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Proudfamilyfarm

Posted 8/10/2015 23:30 (#4726937)
Subject: How's this for a dirty field?

Manitoba

This is the neighbours field beside mine, he has about 2000 acres like this, it's full of dandilions, foxtail, thistle, wildoats, kochia and about everything else known to mankind, the municipality won't do anything about it it's so frustrating to have all this spreading to the neighbours.

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711bert

Posted 8/10/2015 23:36 (#4726945 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

what was seeded? he organic?
i feel your pain luckily its not that bad here

Proudfamilyfarm

Posted 8/10/2015 23:38 (#4726947 - in reply to #4726945)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Manitoba

Hasn't seeded a crop for 2 years or sprayed it.

jeff gordon

Posted 8/11/2015 21:17 (#4728352 - in reply to #4726947)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Mather, Manitoba

Sounds like he's working crop insurance and agristability and getting ready to quit farming.

As for weeds we got some "holistic" farming neighbors. "No use spraying out perfectly good cattle feed."

School Of Hard Knock

Posted 8/10/2015 23:45 (#4726950 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

just a tish NE of central ND

Organic weeds....... (:.......Danged foxtail is hard to do anything with even when you are trying to clean it up.

John e.c.MI

Posted 8/11/2015 00:16 (#4726968 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Croswell, Michigan

Where would this be?

Brassring

Posted 8/11/2015 04:56 (#4727010 - in reply to #4726968)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

St.Clair Co. IL.

looks like some fairly level large fields, why hasnt he farmed it/ is he that rich to just leave it fallow? shame to see that happen to ground like that and just where is HERE?

NE Ridger

Posted 8/11/2015 07:48 (#4727197 - in reply to #4727010)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

EC Nebraska

Brassring - 8/11/2015 04:56

looks like some fairly level large fields, why hasnt he farmed it/ is he that rich to just leave it fallow? shame to see that happen to ground like that and just where is HERE?

I believe he's in Manitoba somewhere

garvo

Posted 8/11/2015 06:46 (#4727096 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

western iowa,by Denison

wish there were more fields like this-are crops would be worth more!

nekfarmer

Posted 8/11/2015 06:58 (#4727111 - in reply to #4727096)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

NE KS

Looks like a hell of a cover crop, best part is it was free!

MJD02

Posted 8/12/2015 08:31 (#4729102 - in reply to #4727096)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

West River, SD

garvo - 8/11/2015 06:46

wish there were more fields like this-are crops would be worth more!

YUP

JohnW

Posted 8/11/2015 07:16 (#4727135 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

NW Washington

Don't you have any local or state noxious weed laws that could be used to force the owner to clean up his mess?

SpringBrookFarm

Posted 8/11/2015 07:39 (#4727184 - in reply to #4727135)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Paradise KS

Most of the weeds he mentioned aren't noxious that i know of.

MCatSHF

Posted 8/11/2015 08:06 (#4727220 - in reply to #4727184)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Sandy Hook, MB

SpringBrookFarm - 8/11/2015 07:39 Most of the weeds he mentioned aren't noxious that i know of.

Hello SpringBrookFarm
If poster is from MB, all of those that he listed are on the noxious weed list.

FarmerFrank

Posted 8/11/2015 07:55 (#4727203 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

NE Iowa

Ever think about fishing, golf, machinery maintenance, or a vacation?

Orfarmer

Posted 8/11/2015 07:58 (#4727210 - in reply to #4727203)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Roanoke, IN

No time for that. Too busy worrying about what everybody else should be doing.

MCatSHF

Posted 8/11/2015 08:17 (#4727238 - in reply to #4727210)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Sandy Hook, MB

Orfarmer - 8/11/2015 07:58 No time for that. Too busy worrying about what everybody else should be doing.

Hello Orfarmer
If those weeds are adjacent to his property, poster has every reason to complain. I've been through that before, here. Too many non farmers buy farm land & then let it go into weeds.

davpal

Posted 8/11/2015 11:23 (#4727502 - in reply to #4727238)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Mid Michigan

Yes, but since 99 out of 100 people are non farmers I really don't think most people care if somebody lets their field go to weeds or whether or not their grass is mowed every week. The other 99 probabaly think of it as habitat. There will probably be hunters out there this fall who value that as a hunting property. Different people have different interests. Trust me, the guy with the weed field might not be all that happy about his so called proud neighbor.

MCatSHF

Posted 8/11/2015 12:45 (#4727575 - in reply to #4727502)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Sandy Hook, MB

Hello Davpal
If a person decides to live in Canada, & in MB, you are expected to follow the laws. If you choose to not follow the laws, then you have to be prepared to face the consequences. Here in MB we have a law called "The Noxious Weed Act"

MJD02

Posted 8/12/2015 08:33 (#4729108 - in reply to #4727502)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

West River, SD

davpal - 8/11/2015 11:23

Trust me, the guy with the weed field might not be all that happy about his so called proud neighbor.

YUP

If there is no significant weed seed spreading problem, I wouldn't worry. Even better if he throws some grass seed out there and gets a good stand in a few years. More land needs to go into grass, not the other way around.

Proudfamilyfarm

Posted 8/11/2015 08:51 (#4727316 - in reply to #4727210)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Manitoba

Orfarmer - 8/11/2015 07:58

No time for that. Too busy worrying about what everybody else should be doing.

Are you serious? Please explain

hinfarm

Posted 8/11/2015 10:11 (#4727419 - in reply to #4727316)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Amherst WI

Proudfamilyfarm - 8/11/2015 07:51

Orfarmer - 8/11/2015 07:58

No time for that. Too busy worrying about what everybody else should be doing.

Are you serious? Please explain

I can see both sides of the argument. I've got a neighbor with a few thistles that are just waiting to come over to my place. I sprayed mine a few months ago, guess I won't have any to spray next year if they actually took care of theirs.

Proudfamilyfarm

Posted 8/11/2015 08:50 (#4727313 - in reply to #4727203)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Manitoba

FarmerFrank - 8/11/2015 07:55

Ever think about fishing, golf, machinery maintenance, or a vacation?

What's this about?

FarmerFrank

Posted 8/11/2015 16:42 (#4727871 - in reply to #4727313)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

NE Iowa

Have you talked to your "neighbor "? Asked him if he had a plan for taking care of the weeds? OR is it just easier to get on a social "Facebook" and call someone out?

MCatSHF

Posted 8/11/2015 08:28 (#4727265 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Sandy Hook, MB

Proudfamilyfarm - 8/10/2015 23:30 This is the neighbours field beside mine, he has about 2000 acres like this, it's full of dandilions, foxtail, thistle, wildoats, kochia and about everything else known to mankind, the municipality won't do anything about it it's so frustrating to have all this spreading to the neighbours.

Hello Proudfamilyfarm
If you're from MB, call your local Weed District office. All of those weeds are on the Noxious Weed list here in MB. District weed supervisor will come out & inspect. If land owner is found to be negligent, they will order him to clean up his mess. If he doesn't comply by the time given to him, RM will do it for him & tack the cost of spraying or mowing onto his property tax bill. Don't pay your tax bill & property goes up for tax sale.

Primer

Posted 8/11/2015 09:44 (#4727392 - in reply to #4727265)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Radville, SK

While true, tax enforcement is a difficult and time consuming process. Administrators I know hate the process.

MCatSHF

Posted 8/11/2015 09:58 (#4727408 - in reply to #4727392)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Sandy Hook, MB

Hello Primer
We all have to do things that we dislike, now & then. But, if it's their job that they are getting paid to do, then they should be doing it.

Primer

Posted 8/11/2015 10:04 (#4727412 - in reply to #4727408)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Radville, SK

Yes, but it can take several years to finish and can be stopped by the landowner pretty easily wasting the administrators time.

MCatSHF

Posted 8/11/2015 10:17 (#4727424 - in reply to #4727412)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Sandy Hook, MB

Hello Primer
No doubt. But I would imagine that in most cases, just the threat of loosing one's land would cause someone to take some corrective action. Whether it be to spray or mow the weeds themselves, or pay the bill after the municipality took care of it for them & added it to their property tax bill. I mean, the cost of removing the weeds would seem like small potatoes compared to the value of the land.

jeff gordon

Posted 8/11/2015 21:57 (#4728501 - in reply to #4727424)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Mather, Manitoba

Gotta miss two years of taxes in MB.

KLo

Posted 8/11/2015 09:41 (#4727389 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Northeast, NE

Looks like an opportunity for a young farmer to talk to him about farming it for him. Either for cash rent or custom farm it. Also, could be an opportunity for someone to fence it off and graze the weeds off of it, if the owner was open to it.
Lots of opportunity there, just have to figure out the best way to approach it!

Tilt

Posted 8/11/2015 15:47 (#4727773 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

South Western Ontario

Quit worrying about the neighbours. Weed act won't fly, they can say it will be looked after next year . Get a real hobby or something.

JohnDeereGreenWKY

Posted 8/11/2015 18:26 (#4728008 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

West Ky

Ive seen bean fields around here that look that bad. I've seen fields that weren't planted look worse.

ak47

Posted 8/11/2015 19:36 (#4728107 - in reply to #4726937)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

The desert of south central neb

Field down here he just got done planting beans for first time and fields are solid marestail about 4 feet high. He tried to plant some corn it's pry only 3 feet tall.

jd43

Posted 8/11/2015 19:49 (#4728129 - in reply to #4728107)
Subject: RE: How's this for a dirty field?

Northeastern Pa.

CREP and the owner lives in the city !

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