LANCASTER A major weed
problem for the 1984 growing
season will be increased weed
pressure in some fields that were
entered in set-aside programs in
1983.
“A lot of these acres over half
of them in some areas were
never seeded to a cover crop,”
says Dave Martin, director of
marketing for Stauffer Chemical
Company. “This gave the weeds a
chance to come on strong.”
Many farmers planned to control
the weeds later in the season,
Martin adds. But one or two
mowings, diskings or
postemergence herbicide treat
ments weren’t always enough to
prevent weeds from going to seed.
“Timing was a big problem with
this approach,” he says. “Some
weed species germinate, grow and
go to seed early in the season,
while others can germinate as late
as July or even August and still
produce seed. It’s hard to control
them all with just one or two
treatments.”
Even where cover crops were
planted, there are potential
problems for next year, Martin
says.
“Oats were the most common
cover crop used, and they won’t
come back next spring. But where
oat stands were thin or spotty, the
Weed list
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Under a
new U.S. Department of
Agriculture proposal, 55 species of
weeds would be added to the list of
“import restricted” foreign
noxious weeds.
The move would bring the total
number of foreign weeds restricted
under the 1974 Federal Noxious
Weed Act from 357 to 412, said B. W.
Hawkins, administrator of USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health In
spection Service. Restricted weed
species can be imported into the
United States only under special
USDA permits.
“One weed we’re proposing to
restrict is the aquatic weed
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weeds came through. The pressure
in these areas will be higher than it
would be after a normal weed
control program in row crops,” he
explains.
“Sorghum-sudan crosses as
cover crops are another possible
source of trouble,” Martin adds.
‘Tf these headed out and went to
seed before being cut down or
turned under, they’ll create a weed
infestation much like shattercane
next year. It’ll be difficult to
control,”
Overall, Martin expects foxtails,
velvetleaf and other common
weeds to be the' biggest problems;
on ground coming out of PEK.
“Most farmers will be up against
the same weeds they usually see,
but they’ll have a bigger fight on
their hands,” he says.
He suggests several steps for
dealing with the increased
pressure. The first is a PPI
(preplant incorporated) herbicide
program.
“Incorporated herbicides don’t
need rain, so they’re more
dependable,” he says. “With this
kind of weed pressure, don’t take a
chance on a treatment that has to
be activated by the weather. ’ ’
Stauffer’s Sutan+ and
Eradicane Extra are both PPI
herbicides.
expanded
Lagarosiphon, which is similar to
the hydrUla weed that is clogging
waterways in California and
Florida,” Hawkins said. “Another
40 parasitic weeds, including all
species of aegineta and alecra,
could significantly reduce yields of
several U.S. crops. We are also
proposing to restrict 14 terrestrial
weeds.”
The list, last expanded in May, is
compiled by a group of botanists,
agriculturalists and weed scien
tists. Although some of the weeds
are found in limited areas in the
United States, all are of foreign
origin and could enter the country
on imported products, Hawkins
said.
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Don’t skimp on herbicide rates
either, Martin advises. “You may
even want to use a slightly higher
rate than normal, within label
guidelines,” he says.
Three-way tank mixes are
another way to boost general weed
control. In corn, this means a grass
herbicide plus atrazine and
Bladex**. Stauffer’s Sutan+ and
Eradicane Extra herbicides are
both registered for these three-way
mixes, Martin points out.
Where tough weeds like shat
tercane, johnsongrass,
quackgrass, woolly cupgrass or
wild proso millet have
proliferated, an ordinary herbicide
program won’t do. Left un
controlled, these weeds can go
from light infestations to major
problems in just one year.
“Eradicane Extra is the only corn
herbicide on the market that can
handle bad infestations of these
tough weeds,” Martin says.
Eradicane Extra will also help
out on broadleaf weed populations,
he says. It’s labeled for control of
velvetleaf, nightshade, mor
Foxtail and velvetleaf abound in this PIK field and will require special control.
ningglory, pigweed and others, so heavy enough you can get 95
adding it to a triazine will improve percent control and still have a
broadleaf control. problem,” Martin says. “These
Finally, cultivation or follow-up weedy set-aside acres will be a
treatments may be needed after tough test for herbicides this
the com is up. “If weed pressure is spring.”
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more work for the Buttorffs. Dan
now puts in nine to 10 hours a day,
and Ame logs about 40 hours a
week working in the unit. They
have split the chores so that the
workload is manageable. Dan is in
charge of the breeding, gestation
and finishing phases, and Ame
takes care of the farrowing and
nursery quarters. She also keeps
the books. They have two
daughters, 14 and 10 years old.
“The children have been helpful
and understanding when Dan and I
are working late,’’ Ame says.
More work does not equal more
frustration, however. “I like being
in charge of my own life and my
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own destiny,” Arne says. “It’s a
family farm and it’s fun working
together.” Dan agrees.
Both Arne and Dan feel that
without their gilt producing herd,
they still would be juggling a full
time job and part-time fanning
responsibilities, and struggling to
pay the bills. “Becoming a Kleen
Leen breeder made a big dif
ference in our operation,’’ Dah
says. “We are now able to farm
full-time and we’re making it
work.” By incorporating breeding
stock production, into their
operation, the Buttorffs comletely
changed their fanning methods,
and as a result, their lifestyle.