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The McMinns Lagoon Recreation Reserve is situated in 41 hectares of unspoilt wetland, near Humpty Doo in the Darwin rural area, Northern Territory, Australia
It is a natural jewel amongst the Municipality's Reserves. It offers nature enthusiasts and bird watchers alike a wide spectrum of bird life and butterfly activity all year round.
The Reserve holds a comprehensive Bird Sanctuary status and contains one of the largest varieties of flora and fauna habitats in the Northern Territory.
The Lookout is a well kept lawn area with picnic tables and a light at night for people to relax and unwind whilst looking over the scenic lagoon. A very popular lunch spot for many, it is also a favoured location for professional and amateur photographers. A perfect venue for bush weddings.
There are a number of walking tracks including "Scotty's Walkway" that take visitors around the lagoon and through the surrounding woodland.
The Reserve is located amidst the rural properties and winding roads of McMinns Lagoon area.
The McMinns Lagoon Reserve Association Inc is a volunteer community management committee that cares for and maintains the Reserve on behalf of Litchfield Council which largely funds the Association to cover maintenance of the Reserve. Additional funding is secured through grant programs to assist with land care and weed control.
Membership of the Association is open to residents of the area who wish to join and who will volunteer some time to the care of the Reserve.
The McMinns Lagoon Recreation Reserve is situated in 41 hectares of unspoilt wetland, near Humpty Doo in the Darwin rural area, Northern Territory, Australia
It is a natural jewel amongst the Municipality's Reserves. It offers nature enthusiasts and bird watchers alike a wide spectrum of bird life and butterfly activity all year round.
The Reserve holds a comprehensive Bird Sanctuary status and contains one of the largest varieties of flora and fauna habitats in the Northern Territory.
The Lookout is a well kept lawn area with picnic tables and a light at night for people to relax and unwind whilst looking over the scenic lagoon. A very popular lunch spot for many, it is also a favoured location for professional and amateur photographers. A perfect venue for bush weddings.
There are a number of walking tracks including "Scotty's Walkway" that take visitors around the lagoon and through the surrounding woodland.
Twitcher’s if you have species on your bird watching list that you have not crossed off, this is the place you will find them.
The Reserve is located amidst the rural properties and winding roads of McMinns Lagoon area. Located at 5 Dreamtime Drive, McMinns Lagoon. Some tables can also be accessed via Sayer Road with the lagoon access from Dreamtime Drive. Off-street parking is available in the small car park near the Association's Meeting Road.
The McMinns Lagoon Reserve Association Inc is a volunteer community management committee that cares for and maintains the Reserve on behalf of Litchfield Council which largely funds the Association to cover maintenance of the Reserve. Additional funding is secured through grant programs to assist with land care and weed control.
Membership of the Association is open to residents of the area who wish to join and who will volunteer some time to the care of the Reserve.
The McMinns Lagoon Recreation Reserve is situated in 41 hectares of unspoilt wetland, near Humpty Doo in the Darwin rural area, Northern Territory, Australia
It is a natural jewel amongst the Municipality's Reserves. It offers nature enthusiasts and bird watchers alike a wide spectrum of bird life and butterfly activity all year round.
The Reserve holds a comprehensive Bird Sanctuary status and contains one of the largest varieties of flora and fauna habitats in the Northern Territory.
The Lookout is a well kept lawn area with picnic tables and a light at night for people to relax and unwind whilst looking over the scenic lagoon. A very popular lunch spot for many, it is also a favoured location for professional and amateur photographers. A perfect venue for bush weddings.
There are a number of walking tracks including "Scotty's Walkway" that take visitors around the lagoon and through the surrounding woodland.
Twitcher’s if you have species on your bird watching list that you have not crossed off, this is the place you will find them.
The Reserve is located amidst the rural properties and winding roads of McMinns Lagoon area. Located at 5 Dreamtime Drive, McMinns Lagoon. Some tables can also be accessed via Sayer Road with the lagoon access from Dreamtime Drive. Off-street parking is available in the small car park near the Association's Meeting Road.
The McMinns Lagoon Reserve Association Inc is a volunteer community management committee that cares for and maintains the Reserve on behalf of Litchfield Council which largely funds the Association to cover maintenance of the Reserve. Additional funding is secured through grant programs to assist with land care and weed control.
Membership of the Association is open to residents of the area who wish to join and who will volunteer some time to the care of the Reserve.
This bull bison was standing alone in a area of the of the refuge that had an area burned off for weed control. It's amazing to me that the bison are drawn toward the burned out areas for the fresh grass growth, this is in part because the better grass it on its way.
Photographed through glass. The crow found something interesting in the mix of bird food I threw on the old chair. The background looks like spring is on the way and weed control will be needed in the near future. Morgan County, Alabama - 2020.
The McMinns Lagoon Recreation Reserve is situated in 41 hectares of unspoilt wetland, near Humpty Doo in the Darwin rural area, Northern Territory, Australia
It is a natural jewel amongst the Municipality's Reserves. It offers nature enthusiasts and bird watchers alike a wide spectrum of bird life and butterfly activity all year round.
The Reserve holds a comprehensive Bird Sanctuary status and contains one of the largest varieties of flora and fauna habitats in the Northern Territory.
The Lookout is a well kept lawn area with picnic tables and a light at night for people to relax and unwind whilst looking over the scenic lagoon. A very popular lunch spot for many, it is also a favoured location for professional and amateur photographers and videographers. A perfect venue for bush weddings.
There are a number of walking tracks including "Scotty's Walkway" that take visitors around the lagoon and through the surrounding woodland.
The Reserve is located amidst the rural properties and winding roads of McMinns Lagoon area.
The McMinns Lagoon Reserve Association Inc is a volunteer community management committee that cares for and maintains the Reserve on behalf of Litchfield Council which largely funds the Association to cover maintenance of the Reserve. Additional funding is secured through grant programs to assist with land care and weed control.
Membership of the Association is open to residents of the area who wish to join and who will volunteer some time to the care of the Reserve.
CSX train Q300 is heading into the siding to await the passing of Q301. I'd offer some weed control services to CSX for a cheap price,
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Sure beats pulling or spraying dandelions
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Loughborough 5-8-2000 Back in the days when weed control seemed a little more thorough, 47793 "Top and Tails" with 47775 on 1Z18 Liverpool St.-Derby RTC and they are about to be overtaken by 43058+077 on 16:25 St. Pancras-Leeds
Kudzu killer, qu'est-ce que c'est
Baa, baa, baa, BAA, baaa.
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
DeKalb County (Medlock Park), Georgia, USA.
1 February 2020.
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Comboio de deservagem química nº 30423 (Leira - Figueira da Foz) após passagem pelo apeadeiro de Regueira de Pontes.
Chemical weed control train nº 30423 (from Leiria to Figueira da Foz) after passing by Regueira de Pontes way station.
The Chipman weed control train pauses at Southall before heading to Brentford with 31294 leading and 31424 trailing on 10/06/81
Image on Greenpeace Calendar 2016 and chosen as one of the Top 100 by Audubon for 2016 - I'm very honoured :)
Nature's Best Photography Magazine 2018 Spring/Summer Issue.
Copyright Barb D'Arpino
Dutch/ English
De bladkevers (Chrysomelidae) zijn een familie van insecten uit de orde van de kevers. Bladkevers leven van planten. De familie telt meer dan 35000 soorten in ruim 2500 geslachten. Sommige volwassen kevers eten stuifmeel, maar de meesten zijn bladeters. Sommige soorten zijn schadelijk en weer andere bewijzen hun nut bij biologische onkruidbestrijding.
The leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) are a family of insects in the order of beetles. Leaf beetles feed on plants. The family has more than 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera. Some adult beetles eat pollen, but most are leaf eaters. Some species are harmful and still others prove their usefulness in biological weed control.
(Wikipedia)
Minnamurra Rainforest Centre
Budderoo National Park
Jamberoo, NSW, Australia.
The Minnamurra Rainforest Area is found in the Budderoo N.P 15km west of Kiama & about 1hr south of Sydney.
It’s a 400 Hectare pocket of tropical & warm temperate rainforest.
The walk to Minnamurra Falls is approx. 4.2km return & the first 500m is wheelchair-friendly.
Allow about 2hrs for the walk to the falls - the top section is quite steep.
Boardwalks & raised platforms have been erected to minimise damage to the environment from the thousands of visitors the area receives every year.
Walkers are required to keep to the boardwalks so it does reduce the range of possible photography locations & compositions.
Photography of the river is difficult as the main vantage points are on swing-bridges & there is movement for a couple of minutes every time someone crosses them.
The Minnamurra Rainforest is beautiful but certainly not a wilderness experience due to the man-made infrastructure & constructions.
The lower section of the rainforest is quite pristine however there is still ongoing weed control & bush regeneration in the upper sections with lantana being an issue.
Minnamurra Falls consists of two levels, the upper falls which are 25m, and the lower falls which are 50m high.
Only the upper falls can be reached as rockslides have washed away the track that led to the lower falls.
The lower falls were originally the main attraction until the 1989 landslide & there is a an area of canyon there.
There is a lookout that gives you a vantage point to view the lower falls and a glimpse of the slot canyon.
Here’s hoping that one day the track is restored to provide access to an impressive & wild part of Minnamurra.
The life cycle of Humlan begins in spring when the male flowers of the seller paint the landscape in mild yellow colors. Wintering queens are then eagerly looking for new settlements to establish their community. In late summer the entire society will be dissolved and only the fertilized females, the queens will survive the winter. Bumblebees have several different 'enemies', from chemical weed control to the lack of flowering in the landscape and on the small scale different parasites. At least fifteen different mites live on or together with bumblebees. The more than millimeter-sized Parasitellus fucorum is happy to lift with hops queens. Hundreds of mites can sit as free passengers on her back and well in the hops they live on wax, small animals and fly eggs.
Lake Mulwala after being drained for maintenance and weed clearing. taken from the Mulwala side. Hard to believe we waterski and swim over the trees!
(1/3) Out along the Corowa Rd.
(2/3) The main traffic bridge between Mulwala and Yarrawonga.
(3/3) Looking over to Yarrawonga pool and the "dry-docked" Paradise Queen tourist boat.
Mulwala, New South Wales, Australia
The McMinns Lagoon Recreation Reserve is situated in 41 hectares of unspoilt wetland, near Humpty Doo in the Darwin rural area, Northern Territory, Australia
It is a natural jewel amongst the Municipality's Reserves. It offers nature enthusiasts and bird watchers alike a wide spectrum of bird life and butterfly activity all year round.
The Reserve holds a comprehensive Bird Sanctuary status and contains one of the largest varieties of flora and fauna habitats in the Northern Territory.
The Lookout is a well kept lawn area with picnic tables and a light at night for people to relax and unwind whilst looking over the scenic lagoon. A very popular lunch spot for many, it is also a favoured location for professional and amateur photographers. A perfect venue for bush weddings.
There are a number of walking tracks including "Scotty's Walkway" that take visitors around the lagoon and through the surrounding woodland.
Twitcher’s if you have species on your bird watching list that you have not crossed off, this is the place you will find them.
The Reserve is located amidst the rural properties and winding roads of McMinns Lagoon area. Located at 5 Dreamtime Drive, McMinns Lagoon. Some tables can also be accessed via Sayer Road with the lagoon access from Dreamtime Drive. Off-street parking is available in the small car park near the Association's Meeting Road.
The McMinns Lagoon Reserve Association Inc is a volunteer community management committee that cares for and maintains the Reserve on behalf of Litchfield Council which largely funds the Association to cover maintenance of the Reserve. Additional funding is secured through grant programs to assist with land care and weed control.
Membership of the Association is open to residents of the area who wish to join and who will volunteer some time to the care of the Reserve.
Minnamurra Rainforest Centre
Budderoo National Park
Jamberoo, NSW, Australia.
The Minnamurra Rainforest Area is found in the Budderoo N.P 15km west of Kiama & about 1hr south of Sydney.
It’s a 400 Hectare pocket of tropical & warm temperate rainforest.
The walk to Minnamurra Falls is approx. 4.2km return & the first 500m is wheelchair-friendly.
Allow about 2hrs for the walk to the falls - the top section is quite steep.
Boardwalks & raised platforms have been erected to minimise damage to the environment from the thousands of visitors the area receives every year.
Walkers are required to keep to the boardwalks so it does reduce the range of possible photography locations & compositions.
Photography of the river is difficult as the main vantage points are on swing-bridges & there is movement for a couple of minutes every time someone crosses them.
The Minnamurra Rainforest is beautiful but certainly not a wilderness experience due to the man-made infrastructure & constructions.
The lower section of the rainforest is quite pristine however there is still ongoing weed control & bush regeneration in the upper sections with lantana being an issue.
Minnamurra Falls consists of two levels, the upper falls which are 25m, and the lower falls which are 50m high.
Only the upper falls can be reached as rockslides have washed away the track that led to the lower falls.
The lower falls were originally the main attraction until the 1989 landslide & there is a an area of canyon there.
There is a lookout that gives you a vantage point to view the lower falls and a glimpse of the slot canyon.
Here’s hoping that one day the track is restored to provide access to an impressive & wild part of Minnamurra.
Matricaria chamomilla (synonym: Matricaria recutita), commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), German chamomile, Hungarian chamomile (kamilla), wild chamomile, blue chamomile, or scented mayweed, is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae. Commonly, the name M. recutita is applied to the herbal product chamomile, although other species are also used as chamomile. The plant is commonly used to make a tea.
Description
Flowers of M. recutita:
A. Yellow disc florets
B. White ray florets
Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla is a member of the Asteraceae family, native to southern and eastern Europe. It can be found on all continents, has a branched, erect and smooth stem, and grows to a height of 15–60 cm (6–23.5 in). The long and narrow leaves are bipinnate or tripinnate. The flowers are borne in paniculate flower heads (capitula). The white ray florets are furnished with a ligule, while the disc florets are yellow. The hollow receptacle is swollen and lacks scales. This property distinguishes German chamomile from corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), which has a receptacle with scales. The flowers bloom in early to midsummer and have a fragrant aroma.
The flowers contain a blue essential oil, which gives them a characteristic smell and interesting properties. This color characteristic of the oil, attributable to the chamazulene it contains, explains why the plant is also known by the common name blue chamomile. The fruit is a yellowish-brown achene.
Etymology
The word chamomile comes from the Greek χαμαίμηλον (chamaimēlon) meaning "earth-apple", which is derived from χαμαί (chamai) meaning "on the ground" and μήλον (mēlon) meaning "apple". It is so called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.
In Latin, one of the meanings of matrix is womb; the name Matricaria was given to the genus because Matricaria chamomilla was used in ancient herbalism to treat cramps and sleep disorders related to premenstrual syndrome.
Uses
Chamomile is commonly used to make a tea.
Traditional medicine
German chamomile is used in herbal medicine.
Phytochemistry
More than 120 chemical constituents have been identified in chamomile flower, most of them found in the essential oil. Chemical constituents of the essential oil include: the terpenes bisabolol, farnesene, and chamazulene; the flavonoids apigenin, quercetin, patuletin, and luteolin; and coumarin.
Possible side effects
Chamomile, a relative of ragweed, can cause allergy symptoms and can cross-react with ragweed pollen in individuals with ragweed allergies. It also contains coumarin, so care should be taken to avoid potential drug interactions, e.g. with blood thinners.
Type-IV allergic reactions (i.e. contact dermatitis) are common and one case of severe Type-I reaction (i.e. anaphylaxis) has been reported in a 38-year-old man who drank chamomile tea.
Cultivation
Its origin is in South-West Asia, South- to Eastern Europe, but it grows almost all over the world nowadays.
For the cultivation of chamomile, the soil needs no special quality although the crop grows best on well balanced soils with good topsoil. Chamomile is an undemanding plant and pretty tolerant. The crop grows on light to heavy soils. The wild-growing chamomile species normally grow on sandy to loamy soils that are mostly acidic and should be open.
There exist three main cultivation techniques: seeding it as an annual crop in autumn, seeding it as an annual crop in spring or use it as a perennial crop, where the seeding is self-made. The most common method is a mixture of autumn and spring seeding to have a higher degree of utilization of the machines. As the Chamomile seeds are very small, a special sowing machine is used for the seeding. The seeding is normally done in rows of 25 cm (10") distance and about 2.0–2.5 kg/ha (approx. 2 lb per acre). The seedbed needs to be flat and weed-free. After seeding, the seedbed must be recompressed. The recompression ensures the small seeds contact the soil which improves germination. Recompression is achieved using a heavy roller. For its germination and its youth stage the chamomile plant needs a lot of moisture. After 1–2 weeks the germination starts.
If the seeding is done in autumn the perfect time is in September. Chamomile which is seeded in autumn generates the highest yields. No matter at what time in September the seeding was made, the blossom starts when the day length is about 17 hours, which is in Central Europe around the end of May or beginning of June.
By seeding in spring, the harvest time can be influenced, which helps to get a higher utilization degree of the machines due to prolonged periods of seeding and harvesting as well as other cultivation works. The seeding is done between March and May. But one can say that the yield is sinking with later seeding and the pest pressure is rising. The crop can be harvested around the 2nd half of July.
In a more extensive cultivation, the seeding is self-made by the plant and the cultivation is perennial. After the last harvest the plants are cut and left on the field. Afterward, the soil is mechanically treated but not turned. The seeds then germinate in September and create a carpet-like layer over the soil, which is very helpful against weeds. The yields are comparable to the ones of autumn sowings.
Fertilization
Chamomile is a humble plant that can grow on soils with mean nutrient status. It responds to fertilization with Nitrogen (N) with an increased vegetative growth what can lead to problems with the harvesting technique and the harvest time can be delayed. For a good development of the stem, adequate potassium (K) is needed. The optimal ratio of potassium to phosphorus (P) should be 1:2. This leads to an optimal fertilizer amount of:
40–60 kg/ha N
50–70 kg/ha P
100–140 kg/ha K
The N and K should be given in the time of tillering. A lack of micronutrients is not known so far. The chamomile plant grows best on well-balanced soil with good topsoil. However organic matter fertilizer should not be given during chamomile cropping for quality reasons. If there is a limit of bacterial contamination asked by the processing company, organic matter fertilizer is a risk for bacterial contamination of the flower and its resulting products. In other crops in the crop rotation e.g. before chamomile, fertilization with organic matter is highly recommended.
Pest and weed control
Chamomile has a slow youth development that requires good weed control. Before seeding it is important to have a proper seedbed without any weeds for which reason residual herbicides can be used. Due to the lack of existing selective herbicides, after germination only mechanical weed control is possible until the strong vegetative growth of the chamomile plant begins.
Aphids are a big threat for the chamomile production as they do not only lead to slower growth but also to an attraction of ladybugs. After having the flowers harvested, it is almost impossible to separate the insects from the flowers. This might lead to quality problems of the harvested chamomile depending on its purpose of use.
The most important pests that occur in the European production are downy mildew, powdery mildew and rust.
Crop rotation
Chamomile is known to be a self-compatible crop which means that a perennial cultivation is possible. For Chamomile, the most important condition which has to be induced by the crop rotation is a weed-free seedbed. This is normally given after cultivation of row crops (e.g. Potato), wheat or corn. One big problem for the chamomile following crop are volunteer chamomile seeds. Due to the harvesting process a lot of seeds are left on the ground and germinate during the next crop. Therefore, it is crucial to have a following crop which is tolerant towards chamomile targeting herbicides.
Harvest
The chamomile plant often flowers 2 to 3 times per year. This is taken into account by multiple harvests per year as well. The flowering period is about 50–65 days while the development of a flower takes about 20–25 days.
The harvest begins with full flowering. The choice of the right harvest date is crucial for the quality of the harvested produce. The most important quality feature is the content of essential oil in the inflorescence which increases continuously from the beginning of the flower formation and reaches its maximum when the ray florets are horizontally or already pointing slightly downwards. Due to that, the harvest is run out when a majority of flower heads have opened.
To the identification of the optimal harvest date, therefore, has to be paid a lot of attention and the date should be able to be identified objectively and accurately. For an optimal identification, equations to determine the flowering index have been developed. The following equation expresses the compromise between the increasing yield of flowers, the decreasing content of essential oil and the change of the composition of contents in the essential oil. In this equation, the ratio between the number of overblowing flowers minus the number of flower buds and the total number of flowers is determined.
The optimal date of harvest for chamomile is when the flowering index calculated with the above-described formula lies between −0,3 and −0,2[13] or about 50–70% of the existing plants are in full flowering.
Hand harvest
At hand harvesting flower buds are either plucked with the fingers or simple technical devices as for example pluck combs, comb shovels or pluck carts are used. These methods are mostly deployed in small-scale cultivation or for the harvest of uncultivated chamomile. In today's agricultural growing systems harvest often takes place mechanically.
Mechanical harvest
Despite the mechanical harvesting techniques, it is crucial that the harvested produce is of high quality. According to that, requirements in regard to harvesting technology for careful handling of the harvested produce are high. To be able to implement and to improve mechanical harvest farmers should grow varieties with big flower heads which have a uniform plant height so that the flower buds are located on the same level.
At mechanical harvest there are never flower buds harvested only but also parts of stalks. These stalks are mostly in between 10mm and 30mm (½" to 1") long. In principle this has no influence on the quality of the harvested flower buds which will be used for pharmaceutical purposes but might cause some more effort needed for selection.
An important technical harvest principle is the one which is implemented by rotary-mowers, choppers or complete harvesters. In these cases, the whole flower horizon gets harvested. Especially for the harvest of chamomile either for tea production or industrial processing choppers are used.
One further very important harvest principle is the one where drums with sharp plucking combs rotate contrary to the direction of harvesting. Thereby the plant stock gets combed from bottom to top. Due to the added knives behind the plucking combs the flower buds get cut off and not torn off the plant stalk as this is the case for other common mechanical harvest technologies.
Yield level
The flowers contain between 0.3 and 1.5% of essential chamomile oil.
Post harvest treatment and further processing
An adequate post-harvest treatment of harvested chamomile parts is crucial for the preservation of excellent external and internal qualities.
Drying
The harvested produce contains about 80% of water therefore it is at risk of fermentation. To ensure the storability, the product has to be dried down to a water content of only 10–11%. The process of drying should not start more than 2 hours after harvesting due to the higher risk of fermentation compared to other crops. It is necessary to ensure that the storage height is not too big in order to avoid high pressure on the product and to not raise the risk of fermentation even more.
There are several drying systems as for example the natural drying in the sun or under a roof but also drying by discontinuous dryers, semi-continuous rack-dryers or continuous belt dryers. In any case the most important is that the product never gets heated up beyond 40 °C (104 °F).
Selection
By reason of mechanical harvest, the share of stalks on the harvested produce is higher. Therefor a sorting out oftentimes takes place immediately before the drying procedure. This process of selection is commonly carried out by double-walled counter-rotating drum screens. If necessary, in a further work process after drying the short parts of stalks on the flower buds will be detached to receive plain flower bud goods.
In the case of hand harvest the selection process oftentimes happens after the drying process.
Distillation
An important reason for the production of chamomile blossoms is the extraction of chamomile oil which is used for pharmaceutical purposes. This oil is extracted by distillation mostly out of fresh flower buds and flower stalks. An important ingredient of the chamomile oil is bisabolol which accounts for up to 33% of the content of the oil.
Because there's no better time for weed control than mid October! CSX GP40-3 #6545 leads weed spraying train W053 slowly west at Shaffer Ave in Grand Rapids.
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CN 9613, a former IC GP38-2, is seen in the spring of 2016 in service on a Yazoo Subdivision weed control train. The train was sidelined in the yard at Greenwood, MS for Amtrak's City of new Orleans and Q195.
CP’s weed control unit with CP 6043 leading the way as it sweeps the curve heading south on the C&M thru Glenview IL today!
MPK Konstal 805N tram unit 2306 makes progress through the weeds as it heads along Wojska Polskiego while working a Łódź Line 1 service.
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Papaver rhoeas (common names include corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy, red weed, coquelicot, and, due to its odour, which is said to cause them, as headache and headwark) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. This poppy, a native of Europe, is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the "corn" and "field") and as a symbol of fallen soldiers.
P. rhoeas sometimes is so abundant in agricultural fields that it may be mistaken for a crop. The only species of Papaveraceae grown as a field crop on a large scale is Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy.
The plant is a variable annual, forming a long-lived soil seed bank that can germinate when the soil is disturbed. In the northern hemisphere it generally flowers in late spring, but if the weather is warm enough other flowers frequently appear at the beginning of autumn. The flower is large and showy, with four petals that are vivid red, most commonly with a black spot at their base. Like many other species of Papaver, it exudes a white latex when the tissues are broken.
It is known to have been associated with agriculture in the Old World since early times. It has most of the characteristics of a successful weed of agriculture. These include an annual lifecycle that fits into that of most cereals, a tolerance of simple weed control methods, the ability to flower and seed itself before the crop is harvested.
The leaves and latex have an acrid taste and are mildly poisonous to grazing animals.
Its origin is not known for certain. As with many such plants, the area of origin is often ascribed by Americans to Europe, and by northern Europeans to southern Europe. The European Garden Flora suggests that it is ‘Eurasia and North Africa’; in other words, the lands where agriculture has been practiced since the earliest times. It has had an old symbolism and association with agricultural fertility.
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Every year, NAPM teams up with Habco to carry out chemical weed control along the railroad. In addition to keeping the ballast clear, vegetation management helps train engineers maintain a clear line-of-sight for signals and improves grade crossing visibility. The weed-spraying train includes a spray control car, two tanks of 2,4-D herbicide, and four water tanks used for dilution. The locomotive is at the rear and pushes the sprayer and tanks along the track.
Luke Lemmens has built an incredible 1980s-style model train. The sprayer car is a modified MDC boxcar with scratchbuilt sides and functional spray wings that extend and retract. Supporting it are tank cars from Proto 2000 and Athearn. It’s easily one of the most distinctive trains ever to roll down NAPM rails.
Photo by NAPM member Justin Hendrickson.
Visit the HO scale NAPM club on-line at www.napmltd.org.
Back in the 1980's it wasn't uncommon to find one of Glasgow Eastfield's allocated class 20's out based at Fort William for local trip work and shunting. Here snowplough fitted example 20 083 is seen doing a bit of station pilot work at Fort William station.
The loco left Scotland in March 1985 after being reallocated to the Eastern Region based at Tinsley depot in Sheffield. After further moves to Immingham and Thornaby its BR mainline working days ended based at Toton on the LMR where it was stored unserviceable on 6/1/89. The same month the loco was sold by BR to Hunslet-Barclay Ltd for rebuilding to a class 20/9 for the weedkiller trains project. Six months later it emerged from Hunslet-Barclay's Works in Kilmarnock resplendent as 20 903 on 2/6/1989. It was to be one of six private owner locomotives used for the summer weedkiller programme on BR with pairs allocated to the Chipman's Ltd, Schering Agriculteral Services and Fisons Ltd private owner weed control train sets.
Ancient methods of weed control on display at the local Plaza Azteca.
We're Here! trying to understand why weeds are so misunderstood.
they have drained this lake to do some works along the foreshore and for weed control. it looks very barron , by the amount of timber exposed its easy to see why this is one of our best cod habitats
Lake Mulwala after being drained for maintenance and weed clearing. All taken from the Yarrawonga/Victoria side.
(1/4) From the Yarrawonga pool area looking over toi Mulwala.
(2/4) The Weir and the Yarrawonga Rail Bridge on the Oaklands line.
(3/4)The main traffic bridge between Mulwala and Yarrawonga.
(4/4) The "dry-docked" Paradise Queen tourist boat.
Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
GBRf Class 69 No.69007 Richard Trevithick at Stowmarket on 25th July 2023 working 0B69 07:30 Whitemoor-Stowmarket DGL.The 69 replaced classmate No.69002 (due exam) on the Weed Control train based in Marsh Lane sidings.
Sheep farming is a significant industry in New Zealand. According to 2007 figures reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, there are 39 million sheep in the country (a count of about 10 per human). The country has the highest density of sheep per unit area in the world. For 130 years, sheep farming was the country's most important agricultural industry, but it was overtaken by dairy farming in 1987. Sheep numbers peaked in New Zealand in 1982 to 70 million and then dropped to about 27.6 million. There are 16,000 sheep and beef farms in the country which has made the country the world's largest exporter of lambs, with 24 million finished lambs recorded every year.
Sheep were introduced into New Zealand between 1773 and 1777 with credit to James Cook, the British explorer. Samuel Marsden, a missionary, introduced some flocks of sheep to the Bay of Islands, and then also farmed in Mana Island close to Wellington for the purpose of feeding the whalers. The period between 1856 and 1987 was a bonanza period for sheep farming, resulting in economic prosperity of the country.
Johnny Jones was an early settler in Otago. When the whaling boom ended, he switched to farming in 1840. He was the first Pākehā who settled large numbers of immigrants on the east coast of the South Island, and he imported sheep amongst other stock for this purpose. One of the first to bring substantial numbers of sheep to Canterbury was John Deans in 1843. As was usual at the time, the sheep were bought in Australia. John Cracroft Wilson's endeavours of setting up as a sheep farmer in 1854 demonstrate the hardship that early settlers and stock often faced. He had a disastrous journey from Sydney where much of his stock died and 1,200 sheep had to be jettisoned. After landing in Lyttelton, his stock was transferred to the nearby Gollans Bay (the bay in Lyttelton Harbour beneath Evans Pass), where he lost more stock to tutu poisoning and southerlies.
Whilst John Acland and Charles George Tripp arrived in Canterbury in 1855, only four years after organised settlement of Canterbury began, all the suitable land on the Canterbury Plains had already been taken up. They were the first to take up land in the Canterbury high country for sheep farming.
George Henry Moore established himself in North Canterbury. His Glenmark Station was for a time New Zealand's largest sheep run,[10] and his daughter established the Christchurch tourist attraction Mona Vale with her inheritance.[11] His biography says of him:
Moore stands out in New Zealand pastoral history as a supremely successful runholder in terms of personal wealth. His skill, judgement and sense of timing were of a very high order. Yet without strong financial backing from partners and bank, the full achievement of Glenmark would have been impossible. His 1873 purchase was a bold decision, based on a mortgage of exceptional size to the Union Bank of Australia, which advanced Moore £90,000. The link between banking and large runholding in Canterbury was never more clearly demonstrated.
New Zealand flocks rarely numbered less than 400 head. The total area of occupied land was under 45 million acres. Of this, 5 million acres supported from 1 to 8 sheep per acre for the year, while over 9 million acres averaged from one-half to 2 sheep per acre. Grass was the principal crop. With a growing season of 10 months and well-distributed rainfall, it was profitable to keep grass for stock. Nearly half of the occupied land was in holdings of over 5,000 acres, mainly used for sheep. There were 90 holdings of over 50,000 acres each while 18,694 holdings were from 50 to 200 acres. The number of sheep increased from about 19 million in 1896 to 24,595,405 in 1914. The average flock size increased from 1,081 in 1896 to 1,124 in 1913. About half the sheep were in flocks which numbered less than 2,500 while seven-eights of them were in flocks numbering over 500 head each. Wethers, rams, and ewes under breeding age comprised about one-half the sheep.
The most successful breed raised in the early 19th century was the Spanish breed of Merino. It was bred on the South Island for many years. The Merino ewe furnished the foundation of a cross-bred stock. In the early days of the Canterbury Region meat trade, the English Leicester breed was the favourite ram for breeding with the Merino ewe. Later, the Lincoln breed was used to cross with the Merino, and black-faced rams were put to the cross-bred ewes. In the North Island, the Romney sheep was better suited with the moist climate and became the most popular sheep; it also increased in numbers in the South Island. The Lincoln and Border-Leicester were favoured in both islands, while the Southdown displaced other breeds for fat-lamb production throughout New Zealand. The Leicesters, mainly the English variety, were the most popular British breed in the South Island.
The development of sheep farming in New Zealand in the first half of the 20th century brought increased competition to sheep farmers in southern Patagonia who were struggling with a drop in traffic as result of the opening of Panama Canal and mounting social unrest.
The sheep population reached a peak of 70 million in 1982 but soon there was a sharp decline as the dairy industry overshadowed it. In 1987, the sheep population was only about 39 million; this fall is also attributed to withdrawal of government subsidy to this sector. In spite of a decline in the population of sheep in New Zealand, the hilly areas of the country have seen a proliferation of sheep farming in the decades since the late 1960s. This growth is on account of introduction of better species of pasture vegetation, use of pesticides and weed control, regulated and systematic paddock management of farms, and introduction of better and disease resistant breeds of sheep. Under a wide mosaic of varying climatic and soil conditions, and the large extent of farms have resulted in development of a wide range of industries.
The sidings at Margam's Knuckle Yard could do with a spot of weed control, here 37610 and what looks like 37057 lay over in the yard. Fitters were earlier working on 37610 but its looks ready to go again now.
A dull, wet and miserable 5 June 1987 as 104 heads out of Belfast York Road with the IÉ weed control train to spray the Larne line.
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On a spring Sunday afternoon 16 years ago CSX was out working on some deforestation along the West Point Route as a weed sprayer is laying down the herbicide approaching Cusseta. Glad I came up here trying to find some light for an afternoon northbound, as this might be the only shot I have of that vintage signal at the XXB 101.3. It fell to modern "Vader" replacements in 2017 when CTC was extended south from West Point to Montgomery.
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
DeKalb County (Medlock Park), Georgia, USA.
15 December 2019.
"Defoliation and weed control by sheep: English ivy, poison ivy, kudzu, Chinese privet, and more. Please don't disturb the crew. They are working and treats can kill."
...and he's giving the photographer the stink-eye.
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69003 & 69004 on the 3Q00 07.05 Exeter Riverside to Eastleigh East Yard.
This is a weed killer train, a development between GBRf, Bayer Environmental Science & NR. The idea is it a 'smart' weed control train and reduces chemical wastage by using onboard cameras and GPS to work out where and what (weed types) to spray.
It's made up of three KFA flats which hold different 'modules' - one has water tanks, one has the actual spraying module and controls and the other has the generator.
Unusual for it to be on Southern metals as we have MPVs that have modules to do the same, less precise, task.
Just another random picture from the senior picture shoot that i liked but never put up. I should have done a little better with the weed control. they're everywhere!
Papaver rhoeas are wonderful and beautiful flowers of winter time.It was known in ancient times as agriculture in the old world and associated with its old symbolism and agricultural fertility. It is one of the most important characteristics of a successful weed farm. They include an annual life cycle that fits in most grains, a tolerance of common weed control methods, capacity for flowers and seeds before harvesting and the ability to make long lasting seeds banks.
Small flower seeds and insects are bountiful after a day of rain in the parched lands in Southern California.
Kudzu killer, qu'est-ce que c'est
Baa, baa, baa, BAA, baaa.
Closeup.
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
DeKalb County (Medlock Park), Georgia, USA.
1 February 2020.
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▶ "Defoliation and weed control by sheep: English ivy, poison ivy, kudzu, Chinese privet, and more. Please don't disturb the crew. They are working and treats can kill."
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Ex Federal Democratic Republic of Germany registered Polish built PZL-106.B.R Kruk 'Crop-Dusters' out to grass at Souther Field, Americus, Georgia
The story goes that they were imported into the USA from the FDR after the 'Wall' fell but were unable to obtain certification
Some were apparently then exported with the remaining fifteen or so held as a spares source
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Hunslet-Barclay Ltd. Class 20/9 20904 'Janis' heads the weed control train along the Up Relief line at West Drayton in May 1992. At the rear of the train was 20901 'Nancy'.
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When my friend from the nature center said he was looking to hire a contractor to take out some of the water hyacinth on Armand Bayou, I had no idea what a deer she would be.
Lake Mulwala after being drained for maintenance and weed clearing. All taken from the Yarrawonga/Victoria side.
(1/4) From the Yarrawonga pool area looking over toi Mulwala.
(2/4) The Weir and the Yarrawonga Rail Bridge on the Oaklands line.
(3/4)The main traffic bridge between Mulwala and Yarrawonga.
(4/4) The "dry-docked" Paradise Queen tourist boat.
Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia