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2. Inspect and update map at least once annually ~y September 30~' each year. <br />• Identify and show growth or decline pf existing weed patches <br />• Identify and show new infestations <br />• Identify and show areas of low forage production <br />• Identify and show areas, which may and often do have resurgence after <br />the initial weed control efforts, in need of reseeding <br />3. Update the map as appropriate when significant. changes are noticed at times <br />other than the required mapping updates <br />Procedure 2: Develop a Long Term and Seasonal Strategic Plan <br />1: Plan the treatments and management steps to be taken ~or the upcoming season (for <br />example: spray established patches in May and June with xyz herbicide mix established <br />A draft seasonal plan shall be completed by March 31 S` each year and updated throughout <br />the season as appropriate. <br />2. Draft a working long-term management plan. Start with the seasonal strategic plan and <br />write out the plan for a multiple year approach to chron~c weed patches, longer term <br />seeding projects, and anticipatory treatment of new infestations, etc. The long term <br />management plan shall be completed or revised by No~ember 30'`' each year. <br />3. ~ Use the long term management plan as a baseline to draft the next year's seasonal <br />strategic plan. <br />Procedure 3: Prevention <br />1. Reseed targeted areas of low forage production or tilled areas after October 31 but before <br />April 15 with the Pasture Seed Mix described at the end of this section. <br />2. Reseed targeted or tilled areas of low density populatio>41s of desirable vegetation areas <br />after October 31 but before April 15 with the Native Seed Mix described at the end of <br />this section <br />3. Appropriate seeding techniques <br />a. Over seed by drill seeding at established drill s~eding rates or broadcast seeding <br />at double established drill seeding rates into established sod <br />b. TilUdisk, compact the soil, drill seed at established drill seeding rates, crimp <br />mulch with certified weed seed free hay/straw <br />c. TilUdisk, compact the soil, broadcast seed at double established drill seeding <br />rates, mechanically work seed into top''/2" of soil, crimp mulch with certified <br />weed seed free hay/straw <br />4. Mow, till, or hand pull established patches or new infestations of weeds to prevent seed <br />formation at appropriate times in the life cycle of the particular weed if the technique is <br />an appropriate method of control for that weed. This is essential, the first: year after <br />reseedings herbicides effective on noxious weeds are determined on grass seedlings. <br />Certain biological controls, after a developmental period of 5-10 years, may significantly <br />reduce the production of seeds of certain weeds. If used, other control methods will have <br />to be employed until significant control is achieved by ~he biological controls, and <br />possibly beyond that time. This is often done by spraying the perimeter of weed patches <br />to keep the weeds from spreading. <br />Procedure 4: Eradication or Control Methods <br />1. Cultural Control: <br />a. Competitive Seeding-described in Procedure 3.3 above <br />b. Fertilization-Fertilization is optional and nitrogen fertilizers should be used <br />only on established stands of grasses with a relatively lpw density of weeds and <br />only at moderate rates to minimize benefit to w,~eeds. <br />2. Mechanical Methods-the following methods maybe employed in the appropriate season <br />if the technique is an appropriate control measure for the particular weed(s) to be treated <br />