Ragwort in the Yorkshire Dales

[Surgery]

Been up to visit a relation quickly and pooped into the dales for a drive , very surprised to see ragwort and I thought it was a preserve of us southerners , can’t help thinking as it all grass the stuff will soon run riot , surprised it not been pulled up Along the roadsides as it’s at the point of seeding.

 

[Johnnyboxer]

No council road men to do it ?

 

[Surgery]

No council road men to do it ?

We have had it for a long time on road verges and many folk have told the local councils to sort it out in line with law but it never does get pulled , it spread bad along main roads due to cars pushing seeds on their way , can see it happening up there too.

 

[Grassman]

Been up to visit a relation quickly and pooped into the dales

Not keen on yorkshire then?

 

[egbert]

something for all those furloughed folk to be doing

 

[Skintagain]

You get bad years for it to be fair. There’s also a lot of laziness about both within farmers and the general public. We are in a world of ‘thats not my job mate’ mentatiliy

 

[Surgery]

Not keen on yorkshire then?

Big thumbs and small screen!!

 

[smj1]

We live in the Yorkshire Dales. There is a lot of ragwort around this year where normally there is very little. We have a couple up at 500m above sea level where there has never been a sign of it before. Having this conversation with a neighbouring farmer who has been there 50 years and he seems to think it was the exceptionally warm weather in early April when we are normally under snow meant the sheep didn't have to graze as tight so didn't nibble it off at the rosette stage. Whether there's any truth in that I don't know but that was his theory. Could also be while we were on lockdown verges were not getting cut etc.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Driven past a field this morning looks like a field of oilseed rape. Had cattle in it all summer

 

[Courier]

You get bad years for it to be fair. There’s also a lot of laziness about both within farmers and the general public. We are in a world of ‘thats not my job mate’ mentatiliy

And each year seems to be just a little bit worse than the last .....

 

[farmerm]

something for all those furloughed folk to be doing

Both furlowed and the incarcerated should be chain ganged and put to work pulling ragwort and picking litter, a wasted workforce that could greatly improve our country if properly managed!

 

[egbert]

Driven past a field this morning looks like a field of oilseed rape. Had cattle in it all summer

I had quite a bit coming in some off land last year...grazed only with cattle.
My boy put 20 ewes in 11 acres with the cattle this spring....hey presto...no ragwort to be found at all.

now, if only we can find a way of getting his ewes into the wretched amenity plantations nextdoor.

 

[Tonka]

In my churchyard mower man, avoids anything in flower thinking he is doing a good job at allowing wild flowers to grow, seed and multiply [emoji849]. Ragwort is flourishing
But why would anyone know ragwort is a problem for farmers?

 

[TripleSix]

Bad locally.

There is a verge and embankment at a new motorway services that is completely yellow

 

[glasshouse]

Its the worst i have ever seen this yr
The mild winter combined with very dry spring
The ragworts long roots kept it growing when grass was burning up

 

[Agrivator]

What are all the local words for Ragwort?

Haygreens in the Yorkshire dales. Muggins? in some places. Any more?

 

[Surgery]

Bad locally.

There is a verge and embankment at a new motorway services that is completely yellow

Worst culprits are the highways-councils etc , just think how far a train at high speed will send the seeds.

 

[Jontym]

What are all the local words for Ragwort?

Haygreens in the Yorkshire dales. Muggins? in some places. Any more?

Bowins, up here. (Cumbria)

 

[Ashtree]

Buchallan Bui in Ireland Gaelic for (yellow boys) !

 

[Farmer_Joe]

as above seems super bad this year, me and wife were commenting last time we were at skipton bypass