If your run-out pasture was infested with summer-active grass weeds 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. Forage crops will also disrupt clover root weevil populations, allowing better subsequent establishment of young clover.

For further information on weed and pest identification, biology, impact and management visit our AgPest Online Pest Directory.

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