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<blockquote data-quote="holmes65" data-source="post: 6956770" data-attributes="member: 58784"><p>We have found spring cropping to have the biggest impact on ryegrass populations, gave up spring grass herbicides 3 years ago, as they are a waste of money and do more harm than good on our system. We now have a spring break one year in six. Any bad feilds we grew spring barley for one or two years as the crop outcompetes the ryegrass, also in a mild spring the ryegrass may not vernalise so there is no seed return. Currently growing 20 Ha per year of AD winter rye as it is very competative and the crop is taken off before the majority of seed has shed.</p><p>We found the only way to beat ryegrass is to change the system as the solution will not come out of a can. We also spend many happy hours with a knapsack sprayer, or hand roqueing later in order to prevent seed return. In the worst areas sacrificing the crop and spraying off the lot is the best solution long term, we have sprayed headlands off and you can see to the line the difference the following year.Three years ago we sprayed off 5Ha This year none, it can be done ,but its not easy.</p><p>Cultivations are mainly min till, opportunistic direct drilling and even resort to ploughing bad ryegrass fields,but need to plough to a high standard or not worth the diesel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="holmes65, post: 6956770, member: 58784"] We have found spring cropping to have the biggest impact on ryegrass populations, gave up spring grass herbicides 3 years ago, as they are a waste of money and do more harm than good on our system. We now have a spring break one year in six. Any bad feilds we grew spring barley for one or two years as the crop outcompetes the ryegrass, also in a mild spring the ryegrass may not vernalise so there is no seed return. Currently growing 20 Ha per year of AD winter rye as it is very competative and the crop is taken off before the majority of seed has shed. We found the only way to beat ryegrass is to change the system as the solution will not come out of a can. We also spend many happy hours with a knapsack sprayer, or hand roqueing later in order to prevent seed return. In the worst areas sacrificing the crop and spraying off the lot is the best solution long term, we have sprayed headlands off and you can see to the line the difference the following year.Three years ago we sprayed off 5Ha This year none, it can be done ,but its not easy. Cultivations are mainly min till, opportunistic direct drilling and even resort to ploughing bad ryegrass fields,but need to plough to a high standard or not worth the diesel. [/QUOTE]
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