Category Archives: Weeds

Short hard graze

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Michael Burlace

If you find Livestock are selective and will graze what they want and leave what they don’t want OR Weeds build up in pastures Then, A Short hard graze with High stock density allows a paddock to be grazed flat … Continue reading →

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Short on, long off rotation

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Michael Burlace

If you find There are crop problems such as soil-borne diseases and deficiencies from a short rotation OR Stock leave weeds and overgraze the “good bits” Then, Allowing a longer gap may allow recovery. A shorter “on” time may allow … Continue reading →

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Competitive crop

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Michael Burlace

If you find Too much time, effort and energy goes into trying to control weeds and other pests OR A big part of the farm income is spent on pest control measures OR Tackling weeds head-on with chemicals just leads … Continue reading →

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Crop-beaten weeds

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Michael Burlace

If you find Weeds seem to do better than crops and pastures do OR Much the same weed problems occur in much the same way year after year OR You set out to grow a crop but it seems that … Continue reading →

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Understanding weed characteristics

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Michael Burlace

If you find Weeds succeed each year despite all attempts to beat them with chemicals OR Weeds on your land have developed resistance to all the chemicals that it is feasible to throw at them OR Weeds seed before you … Continue reading →

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