Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Montana

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Tag: rangeland management

Yellow-green leafy spurge patches across a Montana grassland coulee with an ATV sprayer parked on a two-track trail in June light

Land & Grazing

Leafy Spurge Yellows Up the Coulee in June, and the Patch You Spray at Bloom Beats the One You Hit a Month Late by a Whole Season

June is the window to knock back leafy spurge, spotted knapweed and the other noxious weeds cheating your grass out of a…

Harry Ward · September 19, 2026

A patch of flowering leafy spurge spreading down a grassy Montana coulee with an ATV sprayer parked on a fenceline two-track in early summer

Land & Grazing

Spray Leafy Spurge While It’s Flowering in June, and the Patch You Skip This Year Is an Acre Bigger Next Spring

Leafy spurge and spotted knapweed hit a treatable stage in June. Miss the window on your rangeland and the infestation spreads faster…

Harry Ward · September 9, 2026

A dry Montana hillside in June with scattered knapweed rosettes among native grass along a fence line, mountains in the distance

Land & Grazing

Spotted Knapweed Grabs the Dry Hillside First, and the Rosette You Spray in June Costs a Fraction of the Bloom You Ignore

Noxious weeds like spotted knapweed and leafy spurge move fast on thin, overgrazed range. Hitting them in June — before they flower…

Harry Ward · August 15, 2026