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 ...

As harvest wraps us, fall becomes a critical time for weed management. Applying a fall herbicide burndown targets winter ...

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 ...

Musk thistle is notorious for being difficult to control, because it is quite prolific in seed production. Management tactics can vary, and there’s no “one-size fits all” scenario. To help producers, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As summer starts turning to fall in Northeast Ohio, weeds are sometimes the most attention-getting plants in the garden. Mild-mannered and time-strapped gardeners, like yours truly, ...

Canada thistle was probably introduced to America around 1750 and the state of Vermont enacted noxious weed legislation against it in 1795. It was proclaimed a noxious weed in Nebraska in 1873.

Rangelands, a bi-monthly publication of the Society for Range Management, serves as a forum for the presentation and discussion of facts, ideas, and philosophies pertaining to the study, management, ...