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Foxtail is the common name for grasses that produce a certain kind of flower structure. The usual suspects are foxtail brome, foxtail barley and foxtail millet, but other grasses produce a similar ...
Foxtail barley mitigation could cost Calgary upwards of $2M annually. The grass can be dangerous to pets, often dogs, who can ingest the barbed seeds that it unleashes when it's allowed to grow ...
The grasses that cause the most problem are cheat grass, foxtail barley, cenchrus species, creeping foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis) and needle grass (Stipa species) among others, he said.
The City of Calgary is considering a $500 fine for property owners who don’t control the growth of foxtail barley, a grass that can be harmful to pets. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.
Evan Spencer, councillor for Ward 12, says foxtail barley is a native plant in Alberta that thrives in disturbed and saline soil, ... Dabrowski said she usually walks her dogs on freshly cut grass.
As if the summer's hot weather didn't give you enough to worry about, it's presenting yet another threat to your pet's health: the foxtail. Foxtails are a catchall term for grass awns, or sharp ...
Foxtail barley is a perennial grass that is native to Alberta. While it has several positive properties, such as reducing soil erosion, its seeds pose a sharp problem. ...
BOZEMAN - Foxtail barley is becoming an increasing problem as it colonizes no-till fields and reduces hay and pasture quality. Foxtail barley, also known as foxtail, wild barley or "Hordeum ...
Foxtail is a grass-like weed that grows all around the northwest. While they look pretty blowing in the wind, the barbed seed pods at the top of the plant can cause some serious problems for your dog.
A dog owner has started a petition calling for a council to tackle barley grass after one of her pets was injured by the weeds’ seeds for the third summer running. Tanya Jeffrey has written to ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — After sending a letter to the Ohio Department of Agriculture Tuesday to get foxtail barley--a weed noxious to people and their pets--on the list of dangerous plants, Perrysburg ...
Tanya Jeffrey has written to Brighton and Hove City Council leader Phélim Mac Cafferty asking for an end to the problem and set up a petition – Foxtail Barley Grass Seeds Must Go – on the ...