The potentially devastating weed Palmer amaranth has been documented in three more North Dakota counties, raising the total to 19 counties in a four-year span -- a total one expert says is "staggering."
Officials who identified Palmer amaranth as the biggest weed threat in North Dakota four years before it was even documented in the state are now preparing for the eventuality of farmers having to fight established stands of it in their fields.
"I think that's what we're bracing for," said Tom Peters, an Extension agronomist and weed control specialist at North Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota. "We're planning ahead for if we have to start treating fields."
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For more information, visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/palmeramaranth.