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Weed Control Spraying: Weed Control staff sprayed a total of 163 acres, <br />spraying various township roads, flood buy out lots, water resource drains, and <br />other county owned parcels. No private property was sprayed. <br /> <br /> <br />Weed Complaints: 35 weed infestation notices were processed by weed control <br />staff. The public called in a few complaints. The rest were properties identified <br />by staff. Most of the property owners were contacted by letter with a couple <br />contacted by phone. The letters were notices of weed infestations to inform the <br />landowner on record that a control action needed to be taken. Included with <br />each letter was an application for Landowner Assistance. No control orders <br />were processed. <br /> <br /> <br />Product Spill: A gallon jug of a spray adjuvant developed a leak. The jug was <br />stored in the winter storage unit, a chest freezer. The liquid was mostly <br />contained within the storage unit with some leaking onto the floor. All spilled <br />material was adsorbed by floor dry, bagged and placed in the trash for disposal <br />in the landfill, as per recommendations. <br /> <br /> <br />Maple River Dam Grant: The 2018 spring snowmelt caused water to back up in <br />the Maple River Dam water retention area. The flooded area set back the <br />grasses and allowed various weeds including noxious weeds to invade the area. <br />The Cass County Joint Water Resource District in charge of the dam structure <br />asked Weed Control to apply for a US Forest Service Grant. The grant was <br />approve to cost share the expense of controlling weeds in the flood-affected <br />area. On September 10, a helicopter applied Milestone at 7 oz. /acre at a total <br />cost of $13,334.56. The grant will reimburse $6667.28, which will be passed <br />through to the Cass County Joint Water Resource District. <br /> <br /> <br />County Extension: Cass County Extension does not have an agricultural <br />extension agent at this time. The Extension Service has asked Mr. Wolf to assist <br />in weed identification and follow-up on any Palmer amaranth inquiries. Wolf has <br />followed up on one request for plant identification taking a plant sample to NDSU <br />Extension. The plant sample was identified as waterhemp. <br /> <br /> <br />Area II meeting: Mr. Hagen and Mr. Wolf attended the NDWCA Area II meeting <br />on October 22 at the Barnes County Highway Dept in Valley City. Topics <br />discussed were the annual meeting, association website and upcoming <br />legislative issues. Attending counties gave a summary report of weed control <br />activities. Dr. Rod Lym, NDSU Extension, presented a 19-year summary of a <br />Leafy spurge flea beetle introduction study in the Badlands of North Dakota and <br />the new editions of weed identification publications. Chemical industry reps