Q: We recently moved to a new home and have inherited flower beds which are inundated with thistle. We have weeded these beds several times, but more thistle just pops up. How can we control this ...

An experiment was conducted near Scottsbluff, NE, to assess three techniques for establishing perennial grasses in pasture sites and to evaluate the effectiveness of five perennial grasses compared ...

In greenhouse studies, atrazine (2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine killed Canada thistle [Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.] when applied as preemergence or postemergence treatments.

This has been a phenomenal year for germination of noxious weeds. Scotch thistle, for instance. Scotch thistle grows up to 13 feet tall. Cutting the root 2 inches below ground will kill that root and ...

Canada thistle may look beautiful and innocent with its bright yellow and purple flowers towering above North Dakota's crops and prairie grasses, but looks may be deceiving. The plant is an invasive ...

Canada thistle is very challenging to control and success usually occurs through utilizing a variety of methods. The first step is to limit establishment by minimizing the risk of the introduction of ...

Most farmers and ranchers who own pasture ground know the struggle of managing musk thistle. If you don’t, consider yourself lucky. Musk thistle, classified as a noxious weed in Nebraska, costs a lot ...