All of the Palmer amaranth finds from 2016 to 2018 have been monitored and there have been no other plants found at those sites. Assistant Agriculture Commissioner Whitney Place says two seed companies self-reported Palmer amaranth this past year and that was managed. Native seed plantings were the first pathway for Palmer in the state. “We’ve found a lot of different situations. In one case, Palmer was moving through seed screenings that were being fed to livestock and the manure ended up in the field. We also know it can come in on equipment.” The Minnesota Legislature funded Palmer amaranth control measures in 2017 and renewed those funds this past year and made it ongoing.
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