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Forage Weed Management

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Weed Apps and Sites

  • Association of Alberta Agriculture Fieldmen - (weed ID) - iOS | Android
  • WeedsBMP (for Rangelands- British Columbia) - iOS | Android
  • PlantWise - Invasive Species Council of British Columbia - iOS | Android
  • Savvy Weed ID & Control - iOS | Android
  • EDDMapS Alberta or EDDMapS Ontario (does assist with ID) - iOS | Android
  • Weed ID (Monsanto Canada - assists with weed ID) - iOS | Android
  • Imap Invasives - (Sask geo-locate and reporting) - iOS | Android
  • Pesticide Labels App (Government of Canada) - iOS | Android
  • Report a Weed (BC weed geo-locate and reporting) - iOS | Android
  • Xarvio Scouting - iOS | Android

Weeds in Forages Information

Guide to Crop Protection

Provincial Invasive Species Councils

Top Weeds

Black

During Establishment (0-2 yrs)

  1. Kochia
  2. Perennial Sow Thistle
  3. Dandelion (common)
  4. Foxtail Barley
  5. Volunteer Canola

In Established Stands

  1. Absinthe Wormwood
  2. Canada Thistle
  3. Common Tansy
  4. Nodding Thistle
  5. Leafy Spurge

Brown

During Establishment (0-2 yrs)

  1. Kochia
  2. Flixweed
  3. Narrow-Leaved Hawksbeard
  4. Stinkweed
  5. Canada Fleabane

In Established Stands

  1. Downy Brome
  2. Japanese Brome
  3. Dandelion (common)
  4. Canada Thistle
  5. Kochia
  6. Foxtail Barley

Dark Brown

During Establishment (0-2 yrs)

  1. Kochia
  2. Perennial Sow Thistle
  3. Dandelion (common)
  4. Foxtail Barley
  5. Narrow-Leaved Hawksbeard

In Established Stands

  1. Absinthe Wormwood
  2. Dandelion (common)
  3. Common Tansy
  4. Canada Thistle
  5. Quackgrass

Dark Grey

During Establishment (0-2 yrs)

  1. Stinkweed
  2. Redroot Pigweed
  3. Foxtail Barley
  4. Kochia
  5. Canada Thistle

In Established Stands

  1. Woody Species (Aspen, Willow & Western Snowberry)
  2. Dandelion (common)
  3. Quackgrass
  4. Perennial Sow Thistle
  5. Common Tansy
  6. Tall Buttercup

Grey

During Establishment (0-2 yrs)

  1. Foxtail Barley
  2. Wild Buckwheat
  3. Dandelion (common)
  4. Canada Thistle
  5. Flixweed

In Established Stands

  1. Woody Species (Aspen, Willow & Western Snowberry)
  2. Common Tansy
  3. Yellow Toadflax
  4. Absinthe Wormwood
  5. Common Burdock / Lesser Burdock
  6. Tall Buttercup

Peace River

During Establishment (0-2 yrs)

  1. Scentless Chamomile
  2. Oxeye Daisy
  3. Narrow-Leaved Hawksbeard
  4. Wild Buckwheat
  5. Sheep Sorrel

In Established Stands

  1. Knapweeds (Diffuse & Spotted & Russian)
  2. Canada Thistle
  3. Common Tansy
  4. Yellow Toadflax
  5. Hawkweed (Meadow or Yellow & Orange)

British Columbia Zones

Please refer to the WeedsBMP app for weeds of importance to rangelands and forages in British Columbia.

 

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