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2 <br /> <br />Weed Control Progress Report November 7, 2022 <br /> <br />Period from October 10 to November 7, 2022 submitted by Stan Wolf <br /> <br />New Business: <br /> <br />Landowner Assistance: The Landowner Assistance Program provides a partial <br />reimbursement for noxious weed control on non-crop and non-CRP lands to <br />landowners/operators in Cass County. The reimbursement rate is 80% of <br />approved herbicides plus $3.50/acre for application. Three county <br />landowners/operators submitted applications for controlling noxious weeds on <br />142 acres. The total of all reimbursements is $2,024.15. <br /> <br />Proposed motion: Move to approve the nine Landowner Assistance Payments <br />for a total amount of $2024.15. <br /> <br /> <br />2023 Herbicide Order: The 2022 spray operations have ceased on October 5, <br />2022. Virtually all the state, county, and township roads have been scouted and <br />sprayed where needed. The weather this fall contributed to good spray <br />conditions; the contractors were able to cover a lot of ground in a short time. J&J <br />Spraying had two or three trucks spraying the township roads and two off road <br />units spraying the county ditches. Walker’s Lawncare had on truck spraying this <br />fall. Leafy spurge and Canada thistle were the major weeds controlled with some <br />Absinth wormwood in scattered areas. No landowner complaints were received <br />indicating spray drift damage onto sensitive crops. The contractor acres and <br />costs for the season are: <br /> <br /> Application Herbicide <br /> Acres Cost Cost <br />Walker’s Lawncare 4379 $139,033.25 $54626.88 <br />J & J Spraying 5248 $125,899.52 $63,069.42 <br /> Total 9627 $264,932.77 $117,696.30 <br /> <br /> Total application and herbicides $382,629.07 <br /> <br />Both contractors have some herbicides remaining which they will store in their <br />heated warehouse. The carryover herbicides in their storage are: <br /> <br /> Gallons <br /> Tordon Freelexx Liberate <br /> Walker’s Lawncare 155 180 25 <br /> J & J Spraying 98 94 68 <br /> <br /> <br />