Re: [RC] California Agricultural product restrictions - Barbara McCrary
Agreed about cars, trucks, etc. We
have French Broom here in CA that makes its way into forests (state parks and
private timberland) via trucks and/or bulldozers. It's very invasive, but
it can be hand pulled (in the parks) or sprayed with herbicide (private
land), thus controlling its spread. The seeds last a long time in the
soil, so there is re-sprout each year, but less and less as it is sprayed
annually.
Subject: Re: [RC] California Agricultural
product restrictions
"...Interesting about the "weed-free" certification program
attempt. ...."
It is alive and well here in MT. I just had
my field certified and got the hay in the barn last night. A really good
program, but not for the reasons normally given. Most seeds do not make
it through the horse, but they do fall out of the bale, the manger, the hay
net etc and are a source of weeds in the forest.
Now if we could just get the Forest Service, and
forest users to decontaminate their cars, trucks, and ATV's...
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
