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2 <br /> <br />Weed Control Progress Report February 6, 2023 <br /> <br />Period from December 12, 2022 to February 6, 2023 submitted by Stan Wolf <br /> <br />New Business: <br /> <br />Climate-Controlled Herbicide Storage: Cass County Weed Control is currently <br />purchasing the herbicides needed for the summer noxious weed control program <br />shortly after the spraying season. The herbicides are made available to the <br />contractors as they conduct their spraying operations. This has allowed Cass <br />County Weed Control to purchase herbicide products prior to price increases. In <br />2023, climate-controlled storage in the Fargo area has not been acquired. The <br />herbicide supplier has agreed to hold the products in their warehouse until early <br />spring delivery. In the future, the herbicide supplier may not be able to hold <br />ordered products due to limited storage space. If Cass County Weed Control will <br />continue to order and purchase the herbicides early, Weed Control may need to <br />acquire their own climate-controlled storage. One option would be to insulate <br />and heat the vehicle storage area. <br /> <br />Proposed motion: Move to investigate the costs for insulating and installing a <br />heating system for chemical storage in the vehicle storage area. <br /> <br /> <br />NDAWN: The North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network operates remote <br />weather monitoring stations and provides up to the minute weather conditions via <br />web connection. The contract sprayers and Weed Control staff utilize the stations <br />within Cass County to determine weather conditions before and during spraying <br />operations. In previous years, the Weed Board has granted $500 to NDWAN to <br />help cover the costs of operating the remote weather stations. <br /> <br />Proposed Motion: Approve a $500 sponsorship grant to NDWAN stations in <br />Cass County. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Monthly Report: <br /> <br />County Commission Policy – Grasshopper Control: County Administrator <br />Robert Wilson inquired if the County Grasshopper Control Policy is still needed. <br />Mr. Wolf recommended that the policy be removed as the responsibility of <br />grasshopper control has been eliminated from the duties of the weed control <br />officer in the Noxious Weed Law, NDCC 4.1-47 <br /> <br />Seasonal Field Aid: The Weed Control Seasonal Field Aid position has been <br />posted on Monday, February 6 on the county website, social media sites and at <br />NDSU. <br />