North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner’s Weed Forum

January 8, 2013

Best Western Seven Seas Hotel – Mandan, ND

10:00 am New Weed Officer Training and Refresher:

Rachel Seifert Spilde, Funding Programs and Reporting

Jim Hansen, Dataloggers and Mapping

Ann Schaibley, Assistant Attorney General, Enforcement

GENERAL SESSION

Noon Luncheon- NDDA Program Updates Rachel Seifert Spilde, NDDA

1:00 pm Canada Thistle Research Update Dr. Greta Gramig, NDSU

1:40 pm Biocontrol- History and Updates Dave Hirsch, USDA APHIS PPQ

2:20 pm Plant Pest Update Carrie Larson, NDDA

2:45 pm Break

3:00 pm Project Highlights Panel-- Ron Manson, Dan Folske, Derrill Fick, Vance Tomlinson

4:00 pm Award Presentation Doug Goehring, Commissioner of Agriculture

4:30 pm Announcements Judy Carlson, NDDA and Dan Folske, NDWCA President