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Dow Agrosciences Vegetation Management Specialists VOLUME 29 ISSUE 03 2016 Business Solutions for the VM Professional 04-06: American Electric Power’s blueprint for rights-of-way brush control 02 VM Views: Weed resistance isn’t just an issue for agriculture 03 Invasive Watch: Scotch thistle 07: Introducing Vastlan™ specialty herbicide A Publication of Dow AgroSciences Visit us online at VistasNewsletter.com. Weed resistance: Not just an issue for agriculture Homer Deckard, IVM railroad vegetation control specialist, Dow AgroSciences You’ve no doubt heard about the 2000, maybe it increased to 10 pounds of herbicide issues the agricultural industry to get 70 percent control. Today, that herbicide may has had with glyphosate-resistant be totally ineffective on certain resistant species — no weeds hurting crop production. matter what rate is applied. In that case, the resistance And while new technology such as has now become so specialized that you can’t just add the Enlist™ weed control system is more herbicide to achieve the same levels of control. changing that, many years of glyphosate use (and overuse) allowed certain tough weeds to build resistance, leaving Be more forward-thinking many farmers concerned about the rapid growth of The answer is to incorporate innovative herbicides with tenacious new resistant weeds. different modes of action into traditional tank mixes. For example, only a decade ago, vegetation managers But weed resistance extends beyond just farmers’ fields. were seeing significant resistance issues in treating It’s also becoming prevalent in the Industrial Vegetation marestail (horseweed). Aminopyralid-based herbicides Management industry. In fact, there’s been a dramatic such as Milestone® specialty herbicide entered the increase in the scope and number of species of resistant market, providing an effective new tank-mix option, weeds. If we don’t work as an industry to address the issue, and the problem was easily solved. our utility and pipeline rights-of-way, railroad properties and roadsides could be overtaken by resistant weeds like kochia, It’s important to rotate herbicide programs from year to Russian thistle, Palmer amaranth, pigweed and others. year to help address resistant species. Do these two things and you’ll gain significantly better weed control, you won’t The history behind the problem be contributing to resistance and, over time, you’ll use less To understand how we’ve reached this point, you have herbicide per acre, which is good for the environment and to look back a couple of decades. Prior to the 1990s, the long-term budget. While costs per treated acre may many in the vegetation management and railroad rise initially, rotating your programs will significantly extend industry relied mainly on proprietary herbicide products, the life of the current herbicide toolbox we have available which were — at the time — herbicides like glyphosate, to us as an industry. sulfometuron and diuron. Don’t resort to simply raising application rates of herbicides In the 1990s, generic herbicides flooded the market, that are failing. This only accelerates resistant weed dramatically driving costs down, while industry issues. Twenty years ago, resistant weed species could expectations in terms of weed control remained the same. be counted on one hand; today, there are hundreds, mainly Lower costs led to the use of higher rates of these due to the use of the same herbicides year after year and herbicides in many cases, and coupled with little to no increasing the rate as control declined. rotation to herbicides with different modes of action, we’ve seen a tremendous spike in weed resistance, Consider more forward-thinking solutions as you develop making these old standbys less effective in many your vegetation management plan. It’s time the industry situations. I’ve seen this especially in the railroad industry. banded together to fight the potential for herbicide resistance in weeds on rights-of-way. Consider that in 1990, a vegetation manager may have been able to treat an acre with 5 pounds of herbicide and get near 100 percent control of certain species. Then, in ®™Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an affiliated company of Dow When treating areas in and around roadside or utility rights-of-way that are or will be grazed, hayed or planted to forage, important label precautions apply regarding harvesting hay from treated sites, using manure from animals grazing on treated areas or rotating the treated area to sensitive crops. See the product label for details. State restrictions on the sale and use of Milestone apply. Consult the label before purchase or use for full details. Enlist Duo® herbicide is not yet registered for use on Enlist cotton. Enlist Duo is not registered for sale or use in all states. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your state. Always read and follow label directions. 02 SCOTCH THISTLE (ONOPORDUM ACANTHIUM) WHAT TO LOOK FOR. WHERE IT’S FOUND. Scotch thistle is a biennial or annual forb that can grow Scotch thistle is often found along roadsides, irrigation up to 8 feet tall and 6 feet in width with branching, ditches and waste areas, in pastures and on rangelands. spiny leaf wings that extend down onto the stem The plant is native to Europe and Asia and was and are covered with dense, fine hairs. Leaves are introduced to the United States in the late 19th century large, closely lobed, hairy and lined with sharp spines. as an ornamental plant. It’s now considered a major Flowers are numerous with spine-tipped bracts and are noxious weed and has spread to most states across violet to reddish-colored. The plant typically produces the United States. It spreads rapidly into dense stands a large, ground-level rosette in the first year and that prohibit foraging by wildlife and livestock and is becomes a tall, spiny plant in its second. difficult to eradicate because of its drought resistance. Scotch thistle reproduces by seed, and each plant is capable of producing 8,000 to 40,000 seeds, which may remain viable in the soil for 30 years. Plumed seeds can be dispersed by attaching to clothing and animal fur, by being transported in hay and machinery, or by being carried by wind and water. Source: USDA PLANTS Database Profile Introduced HOW TO TREAT IT. Apply 5 to 7 fluid ounces per acre of Milestone® specialty herbicide in spring and early summer Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org to rosette or bolting plants, or in fall to seedlings and rosettes before the ground is frozen. An additional option is an application of 2.5 to 3.3 ounces per acre of Opensight® specialty herbicide, again, in spring and early summer to rosette or bolting plants, or in fall to seedlings and rosettes before the ground is frozen. Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org ®Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an affiliated company of Dow When treating areas in and around roadside or utility rights-of-way that are or will be grazed, hayed or planted to forage, important label precautions apply regarding harvesting hay from treated sites, using manure from animals grazing on treated areas or rotating the treated area to sensitive crops. See the product label for details. State restrictions on the sale and use of Milestone and Opensight apply. Consult the label before purchase or use for full details. Always read and follow label directions. 03 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER’S BLUEPRINT FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY BRUSH CONTROL Dale Hopkins (left) of American Electric Power discusses treatment options with Clarence Wissinger of Helicopter Minit-men Inc. In southeastern Ohio, rolling hills are abundant and “We rely on Minit-men to really be a turnkey application blanketed by a variety of hardwood tree species. contractor for us,” Hopkins says. “And that’s what sets them This combination in the landscape keeps the work apart. I know I can give them the lines I want treated and they will take it from there.” interesting when managing the transmission of power to area residents. Managing the process from landowner Dale Hopkins, senior transmission forester with American notification to herbicide application Electric Power (AEP), knows it only takes one of these trees falling over to knock out power to the customers in his territory. But there’s more to it than just spraying herbicides, explains So he works diligently to make certain the transmission rights- Clarence Wissinger, partner with Minit-men. of-way are properly maintained. But like most in his position, vegetation management is only a fraction of the responsibilities “We’re unique in the extra service we provide to utilities like that make up his day-to-day duties. Hopkins’ blueprint for brush American Electric Power,” Wissinger says. “Dale hands us the control starts with a trusted partnership he has formed with his spray list, and we take care of everything from courthouse contract applicator, allowing him to worry less about vegetation paperwork to landowner notification and, of course, herbicide and freeing up more time to focus on other pressing issues. delivery, mixing and application. We also provide detailed treatment maps and follow up our treatment with reconnaissance The terrain here makes aerial applications the only efficient of treated and untreated rights-of-way to identify any additional option to treat rights-of-way. “To get in there with spray trucks areas that might need to be treated or re-treated.” and try to do high-volume foliar applications would be time- consuming and dangerous,” Hopkins says. “And we’d need Additionally, Helicopter Minit-men is part of Noxious to use a lot more product to get the coverage we need.” Vegetation Control Inc.
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