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