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Grazing North Texas — To Kill A Mesquite
By Tony Dean
Ranchers interested in using aerial spray for mesquite control usually pick one of two options. Some elect to use a less expensive chemical in an attempt to simply defoliate the trees and increase grass production for a couple of years. Others use herbicide designed for a total root kill on the trees but at a higher cost per acre.
Research conducted by Texas Tech University and others in the ‘70s and ‘80s isolated a handful of conditions that, when present during the spraying process, could significantly increase percent root kill when that is the goal.
The key to killing mesquite with herbicide application to the leaves is to first get good absorption into the leaf and then get the herbicide translocated to the root system. The following conditions are important indicators that translocation to the roots is taking place and the mesquites are on track for a successful spraying:
1. Soil temperature at the 12” to 18” depth needs to be consistently 75 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer. If rainfall causes the soil temperature to decrease below 75 degrees, spraying should be delayed.
2. Trees need to have all turned from light green leaves to dark green leaves.
3. Leaves must be healthy and not seriously damaged by frost or insects.
4. If trees are still in the flower stage, flowers must be yellow. If beans are present, they must have extended to their total expected length and still be green in color.
To read more pick up a copy of the May 2018 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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