Cultural control of ryegrass

[HarryB97]

Ryegrass makes blackgrass look easy. Germinates all year round unlike black grass and more aggressive growth habits. Grassing it down for as long as possible is the only viable option.

 

[chipchap]

Using Tower on spring barley this time, it’s got a bit of chlortoluron in it.
follow with Axial.
fingers crossed

 

[haybob]

Hi all, just looking up grazing leys in arable rotations. Is there any particular grasses that would be safer to use to minimize future weed problems? Does volunteer Timothy cause problems in cereals for example?

 

[Will Blackburn]

Hi all, just looking up grazing leys in arable rotations. Is there any particular grasses that would be safer to use to minimize future weed problems? Does volunteer Timothy cause problems in cereals for example?

I've only had volunteer grass issues with Italian Ryegrass. Perennial Ryegrass is not the same beast. In fact I used a Perennial Ryegrass ley to cure an IRG issue.

 

[robs1]

We use westerwold havent had any problems YET

 

[ollie989898]

Please can you tell me can you use Broadway Star if you ve used Hatra in the same growing season ? And have you used it with any effect and how have you applied it ? Thanks

I don't believe you can use two grass weed products based on ALS chemistry in the same crop.

 

[ollie989898]

Using Tower on spring barley this time, it’s got a bit of chlortoluron in it.
follow with Axial.
fingers crossed

Shame there isn't any straight CTU product you could use alone.

 

[ollie989898]

Hi all, just looking up grazing leys in arable rotations. Is there any particular grasses that would be safer to use to minimize future weed problems? Does volunteer Timothy cause problems in cereals for example?

Timothy has a different growth habit and I don't think it would be a big issue in cereals.

In the past growing barley on land without any prior knowledge of it's history would have been considered risky but these days with a lot of products having no useful activity it sort of makes no difference if you grow wheat or barley now.