Dr. Lisa Baxter: Integrated Weed Management - Part 1 | Ep. 16
In Part 1 of this episode of The Beef Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Lisa Baxter, Associate Professor and State Forage Extension Specialist at the University of Georgia, explains why effective weed management requires more than herbicides. She discusses integrated cultural, mechanical, and chemical control, how hay equipment can spread weed seeds, why fields should be worked from cleanest to weediest, and how soil temperature guides pre-emergent timing. Listen now on all major platforms!
"Anywhere you see dust sitting on hay equipment, there is an opportunity for a weed seed to be in there."
Meet the guest: Dr. Lisa Baxter is an Associate Professor and State Forage Extension Specialist at the University of Georgia’s Tifton campus. Her work focuses on forage production and management, with an emphasis on reducing input costs, refining management strategies, and improving hay production for cattle systems. Her research and Extension efforts help producers make practical forage management decisions. Listen to Dr. Baxter on The Beef Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.
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What will you learn:
- (00:00) Highlight
- (01:24) Introduction
- (02:45) Integrated weed management
- (04:52) Cleaning hay equipment
- (05:43) Working from clean to weedy fields
- (07:36) Pre-emergent timing
- (08:24) Soil-temperature monitoring
- (09:44) Closing thoughts
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