Start: Tuesday, January 3, 2023 - 09:00 am
End: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

BISMARCK – North Dakota weed control officials will meet for the Agriculture Commissioner’s Noxious Weed Forum at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the Bismarck Hotel & Conference Center, 800 S. 3rd St., Bismarck, ND.

Agenda

9:00-9:15am

      Speaker:          Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring

      Topic:              Welcome and Commissioner’s Partner Award

 

9:15-9:30am

      Speaker:          Richard Weisz (ND Dept. of Agriculture)

      Topic:              Noxious Weeds Update

 

9:30-10:30am

      Speaker:          Rebekah Wallace (University of Georgia)

      Topic:              EDDMapS (Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System)

 

10:30-11:15am

      Speaker:          Quincy Law (North Dakota State University)

      Topic:              Noxious Weed Control in Woody Areas

 

11:15am-12:00pm

Speakers:        Brandon Beise, Jacob Oster, Ryan Kobilansky (North Dakota Department of Transportation, North Dakota Game and Fish, North Dakota Trust Lands)

      Topic:              Noxious Weed Control Management within State Government Agencies

 

12:00-1:00pm       Lunch

 

1:00-1:45pm

      Speaker:          Jane Mangold (Montana State University)

      Topic:              Spraying Weeds During Drought

 

1:45-2:45pm

      Speaker:          Carol Randall (United States Forest Service)

      Topic:              Biological Control

 

2:45-3:00pm

      Speaker:          John Mortenson (ND Dept. of Agriculture)

      Topic:              Biological Control Update