SAVINGS
FEWER EXPENSES, SMALLER FOOTPRINT Without an IVM strategy, practitioners are racing against the clock (treatment windows) to control the reinvasion of incompatible plants and the spread of their seeds. Starting and sticking with an IVM approach early will provide you with plenty of benefits.
20 YEAR COST MOWING IVM 20-YEAR COST*
CONSISTENTLY CUT COSTS Selective herbicide treatments can help reduce your vegetation maintenance costs over time. THE CASE FOR RECLAMATION Selective herbicide applications control in
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IVM
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16% less expensive than mechanized mowing options.*
31% price increase in mechanized mowing in the 10 years following the stoppage of herbicide use.*
RECLAIMED WITH HERBICIDES IN YEAR 10 - DENSITY RECLAIMED WITH HERBICIDES IN YEAR 10: DENSITY* MECH MOWING IVM
8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 9,000
compatible vegetation and enhance the development of native plant communities. This prevents the reestablish ment of targeted species and lowers long-term maintenance costs.
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*Goodfellow data
PIPELINES & IVM
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