Many thistle-infested grazing pastures are now at the ideal stage for treatment with an effective herbicide. Thistlex, the systemic herbicide manufactured by Corteva Agriscience, is recognised as the ...
Grazon Pro is fast acting and offers high levels of long term broad control.
Where weeds such as nettles, thistles, briars and docks are present at fences, ditches and ...
Forefront T is the ideal herbicide for controlling a combination of weeds such as nettles and docks in grazing pastures.
Choosing the right herbicide is the key to effective control of weeds in ...
Broadway Star gives excellent control of a wide range of a wide range of broad-leaved weeds in winter wheat crops.
The weeds controlled including cleavers, charlock, chickweed, groundsel and ...
Envy, another recent addition to the systemic grassland herbicide range, adds an extra option in the control of weeds in reseeded pasture.
Containing the two potent active ingredients fluroxypyr and ...
For farmers planning to reseed pastures over the next couple of months, the issue of weed control will be of paramount importance. PastorTrio, the herbicide launched on the Irish market three years ...
Weeds, when established, can greatly reduce the performance of a grass sward and research has shown that every 1% infestation of weeds (like docks or chickweed) can result in a 1% reduction in grass ...
GrazonPro is ideal for spot spraying nettles and other weeds at fences, railings and field boundaries.
GrazonPro - the perfect spot treatment for weeds
For spot treating nettles and other ...
Forefront T adds a powerful extra dimension to weed control in grazing swards. Containing the most advanced chemistry in weed control technology, it is the perfect all-purpose product for grazing ...
Where docks and other weeds are a problem in silage swards, it will pay handsomely to kill them before the silage is cut.
As well as boosting yield and quality of pit and baled silage, a pre-harvest ...
As farmers confront the costs and challengers of a very difficult spring, weed control in grazing swards is likely to be well down the list of priorities.
However, when grass growth does take off, ...
WEED CONTROL SERVICE
Whelehan’s have been involved in supplying a weed control service to county councils and local authorities for many years now. We can deliver an excellent professional service ...
Ragwort (Senecio Jacobea) is also known as ragweed, buachalán and buachalán buidhe. It is a common weed of Irish pastures and thrives on a wide range of soils, but competes best on lighter free ...
THE BEST weed control is achieved by spraying weeds when they are actively growing and at the right stage. This is commonly known as the rosette stage of the weed. Docks should ideally be 6-10' high ...
Control weeds in paddocks and pastures because they:
Compete with grass for space, light, nutrients and water
Are unpalatable to your horse, pony or cattle
Sustain the life of the sward
Take ...
There is a noticeable increase this year in the level of chickweed in silage and grazing pastures. This appears to be due to very tight grazing during last summer’s drought, which resulted in a lot ...
Spraying dock-infested pastures before silage is cut will significantly benefit yield and quality of both pit and baled silage, as well as yield and quality of a subsequent cut of silage or grazing. ...
Under the Noxious Weeds Act, 1936, it is an offence for the owner/occupier of lands not to prevent the growth and spread of noxious weeds. Owners and occupiers of land must ensure that they abide by ...
A heavy infestation of thistles cuts grass yields by up to half as well as carrying the risk of spreading diseases such as orf, pink eye and mastitis, said weed control specialist Chris ...
