Idaho noxious weed officials are warning Idahoans that the state’s mild winter coupled with warming temperatures means conditions are prime for an early and aggressive emergence of Idaho’s 67 different species of invasive and damaging noxious weeds, plus new prohibited genera.
State and private landowners annually spend upwards of $25 million to combat noxious weeds, according to a Idaho Weed Awareness Campaign press release. Noxious weeds are estimated to directly impact Idaho’s lands by approximately $300 million annually, according to the Idaho Department of Agriculture.
Idaho noxious weed officials are warning Idahoans that the state’s mild winter coupled with warming temperatures means conditions are prime for an early and aggressive emergence of Idaho’s 67 different species of invasive and damaging noxious weeds, plus new prohibited genera.
State and private landowners annually spend upwards of $25 million to combat noxious weeds, according to a Idaho Weed Awareness Campaign press release. Noxious weeds are estimated to directly impact Idaho’s lands by approximately $300 million annually, according to the Idaho Department of Agriculture.
“Despite our best efforts it is now estimated that more than 8 million acres of the state are plagued by noxious weeds,” Roger Batt, statewide coordinator for the Idaho Weed Awareness Campaign, said in the release.
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