Invasive Plant Remooooval - BugwoodCloud...•Grazing is another option for invasive plant...
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Invasive Plant Remooooval
Mark Renz
Extension Weed Specialist
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Overview
• 1.7 million acres pastures– 11% WI farmland
• 17,000 Beef producers
• 11,000 Dairy producers
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How are weeds managed in WI pastures?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Grazing managementMechanical management
Spot spray herbicideOtherNone
Broadcast herbicideHerbicide 'weed wiper'
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Do you encourage animals to eat “weeds”?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Always, Usually
Sometimes
Rarely, Never
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• Eating plant tissue
• Leaves, stems
• Physical impact
• Breaking stems, trampling roots
• Trampled forage= Mulch
• Promotes grass competition
How does grazing control invasive plants?
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Grazing Practices can alter results
Continuous
Rot. grazed
Mob grazed
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The Grazing Spectrum
• Continuous (season-long)
• Rotational Grazing
• Mob (HILF, HISD, UHSD)Mob
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Rotational Grazing
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Mob Grazing
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People have found rotational and mob grazing methods can provide
good to excellent control
• De Bruijn and Bork 2006:“Two high-density defoliations every year, over a two to three year period almost eliminated Canada thistle stems”
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Why the differences between grazing systems?
• Palatability of weed varies depending on the grazing system
–Continuous – only highly palatable species are eaten
–Rotational- species with moderate palatability are eaten
–Mob grazing – species with low palatability are eaten
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• Increased stocking density (lb./ac)
• Decreased time grazing
• Longer rest period
• Mature forage
Mob in a NutshellAs compared to rotational grazing
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ObjectivesGoal:Compare the effectiveness of Mob Grazing to rotational grazing in suppressing Canada thistle across three locations
Measure:• Forage• Canada thistle
• Utilization• Density• Cover
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Grazing Methods
• Rotational Grazing– Grazed when forage was 8-12 inches
• 3-4 grazing events
– 60,000 lbs/A
• Mob Grazing– Grazed when forage > 14 in and Canada thistle was at
flower bud stage• 2 grazing events (spring, fall)
– 400,000 lbs/A
• All plots were grazed or trampled to a 4 inch residual
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Trampled forage
Avoiding CT
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% Utilization of Canada thistle
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Why the differences between locations?
• Differences in Forage Species– Lancaster
• Competitive forage grass (Tall Fescue)
– PDS
• Not competitive forage grass(kentucky bluegrass)
• 38-45% lower sward heights
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What will happen as treatments continue?
• Measurements continuing through spring 2014 (2015?)
– Lancaster CT density is decreasing
– PDS: CT populations appear stable
• Practitioners of Mob grazing state at least 3 years are needed to get rid of weed species
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Summary and applicability
• Grazing is another option for invasive plant management– If desirable pasture species and fencing present,
graziers may pay for right to graze
• Do not recommend continuous grazing unless palatable species – E.G. crown vetch
• If palability of weed is an issue consider the following:– 1. Graze at a period when it is palatable– 2.Increase stocking density to increase palability
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DO NOT ATTEMPT MOB GRAZING WHEN POISONOUS PLANTS ARE
PRESENT• Lack of selectivity may allow
uptake and ingestion
• EXAMPLE Whorled Milkweed– Never eaten in continuous or
rotationally graze pastures
– May be ingested in MOB grazing• Fatal if 0.1% to 0.5% of body
weight ingested
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Grazing for Woody Plant Suppression in Grasslands
• Initiating this winter– Team of 3 graduate students and 4 UW professors
– 5 year study
• Evaluating the following:– Effectiveness in suppression
– Forage gained by grazing
– Impact to wildlife
• If interest/opinions contact one of us!
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Questions?