Weed control plays a key role in the productivity of grassland farming. Weeds compete with your crops for nutrients, light and water, grassland weed control is key to producing high-quality grass and forage for livestock. This competition mitigates your crops’ ability to achieve their full yield potential and may negatively affect subsequent crops.

Weeds don’t just reduce the grazing area available for livestock, but they can also pose a threat to grazing livestock. Noxious weeds such as thistles can become an issue if left uncontrolled, spreading diseases in sheep, while ragwort is toxic and a danger to all stock.

Grassland weed control through both chemical and mechanical means will minimise the chance of common weeds establishing and becoming a risk to your livestock. The best long-term solution for controlling persistent weeds in your grass is to use modern systemic herbicides.

Bandon Co-op has an extensive range of herbicides for grassland applications. Our grassland herbicide range caters for grassland farmers’ needs for reseeding and general grassland weed control. We encourage grassland farmers to implement best practice in reseeding and subsequent weed control. Recommended rates must be adhered to when applying grassland chemicals. Overdosing is expensive, wasteful and may harm the environment. Use the correct product for target weeds and allow for the presence of clover in the pasture. Observing buffer zones alongside streams and rivers is very important for the environment.