Subject: Information Request- Downy brome

From: [email-masked]
Date: 1 Aug 1995 15:16:59 GMT

I am requesting information on Downy brome (Bromus tectorum). This species
is rapidly spreading throughout SE Alberta and SW Saskatchewan and is 
becoming a problem with farmers and ranchers in those areas. Is there 
any safe, effective way of controlling Downy brome?

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From: [email-masked] (Soaring Bear)
Date: 2 Aug 1995 21:45:25 GMT

>any safe, effective way of controlling Downy brome? 

	How about finding some new uses for it so it
	will be harvested rather than controlled.

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From: Joe Hecksel <hecksel>
Date: 15 Aug 1995 15:47:45 GMT

[email-masked] (marc meyer) wrote:
>[email-masked] wrote:

If memory serves, B. tectorum is disliked by grazing animals due to (probably)
the wiry nature of the seed heads.  

One strategy that you might consider is to aggressively seed a species that 
occupies the same ecological niche but has more desirable properties.  I
seeded "Red River" crabgrass in my pasture for that reason.  I paid $7/lb of
seed but one pound of seed goes a long way.  Especially if you restrict the
seeding to lanes, around feeders and waters, by gates and fences.

Annual rye grass would be another alternative (very palatable) but you would
have to reseed every year.

				-Joe Hecksel
				Eaton Rapids Michigan