How do you control grass weeds such as barren (or sterile) brome and black-grass without a plough?
The key is to create a programmed approach both prior to drilling and in the crop and to utilise both cultural and chemical control methods; – create a good consolidated stale-seedbed soon after harvest – wait for good weed germination prior to spraying off prior to drilling – drill a good competive crop – apply a pre-em and post-em. herbicide programme. – rotate crops to allow room for stale seedbeds and also use of a variety of herbicides – rotational use of the plough can be useful if there is a high weed seed return in one year.
