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Smith, Brenda |
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Submitted to: Oregon Beef Producer
Publication Type: Trade Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 5/15/2010 Publication Date: 6/1/2010 Citation: Smith, B.S. 2010. A Working Ranch with an Effective Medusahead Management Program. Oregon Beef Producer. p.11-13 Interpretive Summary: Since 2005, rancher Ben McGough, owner of the Circle Bar Ranch in Mitchell, Oregon, has been working with USDA-ARS rangeland ecologist Roger Sheley to implement EBIPM on the ranch. More than 600 acres were infested with medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) when they began working together. We describe the management plan developed on the ranch to provide ranchers a perspective on the actual treatments and level of commitment to restoring medusahead-infested land and to encourage developing prevention strategies. The objective is to demonstrate that successful management is possible through persistent, integrated treatments using the EBIPM approach. Technical Abstract: Since 2005, rancher Ben McGough, owner of the Circle Bar Ranch in Mitchell, Oregon, has been working with USDA-ARS rangeland ecologist Roger Sheley to implement EBIPM on the ranch. More than 600 acres were infested with medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) when they began working together. We describe the management plan developed on the ranch to provide ranchers a perspective on the actual treatments and level of commitment to restoring medusahead-infested land and to encourage developing prevention strategies. The objective is to demonstrate that successful management is possible through persistent, integrated treatments using the EBIPM approach. |
