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I've got an area, where I intensive graze crabgrass with some pretty decent success. Been doing it a few years now. After I move the cows, I usually hit with my bushhog down low. I like to keep it from getting very mature. I add a little nitrogen as the summer goes by, and it always grows good, and calves gain good on it.
 
Tim,

You see much difference between red river and quick and big?

First year trying the quick and big. Crabgrass will sure put the lbs on them. Bale quite a bit as well.
 
Is there a good selective herbicide for crabgrass? Just in case I tried it and didn't like it 3 years later?

It sounds like a good part of a pasture mix with fescue and clover for around here. Lord knows I can't keep it out of my yard in the summer!
 
SJB,
I can't imagine that you'd want to kill it out. Only thing my cows like better is Johnsongrass.

Planted some Red River one year over a heavily pugged feeding paddock... never could tell if any came up - or, if it did, that it was any different from the crabgrass that was already in residence there.
 
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Dogs and Cows":29k61ej1 said:
Commercialfarmer":29k61ej1 said:
Tim,

You see much difference between red river and quick and big?

First year trying the quick and big. Crabgrass will sure put the lbs on them. Bale quite a bit as well.
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This is my first year with the Quick and Big...and I have noticed a difference. Mainly, that it does exactly what it is marketed for...it germinates and grows quicker than the Red River. At least in my neck of the woods it is about 7 to 10 days ahead of the Red River. To my untrained eye, the leaves also look somewhat broader...I have not done any formal measurements yet, but I was scouting last evening and that was a thought that came into my mind. I really like both the Quick and Big and Red River and feel you can't go wrong with either...but I will most likely stick with Quick and Big in the future. The only thing I want to confirm is that if I let it seed out I can maintain a substantial stand the following year. I will also say...my cattle LOVE crabgrass! What are your thoughts???

Tim
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Only place in it is still competing with uncut wheat, but it looks like its about to win if the field doesn't dry out. Its not an apples to apples comparison, but I think it's going to live up to its name.

Douglas":29k61ej1 said:
Do you guys do a renovation or cultivation each year to help the crabgrass like the experts suggest?
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Cultivation yearly on graze out rye or infrequently wheat- probably last year for that.

It fits the situation here really well. Easy to broadcast with fertilizer to get it going, reseeds itself, tolerates drought well enough, holds sandy ground from blowing, cattle gain well, makes about as good a quality of hay as we can get around here.

Some of this dry, sandy ground, hard to find much that will out produce it for the input, or that you can guarantee to get at least some use out of it. Seen a lot of hay grazer burn up and be to stressed to use.
 
SJB":uei7mu69 said:
I'm building a house in the middle of my farm. Gotta make sure I can keep it out of the lawn!
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If you will seed your new house lawn with ky31, bluegrass, OG etc. and mow it about 4 inches high every time, you won't have a problem with crabgrass.
If you mow it about an inch high like a lot do around here, 'a bur haircut' then you are going to have summer grasses like crabgrass, Bermuda grass etc. take over.
 

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