Berg Agricultural Hall 316
Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science-2207A
Brookings, SD 57007
Graig supports the citizens of South Dakota as an SDSU Extension Weed Ecology Field Specialist at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.
Pasture, rangelands and rights-of-way are starting to turn yellow, purple, or even a mix of both due to rapid growth of noxious weeds. Now is the time to implement management tactics to ensure the weeds do not outcompete desirable vegetation and invade adjacent land.
Weather cannot be controlled, but there are variables we can control to help increase the effectiveness of postemergence herbicides during drought conditions.
Absinth wormwood, Canada thistle and leafy spurge have emerged and are growing in eastern South Dakota. If not effectively managed, these weeds can displace desirable forage in pasture and rangeland.
