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Narrow Leaves Hawk's Beard Weed Found in Crops
Readers seek details on Narrow-Leaf Hawk's Beard an introduced winter annual weed. It appears in winter crops like fall rye and sweet corn and in established alfalfa or pastures. It produces many small yellow flowers on thin stems 12 to 18 inches tall with a dandelion like basal rosette. Control options include fall or spring applications of 2,4-D or MCP A in wheat, rye, or non reguine pastures, and Embutox 20 oz in alfalfa and other legumes, with limited options for sweet clover. The Hamiota Society exhibition offers a weed prize for youth under 16. More information will follow next week.
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Hamiota Agricultural Society
Weed Control District