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Meet the Weed Master — Dr. Carroll Johnson

By Jon Cooner

One of the hallmarks of the Whitetail Institute is its commitment to providing customers with accurate information to help with deer management. A big reason the Whitetail Institute is so successful in meeting that need is the top-tier professionals on its staff who continually provide information to customers. When it comes to weed and herbicide sciences, Dr. Carroll Johnson is a highly qualified expert and our go-to guy.

By Whitetail Institute Staff

Whitetail Institute perennial food plot products are designed to last for multiple years from a single planting. However, to make sure you get maximum quality, production and longevity from your perennials, make sure you control unwanted grasses and other weeds that appear in spring. The Whitetail Institute’s Arrest MAX and Slay herbicides are excellent for controlling grass and broadleaf weeds, respectively, and they’re specifically designed for food plots.

By William Cousins

The Whitetail Institute’s seedbed preparation instructions will help you plant a seedbed that’s “clean,” meaning as free of competing grass and other weeds as you can get it. As the instructions recommend, this can usually be done during seedbed preparation by repeated disking or tilling, the use of Roundup-type glyphosate herbicides, or both. Despite your best efforts, though, weeds can still reappear in even the best-prepared food plots. If you planted in a clean seedbed, it might seem a logical assumption that the weed seed must have come with the seed you planted. If you have already read the article, “Seed Production — A Complex Journey to the Perfect Product” on Page 8, you know that’s not the case. You know that many steps are taken by the Whitetail Institute in the production and cleaning of your seed to prevent the possibility of contamination before it is packaged by the Whitetail Institute.

By Jon Cooner

Whitetail Institute food plot products set the industry standard for performance, and the planting dates and instructions on the back of product bags make it easy for you to get the most out of them. If you’ve planted a Whitetail Institute perennial, you might have noticed a section at the bottom of the instructions that sets out recommended steps for forage maintenance. They’re extremely important, so don’t skip them. The instructions are also available at whitetailinstitute.com.

By Jon Cooner

As the first warmer weather of the year turns our minds to getting back outdoors and enjoying spring leisure activities, it can be easy to forget about food plots. Avoiding that temptation, though, yields big dividends. Controlling grass and weeds in perennial forage stands is one reason that’s so especially important. Doing so is easy, and it pays off in many ways for next hunting season and years to come.

By Jon Cooner

Bucks and perennial food plots have something important in common during spring and summer: They require your attention and a little work to make sure they’re in top form when fall rolls around. Just as it takes protein, mineral and vitamin supplementation during spring and summer to help bucks grow the biggest racks they can, it takes some work to make sure your perennial food plots stay as lush, attractive, nutritious and weed-free as possible. One of the most important steps in perennial forage maintenance is to keep grass and other weeds in check. Whitetail Institute herbicides are specifically designed to help you do that.

By Jon Cooner

If you’ve ever planted anything, you’ve undoubtedly had unwanted grasses and weeds show up at some point. The same is true of Whitetail Institute perennial plots. Even if you planted the plot according to Whitetail Institute guidelines, you can bet that grass and/or weeds will probably appear sometime during the life of the plot. There are a couple ways to control grass and weeds that show up in perennial plots after planting — mowing and, if appropriate, applying selective herbicides such as the Whitetail Institute’s Arrest grass herbicide and Slay weed herbicide.

By Whitetail Institute Staff

Even though deer hunting season is over, don’t make the mistake of forgetting about your perennial food plots. Controlling grassy and broadleaf weeds is usually easy, and you should do it in a timely manner to ensure that your perennials remain as lush and nutritious as possible, and that they last for as many years as possible. That’s why the Whitetail Institute offers Arrest and Slay, two herbicides specifically designed for food plots.

Weeds— the Great Thief of Food Plots

By W. Carroll Johnson, III, Ph.D., Agronomist and Weed Scientist

Thirty-four years ago I took my first weed science class at Auburn University; AGY 434. I struggled —

mightily. Yet, that class pointed me down the career path and eventually to my current vocation. The instructor was famous for multiple choice exams, with the answer choices ranging from A through M. A through E would be technical choices. F through M would be infuriating statements like A, B, and maybe D but never C. Students are highly vulnerable to intimidation, and I frequently lost sight of the fundamental weed science lessons being evaluated.

Springtime is Spray Time

By Whitetail Institute Staff

Once hunting season is over, it can be easy to forget about our perennial food plots. If possible, try to avoid that temptation because controlling grass and weeds in perennial forage stands is important, simple, and pays off in a wide range of ways, especially for the next hunting season and for years to come. The Whitetail Institute’s Arrest and Slay herbicides are excellent tools in any weed-control arsenal, and they’re specifically designed with food plots in mind.

By Jon Cooner

In this issue, we start celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Whitetail Institute. The last two decades have seen a quantum leap in the knowledge of deer hunters everywhere about food plots. As our knowledge base continues to increase, though, we should never lose sight of the fundamentals, and that is especially true when it comes to herbicides.

Integrated Weed Management - the Only Way to Control Troublesome Weeds in Food Plots

W. Carroll Johnson, III
Agronomist and Weed Scientist

My career as an agronomist and weed scientist requires that I be knowledgeable of the research conducted by my predecessors. This familiarity influences the direction of my research project. In the context of weeds, the species that were common and troublesome to farmers a half-century ago are rarely a problem in the 21st century. Conversely, our troublesome weeds in 2009 were rarely encountered decades ago. Weed populations and species diversity are very dynamic and this is certainly the case in food plots. We control one species and others quickly fill the vacant niche. No rest for the weary.

By Jon Cooner

One of the biggest benefits of Imperial perennial blends is they’re designed to last up to five years without replanting. Helping them last as long as possible isn’t hard. It just requires a little maintenance. In this article, we’ll look at how to set up an effective maintenance schedule. You can read a much more detailed version of this article, including an example of what a perennial maintenance plan looks like, in the Web version of this article, available on-line at www.whitetailinstitute.com.

By Jon Cooner

Q: When is the best time of the year to spray Arrest?

A: Arrest is designed to offer optimum control of “seedling” grasses. By that, I mean grasses that are growing vigorously, but that have not matured to the point that they’d be more than 6-12 inches tall if left un-mowed. Arrest can still control grasses that have matured beyond that point, but it may be more difficult, in some cases requiring that you use a higher concentration of Arrest in the spray solution, apply it more often, or both.

By W. Carroll Johnson, III, Ph.D

Slay is a premium herbicide for broadleaf weed control in legume forages planted in food plots. It has been available for six years and has been widely accepted with positive results across the United States. For new users, a refresher discussion on Slay will help set the foundation for equally positive results.

Arrest and Slay: Excellent Tools in Your Weed-Control Arsenal

By Jon Cooner

Imperial perennial forages are designed to perform for years with proper planting, Mother Nature’s cooperation and a little maintenance. Arrest and Slay are herbicide products offered by the Whitetail Institute to help you control weed competition in perennial forage stands. In this article, we’ll look at your entire weed-control arsenal and how Arrest and Slay fit into it.

By Jon Cooner

Think you need a tractor and heavy equipment to plant and maintain food plots? Many tasks that are required to prepare a seedbed, plant and maintain forages, keep trails clear and do a host of other jobs on your hunting property can be done with an ATV and ATV implements. Don’t make the mistake, though, of looking in your next hunting equipment catalog and buying every ATV implement you see. You’ll be a lot happier (and have a lot more money left) if you approach your ATV equipment selection in an informed way. And that’s what I hope this article will help you do.

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Articles and Testimonials

Meet the Weed Master — Dr. Carroll Johnson

Arrest MAX and Slay: Answers to Common Questions

The Weed Question: Where did All These weeds in My Food Plot Come From?

Don’t Cut Corners with Perennial Forage Maintenance

Be Sure to Get the Most from Your Perennial Food Plots Controlling grass and weeds in your perennials should be at the top of the list

Spring Weed and Grass Control Vital to Perennial Forage Maintenance and Fall Success

Dealing with Grass and Weed Problems

Springtime is Primetime...for Perennial Food Plot Work

Weeds— the Great Thief of Food Plots

Springtime is Spray Time

HERBICIDES Back to the Basics

Integrated Weed Management - the Only Way to Control Troublesome Weeds in Food Plots

Set up a perennial maintenance schedule for longer-lasting plantings

Ask Big Jon Common Questions - Straightforward Answers

Slay Can Help Protect Your Food Plots from Unwanted Weeds Versatile herbicide controls broadleaf weeds in legume forages

Arrest and Slay: Excellent Tools in Your Weed-Control Arsenal

Smart Selections for Atv Implements

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