noxious weeds

Typically associated with Christmas Time, English holly is becoming a big problem for western Washington forest lands.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture's Noxious Weed Control Program announced last week that Mark Porter has been selected as their new Rangeland Health Specialist.  In this new role, ODA said Porter will provide capacity and technical expertise to collaborative efforts across Oregon that create resilience to climate change and wildfire and conserve and improve the productivity of Oregon’s natural

Registration for the 2024 Oregon Interagency Noxious Weed Symposium is now open.  The Oregon Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Control Program will host the event December 10th-12th, at the LaSells Stewart Center, in Corvallis.   ...

Growing world class wheat is only part of the job description for Northwest producers. The other part is beating back grasses and broadleaf weeds that look to rob the crop of nutrients and much more. Helena says their newest tool should give Northwest wheat growers an advantage in 2021 and well beyond ...

The USDA announced Tuesday the Northwest will receive roughly $6.5 million for pest detection and surveillance. Washington was awarded $3.5 million, Idaho will see nearly $1.6 million while Oregon will receive $1.4 million for efforts to safeguard the U ...

Franklin County is looking to help landowners fight noxious weeds, thanks to the Cost Share Program.  Todd Harris, Franklin County Noxious Weed Control Program Coordinator says they target four weeds through the Cost Share Program: burnt skeleton weed, diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle and scotch thistle.  He...

Landowners in Franklin County interested in getting assistance to fight noxious weeds have only a few more weeks to apply for the Cost Share Program.  Todd Harris, Franklin County Noxious Weed Control Program Coordinator, says last year over 5,300 acres signed up for the program, with each landowner getting on average $4.64 a...

Landowners in Franklin County interested in getting assistance to fight noxious weeds have only a few more weeks to apply for the Cost Share Program.  Todd Harris, Franklin County Noxious Weed Control Program Coordinator, says last year over 5,300 acres signed up for the program, with each landowner getting on average $4.64 a...

In 2018, Franklin County is launching a Cost Share Program to help land owners better maintain their property while trying to limit the spread of noxious weeds.  Todd Harris, Noxious Weed Control Board Coordinator, said this should encourage wheat and cattle farmers to be more proactive.  ...