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Show Weed control economy possible "The great challenge," Esplin concluded, "is to help educate people to what weeds do and to what herbicides will and will not do so they can gear control measures most ef Actively." He encouraged people to contact the County Extension Office for specific information on controlling particularly troublesome weeds. Also ask for USU Circular 301 "Chemical Weed Control Guide, Utah 1980" available at cost for one dollar. It can help get more value for dollars spent on weed control. Get the best results on weed control for the dollars you spend. Lynn Esplin, USU Extension Agent for Iron County gives that advise for the coming season. Whether around your home, in your garden, or on the farm, aim to maximize the effectiveness ef-fectiveness of weed control. Select the most economical herbicides and other weed control measures that will give satisfactory control of the troublesome weeds. Where possible, save on time and energy costs by avoiding the necessity of making repeated trips over fields. Consider timeliness. Realize that you can kill small, tender weeds much easier and at less cost than after they get well established. In fact, you often can prevent weed problems through care in planting weed-free weed-free seed and in proper use of a pre-emergent herbicide that kills the weeds as they sprout. Try to help others see the importance of controlling con-trolling weeds. It will help reduce the seed sources that infest your own place and will benefit others as well. Help keep people off the "environment panic button" so that effective weed control materials are not lost through policies and regulations that are scientifically unwarranted |