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2 <br /> <br /> <br />Weed Control Progress Report February 4, 2019 <br /> <br />Period from Jan 14 to Feb 4, 2019 submitted by Stan Wolf <br /> <br />New Business: <br /> <br />Seasonal Field Aid: Seasonal Field Aid: Every year a summer field aid has <br />been hired to assist the Weed Officer in scouting, mapping and controlling <br />noxious and troublesome weeds. An additional consideration for hiring the field <br />aid is safety when field operations are conducted in rough terrain or remote <br />areas. Having an additional individual in the area to quickly assist in the event of <br />a sprayer upset is important to minimize environmental damage or to provide <br />medical assistance if needed. To start the process, a Staff Requisition needs to <br />be signed by the board then forwarded to the portfolio commissioner. <br /> <br />Proposed motion: Move to approve hiring a Summer Field Aid and sign the Staff <br />Requisition. <br /> <br />State Noxious Weed List: Doug Goehring, ND Ag Commissioner has added <br />Houndstongue and Palmer amaranth to the state noxious weed list. <br />Houndstongue has been on many county noxious weed lists and is found in over <br />40 counties across the state. Palmer amaranth was identified in five counties in <br />several fields in 2018. Palmer amaranth is an annual weed originating from the <br />desert Southwest. It is highly invasive, producing 100,000 to 1 million seeds per <br />plant. It can germinate anywhere from early May to late September and needs <br />only 30 days from germination to produce viable seeds. It can infest cropland, <br />rangeland, pastures, wastelands, and road ditches. NDSU is in the process of <br />writing a Palmer amaranth control bulletin for landowners and county weed <br />boards. <br /> <br />Biocontrol: Canada thistle stem mining weevils will be available for purchase <br />from Integrated Weed Control, Bozeman, MT. The cost will be $150.00 per <br />release of 105 insects each. Two releases were purchased last year. <br /> <br />Last year the board approved to sell six two Leafy spurge sweep nets at $25 <br />each. Two Leafy spurge sweep nets were sold last year. <br /> <br />Proposed motion: Move to purchase four Canada thistle stem mining weevil <br />releases and to sell up to four Leafy spurge sweep nets at $25 each. <br /> <br />Vehicle Building: Vector Control, Highway Dept., County Maintenance, County <br />Administrator and Weed Control met to start discussions on building additional <br />vehicle storage space. The space would be 50 feet by 50 feet, dedicated to <br />weed control. Options are tying onto existing building or building a standalone <br />building to the south of the current building. <br />