- Complete spring vaccinations if not done so already.
- Deworm livestock and horses if necessary.
- Implement a fly control program (manure removal/composting, fly predators, sprays, dusts, tags).
- Order and plant warm season perennials (bermudagrass) or annuals (millet, crabgrass).
- Scout for emergence of summer weeds (ex. horse nettle, dog fennel and pigweed) and apply herbicide while plants are small (3 inches) for most effective control.
- Fertilize warm-season pastures with nitrogen and other required nutrients based on soil analysis.
- Mow fescue pastures no lower than 4 inches once seed heads emerge to keep vegetative and maintain quality.
- Submit soil analysis for fescue pastures and have any needed lime spread to prepare for planned fall seeding.
- Use baits to control fire ant populations when air temperatures are between 70-90 degrees F and when ants are foraging (potato chip-check).
May Farm Management Checklist
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