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Woody Encroachment Continues…

The 2024 version of the KSU Chemical Weed Control Guide went live this week One of its sections I reference frequently is the one on weed and brush control options for range and pasture – and for good reason according to statistics from the Great Plains Grassland Extension Partnership. According to this multi-state collaboration, annual rangeland production lost to woody encroachment (in the Great Plains region…) is estimated at over 22 million tons, and on the increase (numbers based on monitoring using satellite imagery with 1990 as the base year).

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