Hook I wish prices where going up on the other side of the state. there is pressure here to lower prices. We are getting 40 for bermuda and 35 for bahia rolls.
MSMA if it is legal in Texas or round up are the only two options I am aware of. I have it bad in several bermuda hay fields. I have sprayed them twice with gly. several days after cutting hay but before the bermuda greens up.
I sprayed Lambda-cyhalothrin last year for stem maggots and it did a good job on grasshoppers also. Some of them didn't make it back to the fence row before they were dead.
My cows have no problem eating Alicia. Alicia makes some pretty hay and with its finer stem is one of the easiest bermuda grasses to dry down. It is also a little more forgiving on cutting intervals because of its finer stems. On the down side it is susceptible to rust and stem maggots, and has...
I have a td5050 and they are cheaply made. I have had to replace several clutch cables and the clutch so far. Tractor would probably be OK if your only going to use it a couple hours a week but not for full the use.
Boy are y'all lucky. We have had 35" in the last 90 days and have grasshoppers everywhere. With it raining everyday its not worth trying to spray them.