Dispatch Distaff - 2/13/15
A nuts and bolts meeting on what works to control distaff and how to be prepared to take action this growing season on your ranch.
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Contact the Marin Department of Agriculture to get an Operator’s Identification Number.
Guy Kyser, UC Davis Weed Management Specialist – Woolly distaff and purple star thistle Identification and Management presentation
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Handouts and other Resources:
- Conventional and organic options for the control of woolly distaff thistle
- Recommendations for control of woolly distaff and purple star thistle
- Methods for application calibration
- Woolly distaff thistle information
- Purple start thistle information