Weed Board News- by Bradley Ross

Noxious Weed List

Spotted Knapweed            Diffuse Knapweed            Dalmatian Toadflax

Absinth Wormwood            Leafy Spurge                    Yellow Starthistle

Russian Knapweed            Field Bindweed                Salt Cedar

Purple Loosestrife             Canada Thistle           

Information on these noxious weeds can be obtained at the NDSU Extension Service in Beach, ND 701-872-4332

The GV Co. Weed board has a cost share program for the control or eradication of weeds within Golden Valley County.  The County will pay for 80% of the herbicides and the landowner pays for 20%.  The only requirements are that you have a commercial or private applicators license for RUP's  and supply the county with a map identifying noxious weed plant, location and size of the infested area.  The county also does participate with the USFS in the control of Leafy Spurge by using bio-control and herbicides.  The county will advertise in the local paper on whom to contact for days of collection and sites and for assistance in applying herbicides.  The county also participates in the new and invasive weed program.  The weeds that we work with are Hound's Tounge, Black Henbane, Poisonous Hemlock, Spotted Knapweed, Diffuse Knapweed, Russian Knapweed, and Hoary Cress on a cost share of chemical and labor.  The G. V. Co. Weed board encourages landowners and operators to abide by the noxious weed law and encourage the use of the funds available from the county and state to work on controlling noxious weeds for everybody's benifit.  If you want to use the counties cost share programs, please contact 701-872-4736.

 Pete Wirtzfield   15603 Twin Buttes Road, SB   872-4956

Ken Thompson  Box 597, Beach  872-4117