Large areas of sagebrush-grass rangelands are brush dominated and are producing 50 percent or less of their forage potential. Conversion of these rangelands to crested wheatgrass for increased forage production involves brush and weed control and seeding. application of herbicides, either by air or ground sprayer, controls brush and weeds effectively and economically. Systems that combine herbicide spraying for brush and weed control with seeding by rangeland drills of crested wheatgrass and other forage species have been developed and shown to be effective for improvement of degraded sagebrush rangelands. Periodic spraying of brush may be necessary to maintain high forage productivity of the established crested wheatgrass.
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