I was reading that ragweed seed is 47% crude protein and the plant itself is 25%. I also read that it’s a major food source of both mourning dove and quail….as well as being on the preferred food list of deer too. If I were managing for wildlife and not row crops….wouldn’t I be happy to see a plant like this growing in my fields? Why spend the money to plant sunflowers if ragweed will do the same thing for free? Just posing a question.

So far my other plants are growing amongst the ragweed in the places where it’s coming in. It’s mostly some encroachment around the edges. ….We’ll see how things progress and if the cowpeas can vine on the ragweed.