Meeting Notice: Agriculture Commissioner's Noxious Weed Forum / State Noxious Weed List Review Hearing

BISMARCK - North Dakota weed control officials will meet for the Agriculture Commissioner's Noxious Weed Forum, and to review the state noxious weed list, starting at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Bismarck Hotel and Conference Center, 800 S. 3^rd St., Bismarck, ND.

Agenda

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Speaker: Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Tom Bodine

Topic: Welcome and Commissioner's Partner Award

9:45 - 10 a.m.

Speaker: Samantha McGrath (North Dakota Department of Agriculture, NDDA)

Topic: Noxious Weeds Update

10 - 11 a.m.

Speaker: Carol Randall (Emeritus US Forest Service)

Topic: Career in Review

11 - 11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Zack Bateson (National Agricultural Genotyping Center)

Topic: Tracking Genetic Patterns of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds Across North Dakota: Insights from Volunteer-Based Collections

11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Speaker: Samantha Brunner (NDDA)

Topic: Emerald Ash Borer Update

12 - 1 p.m.

Lunch

1 p.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Xin (Rex) Sun & Billy Ram (North Dakota State University)

Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems Palmer Project Update

1:55 - 2:40 p.m.

Speaker: Michael Kangas (North Dakota Forest Service)

Topic: Weed Control and Trees

2:40 - 2:50 p.m.

Speaker: John Mortenson (NDDA)

Topic: Biocontrol Control Update

2:50 - 3 p.m.

Speaker: NDDA

Topic: State noxious weed list reviewing hearing (N.D.C.C. § 4.1-47-05)