West Otter Tail SWCD Awarded Noxious Weed Grant

ST. PAUL (KDLM) – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has awarded $120,000 to combat noxious weeds across Minnesota. Twenty-seven projects are being funded though the 2022 Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grant including $5,000 in Otter Tail County to control noxious weeds on road right-of-ways.

Noxious weeds are plants that have the potential or are known to be harmful to human or animal health, the environment, public roads, crops, livestock, or other property. There are currently 48 plants on Minnesota’s Noxious Weed List.