Weed District

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Montana Canadian Thistle Weed Musselshell County

Invasive Weed: Canadian Thistle

Weed Management

Call: 406-323-3740
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Open 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday

Location
204 8th Ave East
Roundup MT 59702
(MSU Extension Office)
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The Weed District is here to help the residents of Musselshell County in any way possible, with classes on herbicide uses, weed identification, free literature on any noxious weed. Please call or stop by any time for help.

Invasive Weed: Field Bindweed

The most important thing when dealing with noxious weeds in Musselshell County is education. Residents of Musselshell can contact the Musselshell Weed District at any time to receive information about the noxious weeds we are fighting in this county. The Musselshell Weed District has a full time Weed Coordinator to help with noxious weed identification and what methods will be best to fight these noxious weeds. Not having any natural enemies to keep them in check, the noxious weeds flourish, infesting millions of acres, doing irreparable damage to our environment and costing billions of dollars of damage to our agriculture industry and land values.

Invasive Weed: Whitetop

The lists of noxious weeds that are on the hit list for Musselshell County are:

Canadian Thistle
Field Bindweed
Whitetop
Spotted Knapweed
Diffuse Knapweed
Dalmatian Toadflax
Leafy Spurge
Sulfur Cinquefoil
Houndstongue
Saltcedar
Black Henebane (On Musselshell County Weed List, not on Montana State List)

Invasive Weed: Spotted Knapweed

The Musselshell Weed District can help county residents in several ways:

Weed identification
Integrated weed management plans
Understanding the Montana Noxious weed law
Compliance

Weed Management Plan

A Noxious weed plan is a tool that any one in the county can use to help control noxious weeds on their property. Noxious weeds have become an issue in Musselshell County. The noxious weeds found in Musselshell County most likely were introduced by feed, hay, seed, and vehicles. The weeds have established and are spreading with the aid of livestock, wild life, wind, water and people.

This noxious weed management plan identifies the need for noxious weed control in Musselshell county. Noxious weeds are controlled by a combination of methods including use of herbicide, grazing, cutting and bio control measures.

Download the Weed Management Plan Here (PDF)