If your run-out pasture was infested with summer-active grass weeds (such as yellow bristle grass) last summer, consider growing a forage crop for one or two summers prior to sowing the perennial pasture. This provides the opportunity to selectively spray the summer-active grasses and prevent weed seeds from replenishing the seed bank and infesting newly sown pastures.

For further information on pasture weed pests, including biology, impact and control, please follow the links below:

• Yellow bristle grass
• AgPest Weed Pest Directory

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