of 70 cm (28 inches). In colour it is a pale to golden yellow, with silvery pale blue stripes running vertically along its body.
Partly in consequence of its size, the Giant Gourami is a significant food fish; in some parts of India, for example, it is dried and then eaten. In its native regions it has been harvested as a customary food source. The species has also been used for weed control as they can be voracious herbivores.
The Giant Gourami (Osphronemus goramy) is a gourami, a freshwater fish belonging to the sub-family Osphroneminae in the family Osphronemidae. Some other larger members of this family are also occasionally or regionally referred to as "giant gouramis", including the banded gourami, Polyacanthus fasciatus, and the three spot gourami, Trichogaster trichopterus. In turn the giant gourami is also sometimes known as the banded gourami, rainbow gourami, or striped gourami.
Giant Gourami build nests using weeds and twigs. Female Giant Gourami can be identified by their thicker lips. The Giant Gourami is native to parts of Indochina, Malaysia , Indonesia and India, but has been introduced elsewhere for the purpose of aquaculture.
It lives in fresh or brackish water, particularly slow-moving areas such as swamps, lakes and large rivers. It is capable of breathing moist air, so can survive out of water for long periods. It is much larger than most gouramis, growing to a maximum length of 70 cm (28 inches). In colour it is a pale to golden yellow, with silvery pale blue stripes running vertically along its body.
Partly in consequence of its size, the Giant Gourami is a significant food fish; in some parts of India, for example, it is dried and then eaten. In some of the South East Asian countries where it is native, there are aid programs promoting the 'domestication' of these fish, while in its native regions it has been harvested as a customary food source. The species has also been used for weed control as they can be voracious herbivores.
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Partially sprayed; a blue-green vegetable dye enables the contractor to see what's been sprayed and what hasn't.
A weed control contractor applied a watery spray of triazine and bromocil, which inhibit photosynthesis, effectively starving the weeds and grasses to death. The spray is non-toxic; the contractor needs no mask or other special protection; even when still wet, the spray is harmless to people and animals..
The tribes on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation identified 1,700 miles of fence that either needed to be replaced or constructed to support the prescribed grazing systems they envisioned. The installed wildlife friendly fences to ensure wildlife could move through their natural habitat areas, while still facilitating a grazing management system for cattle and bison. The tribal council allocated $300,000 to start the program—allowing the tribes’ natural resources office to purchase building materials and to hire 15 tribal members to build the new fences. NRCS provided additional cost-share to fund additional projects, which included prescribed grazing, wildlife-friendly fencing, and noxious weed control. July 2015. Roosevelt County, Montana.
The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Darrel Franson, a livestock producer near Mt. Vernon, shared with the crowd his 13-year experience with using non-toxic fescues at his farm. Franson is an intense record-keeper and showed the evidence of the economics and strong reasons for converting your pastures.
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Upland rice weeds / CYPERACEAE (sedge family)
Weed name: Cyperus rotundus L.
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The tribes on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation identified 1,700 miles of fence that either needed to be replaced or constructed to support the prescribed grazing systems they envisioned. The installed wildlife friendly fences to ensure wildlife could move through their natural habitat areas, while still facilitating a grazing management system for cattle and bison. The tribal council allocated $300,000 to start the program—allowing the tribes’ natural resources office to purchase building materials and to hire 15 tribal members to build the new fences. NRCS provided additional cost-share to fund additional projects, which included prescribed grazing, wildlife-friendly fencing, and noxious weed control. July 2015. Roosevelt County, Montana.
Lowland rice weeds / POACEAE (grass family)
Weed name : Paspalurn distichurn L.
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Lowland rice weeds / POACEAE (grass family)
Weed name: Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees
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The tribes on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation identified 1,700 miles of fence that either needed to be replaced or constructed to support the prescribed grazing systems they envisioned. The installed wildlife friendly fences to ensure wildlife could move through their natural habitat areas, while still facilitating a grazing management system for cattle and bison. The tribal council allocated $300,000 to start the program—allowing the tribes’ natural resources office to purchase building materials and to hire 15 tribal members to build the new fences. NRCS provided additional cost-share to fund additional projects, which included prescribed grazing, wildlife-friendly fencing, and noxious weed control. July 2015. Roosevelt County, Montana.
A layer of newspaper for weed control and a healthy helping of composted mulch will ready the fence border for planting in a month
The tribes on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation identified 1,700 miles of fence that either needed to be replaced or constructed to support the prescribed grazing systems they envisioned. The installed wildlife friendly fences to ensure wildlife could move through their natural habitat areas, while still facilitating a grazing management system for cattle and bison. The tribal council allocated $300,000 to start the program—allowing the tribes’ natural resources office to purchase building materials and to hire 15 tribal members to build the new fences. NRCS provided additional cost-share to fund additional projects, which included prescribed grazing, wildlife-friendly fencing, and noxious weed control. July 2015. Roosevelt County, Montana.
The tribes on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation identified 1,700 miles of fence that either needed to be replaced or constructed to support the prescribed grazing systems they envisioned. The installed wildlife friendly fences to ensure wildlife could move through their natural habitat areas, while still facilitating a grazing management system for cattle and bison. The tribal council allocated $300,000 to start the program—allowing the tribes’ natural resources office to purchase building materials and to hire 15 tribal members to build the new fences. NRCS provided additional cost-share to fund additional projects, which included prescribed grazing, wildlife-friendly fencing, and noxious weed control. July 2015. Roosevelt County, Montana.