As we get into the growing season many of us will likely need to use herbicides to help us reach some of our wildlife habitat goals. Using herbicides efficiently means less chemical usage which is good for a number of reasons; better for the environment, less money out of our pockets and more time to work on other projects. As with all chemical applications it as has been stated by numerous folks over the years... "The label is the law!" If you are applying a herbicide in a manner which is...

Is it really necessary? I mean you planted the seed, you have gotten timely rains, the plants seem to be growing well enough. So is it worth the extra time and money to fertilize your food plots? First off have you done a soil test recently? Did the results of that soil test indicate that you had sufficient fertility levels to produce a crop at a high level? Is the pH of your food plot soil in a range that will allow for easy uptake of those nutrients by your crop? Scientific studies have...

Are you a golfer? Well I am not really much of one, but I play occasionally for something social to do. If you are a golfer, do you ever try to hit your golf ball out of the deep rough? (dense grass and weeds for all the non-golfers) Where are you going with this you might be asking? A newly hatched quail chick is smaller than a golf ball and turkey chicks are slightly larger. A great test to see if you have suitable habitat for both species of chicks is whether or not you can successfully...