News and views from your county agent Field trials, seminar and steak frv, herbicides by Blaine Jones USU Extension Agent WINTER WHEAT WEED CONTROL TRIALS TOUR Last fall and again this spring, Dr. Rick Chase and I put out some trial plots to test the effectiveness of several different chemicals for controlling bur butter- - Blaine Jones cup and other annual weeds in 1-- Juab County road about a mile south of the cement elevator. at about 10 a.m., or meet at the Extension office at 9:30 a.m. Plan to be with us. You can join us there RANGE IMPROVEMENT SEMINAR, STEAK FRY, AND TOUR The directors of the Juab County Cattlemens Association working with Nyle Matarea livestock specialist; thews, - Kendall Johnson, Extension are range specialist; and me a range improvement seminar, steak fry, and tour to be held Saturday, May winter wheat. Last Wednesday, we visited those plots to evaluate them. The results were impressive! Some of the treatments would not be very expen- 21. Those invited to attend are sive. I think you will be intercattlemen, agency personnel, ested! and any others who may be inWe plan to take another look terested in the range resources. at them on Thursday, May 19. Wives are invited to attend if You are invited to be with us, are interested. and we will explain the they The activities for the day will treatments and the results. The begin with a seminar from 9:30 plots are located just west of a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the county the railroad tracks along the commissioners room of the Juab County Center. Kendall Levan 4-- H livestock club is now organized The Levan Livestock Club met and was organized 4-- H recently. Club members are Jennifer and Jason Mangelson; Jalina and Brittany Brough; Dick and Ben Aagard; Craig, Conya, Chad, and Lee Poulson; and Teresa Bosh. Club leaders are Martin and Donna Poulson. Club officers are Jason Mangelson, president; Craig Poulsen, vice president; Conya Poulsen, secretary; and Dick Aagard, reporter. The group will work with fat lambs and breeding sheep. take herbicides (including total CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES vegetation control chemicals) In my last two columns, Ive can be detoxified by applying presented some information activated charcoal at a rate of lbs. per 100 sq. ft. and incorabout herbicide damage around the yard. Those columns dealt porating it to a depth of six with how damage can occur and inches. Root pruning. If tree roots what the effects are on plants. This will be the third and final have grown into an area treated with soil sterilant, a trench can column on this subject. Mistakes or accidents be dug near the tree and all the sometimes happen when apply: roots should be cut off to preing herbicides. Drift may cause vent further uptake of the soil herbicides to be deposited on sterilant. This will prevent fursensitive crops or plants, the ther damage to the tree from wrong field may get treated, or the herbicide, but may reduce the wrong product may be water available to the tree. In some cases, it may be mistakenly added to the spray tank. In some cases, exposed necessary completely to remove plants or entire areas can be contaminated soil and replace it rescued from unwanted herbi- with good soil. cide effects by timely and apAlthough these corrective meaures work, it is far better to propriate measures. Washing. If you suspect prevent accidents with herbidrift occurring on gardens and cides. Follow these preventive meaornamentals, water heavily with sprinklers. Water dilutes sures: Read and follow label directhe herbicide and washes it off the plants. The sooner the tions on all chemicals. Use water treatment can be ad- recommended rates and apply ministered, the better the as recommended. Use amine or low volatile chances for recovery. Delaying more than three or four hours formulations of phenoxy herbibetween exposure and washing cides. Avoid applying chemicals may eliminate any chance of when it is windy. recovery. Do not mix two chemicals Activated charcoal. Root up- together unless they are com4-- H advisory coun- patible. Mix chemicals thoroughly cil before spraying. For disease and insect control, use sprayers that have not Adbeen used for applying herbiThe Juab County ofnew cides. Council elected visory Use low pressure and coarse ficers recently. Officers are Martin A. spray droplets. Poulsen, president; Sharon Keep spray booms or nozzles Michael, vice president; Joyce close to the ground and spray Andrews, secretary; and Donna Poulsen, reporter. The Times-New- s The council also selected Nephi, Utah members of the youth counMay 12, 1983 cil: Casy Winn, Kyle Garrett, Shane Day, Craig Poulsen, Johnson will discuss principles or range improvement. There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion. 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