One drawback of setting out bales.

[Traveler]

Pretty muddy, so setting out quite a few bales without processing them. Works well for the most part, but today four of us spent several hours getting cows in that had stuff in their eyes. Mostly cheatgrass. Doesn't take too many bales with a "surprise center" to screw things up.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

That is why I am spraying some ground with Assure 2. Hope too get rid of the Foxtail Barley. Wonder if it works on Cheat grass?

 

[Faster horses]

Let us know if it does, BMR.
Glad you are getting rain.

 

[Silver]

That is why I am spraying some ground with Assure 2. Hope too get rid of the Foxtail Barley. Wonder if it works on Cheat grass?

Do you have Quack? If so let me know if it kills that stuff.

 

[Nicky]

That is why I am spraying some ground with Assure 2. Hope too get rid of the Foxtail Barley. Wonder if it works on Cheat grass?

Are you spraying alfalfa or grass?

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

That is why I am spraying some ground with Assure 2. Hope too get rid of the Foxtail Barley. Wonder if it works on Cheat grass?

Are you spraying alfalfa or grass?

I am spraying a grass alfalfa mixture hoping to get rid of the grass and Foxtail Barley

 

[Nicky]

Interesting. It is labeled for cheatgrass and quack grass. Not for medusahead which we have a big problem with. Personally, I like quack grass.

 

[Faster horses]

Personally, I too like Quack grass. It can take a beating and keep on ticking... :nod:

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

I got most of it sprayed tonight, Britt took some before pictures so will have to wait and see what happens.

 

[littlejoe]

Personally, I too like Quack grass. It can take a beating and keep on ticking... :nod:

I think somebody crossed quackgrass with blue bunch wheatgrass? seems like it was called newhy or somesuch? anybody know anything about this, any experience?

bluebunch is Montana state grass, but a cow looks at it and it faints. trying to combine best of both, if memory serves.

 

[Faster horses]

When we were in SW Mt the 'grass people' (speaking solely of the forest service 'grass man' thinking that) thought Blue bunch Wheatgrass was the best of the best. We found the cows hated it. Big and coarse, they had to be forced to eat it.

 

[Silver]

Personally, I too like Quack grass. It can take a beating and keep on ticking... :nod:

You would like it a lot less in this area when it gets in your hay ground. It takes over completely, then just gets stemmy and quits producing. Its a real plague. Nothing wrong with it out in the pastures though.

 

[Faster horses]

I've really only seen it in pastures in SW Montana. It was in some lots close to the buildings and you couldn't kill that stuff......having said that, it's probably why you don't like it in a hayfield.

 

[Nicky]

Our cows like bunch grass in the fall and winter, not now for sure.