Star thistles on the other hand are a major problem as they are deadly for horses. We are currently removing star thistle from our place. We've cleared 6 acres so far. Patience and pray the back doesn't give out and we'll get rid of the rest of it!There's more than enough reason to conclude that pasture weed problems are due in major part to the way people do things nowadays. In the past, before all farms became either animal or vegetable, pasture was rotated with grains and row crops, and tilled and replanted. If this is not done, it's hard to see what force keeps the weeds from taking over altogether, since livestock are constantly selecting for weeds, the surviving plants that aren't grazed! Fortunately in this case I just have to give up star thistle for cut flowers.
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