Extension program helps manage unwanted brush
Texas AgriLife Extension
Special to The Post
Special to The Post
Rangelands and pastures throughout Texas are afflicted by invasive brush. In order to maintain a healthy and productive pasture it is important to control brush infestation.
A cooperative program is available through the Texas AgriLife Research and Ex-tension Service to help landowners manage and control unwanted brush on their property.
Brush Busters was developed by Allen McGinty, professor and extension range specialist with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, and Darrell Ueckert retired Regents Fellow and professor with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
The Brush Busters program claims to use minimal-cost, simple methods of brush control that can be implemented by land owners with little or no previous experience.
The types of brush dealt with in the program include cedar, huisache, Macartney rose, mesquite, pricklypear, saltcedar, tallowtrees, and yucca. The program also has a section that deals with cut stumps.
More information about this program is available through most County Extension offices in the form of one-page pamphlets as well as demonstrative videos that are available to check out.
