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Report for the Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund Advisory Council June 2020 Montana State University: Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension REPORT FOR THE MONTANA NOXIOUS WEED TRUST FUND ADVISORY COUNCIL JUNE 2020 INTRODUCTION This report for the Montana Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council was assembled in compliance with the Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund Act and Administrative Rules which require an annual report from the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and Montana State University Extension Service on current projects and future plans. This report is a compilation of major weed science research and education activities conducted by MSU over the past three years and includes highlights of funded Montana Noxious Weed Trust Fund grants as well DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WITH WEED as comprehensive reporting of all weed science research products and education RESEARCH AND EDUCATION funding and activities. MONTANA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT MONTANA NOXIOUS WEED TRUST FUND PROJECTS 2017–2019 STATION MSU EXTENSION SERVICE Project Title, PI 2017 2018 2019 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND Biological Control Development Projects ECONOMICS Biocontrol of Russian knapweed: Host testing and agent monitoring, Kate Fuller, Extension Economist Jeff Littlefield ANIMAL AND RANGE SCIENCES Continuing development of candidate agents for biological control of Craig Carr, Rangeland Ecology Russian olive, David Weaver, Sharlene Sing Pat Hatfield, Range Sheep Nutrition Host screening of a new biocontrol agent for common tansy and oxeye Jeff Mosley, Rangeland Ecology and Management daisy, Jeff Littlefield Bret Olson, Targeted Grazing Cecil Tharp, Pesticide Education Specialist Host specificity testing of biocontrol agents of weedy mustards, Jeff Littlefield LAND RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Host testing and field release of biocontrol agents for whitetop, Edward Davis, Agricultural Specialist Jeff Littlefield Jeff Littlefield,Biological Control of Weeds Host testing of a gall wasp for the biocontrol of invasive hawkweeds, Jane Mangold, Integrated Invasive Plant Mgmt. Jeff Littlefield Bruce Maxwell, Agroecology Fabian Menalled, Weed Ecology and Management Mass rearing, release, and monitoring of the northern tamarisk leaf Robert Peterson, Plant-Insect Interactions beetle a biological control agent for saltcedar, David Weaver Lisa Rew, Non-native Plant Ecology Research Projects Timothy Seipel, Plant Ecology Effect of perennial grass seeding date on revegetation outcomes in Tracy Sterling, Weed Physiology weed-infested range and pasture, Jane Mangold and Zach Miller David Weaver, Entomology Impacts of invasive annual grasses on forage, biodiversity, and litter MONTANA NOXIOUS WEED EDUCATION decomposition rates, Jane Mangold, Lisa Rew and Kate Fuller CAMPAIGN Shantell Frame-Martin, Coordinator Increasing herbicide and biocontrol options for integrated toadflax management, David Weaver PLANT SCIENCES AND PLANT PATHOLOGY Mary Burrows, Plant Pathology Stopping a wave of invasion: controlling cheatgrass, encouraging Bill Dyer, Weed Physiology desired vegetation, and preventing spread, Lisa Rew and Jane Mangold) Matt Lavin, Botany Ventenata in Gallatin County: Surveying, mapping, and evaluating Ryan Thum, Aquatic Plant Genetics and Ecology chemical control, Jane Mangold and Lisa Rew RESEARCH CENTERS Researching best strategies for managing baby’s breath (Gypsophila Clint Beiermann, Cropping systems (started July 2020) paniculata) in hay field, waste areas, and CRP, Shelley Mills, Stone Tihista, Pat Carr, Cropping systems Inga Hawbaker, Bobbie Roos, and Connie Wittak Prashant Jha, Weed Science Continued on next page Zach Miller, Plant Ecology Lovreet Shergill, Weed Science (started July 2020) NEW External Funding Sources Awarded in given year; not split across multi-year grants awarded 2019 NWTF Other 351,151 501,802 granted March 2019 2019 Weed Project MSU WEED PROJECT FUNDING 2017–2019 NEW Funding Sources 78NEW AWARDS 2017 NEW AWARDS 2018 NEW AWARDS 2019 22% 11% 41% 41% NWTF 89 Other 59% 78% 89% 59% +22 Noxious Weed Trust Fund Noxious Weed Trust Fund Noxious Weed Trust Fund $309,854. 22% $312,217. .11% $351,151. 41% Other Other Other $1,094,050 . 78% $2,566,908 . +11. 89% $501,802 . 59% MONTANA NOXIOUS WEED TRUST FUND PROJECTS 2017–2019 (CONT.) OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR WEED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, 2017 – 2019 Project Title, PI 2017 2018 2019 NATIONAL Education Projects US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Keeping it fresh: Revising weed publications, Jane Mangold Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service • Forest Service • National Institute of Food & Montana Noxious Weed Education Campaign, Jane Mangold and Agriculture Shantell Frame-Martin US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Noxious weeds survey: Has 20+ years of weed education been effective? Army Research Office Jane Mangold, Shantell Frame-Martin and Eric Raile US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs • Bureau of Land Local Cooperative Management • US Fish and Wildlife Service • Rock Creek Cooperative Weed Management Project, Tracy Mosley National Park Service INDUSTRY Aquatic Plant Management Society • Bayer CropScience • Crop Life America • Dow FUTURE PLANS: 2020 MONTANA NOXIOUS WEED TRUST FUND GRANTS AgroSciences BIOLOGICAL CONTROL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: REGIONAL Continued mass rearing, release, and monitoring of the northern tamarisk leaf beetle: Western Sugar Cooperative • Western a biological control agent for saltcedar, David Weaver Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Continuing Development of Candidate Agents for Biological Control of Russian Olive, Program • USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council David Weaver Biology and host testing of a leaf mining beetle for Russian knapweed, Jeffrey Littlefield STATE Screening biocontrol agents for oxeye daisy and common tansy, Jeffrey Littlefield Bair Ranch Foundation • Central Michigan Continued host testing of a gall wasp for invasive hawkweeds, Jeffrey Littlefield University • Colorado State University • Rearing and release of the hoary cress gall mite and screening of a seed pod weevil, Jeffrey Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (MT) • Littlefield Michigan Department of Natural Resources • EDUCATION PROJECTS: Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society • Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MN) • Montana Noxious Weed Education Campaign, Jane Mangold and Shantell Frame-Martin Missoula County Weed District • Montana RESEARCH PROJECTS: Department of Agriculture • Montana Developing monitoring protocols for evaluating weed management outcomes, Lisa Rew and Department of Natural Resources and Jane Mangold Conservation • Montana Fertilizer Advisory New solutions for old problems: identifying the best available biological and chemical and Committee • Montana Research and Economic control options for the integrated management of invasive toadflaxes, David Weaver Development Initiative • Montana Weed Control Association • Montana Wheat and Barley Committee • Organic Advisory and Education Council • South Dakota State University • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources • University of Illinois REPORT FOR THE MONTANA NOXIOUS WEED TRUST FUND ADVISORY COUNCIL • 2 IMPACTS 2017–2019 MONTANA NOXIOUS WEED HIGHLIGHTS MSU WEED SCIENCE ACTIVITY Peer-reviewed journal articles: 83 MSU RESEARCH TEAM RECEIVES GRANT TO STUDY INVASIVE GRASS Outstanding student achievement awards: 6 MANAGEMENT Regional, national & international recognition: 4 Invited book chapters: 2 By Reagan Colyer, MSU News Service Abstracts/science presentations: 59 Completed theses and dissertations: 18 Graduate students in training: 34 Extension publications: 37 TV and radio appearances: 59 COLLABORATORS Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada BBCA Rome CABI Europe Landcare New Zealand Montana Department of Agriculture Montana Department of Environmental Quality Private landowners Russian Zoological Institute Task Force/Consortium Groups University of Idaho Fields like this hayfield near Bozeman are currently cheatgrass-free, and MSU researchers USDA Agricultural Research Service Lisa Rew, Cathy Zabinski, Jane Mangold and Bok Sowell are working to keep it that way. USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Using a grant from the USDA, the team is researching integrated management practices to USDA ARS European Biological Control Lab prevent the spread of the invasive grass. Photo by Kelly Gorham/MSU News USDA Forest Service An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Montana State University USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture College of Agriculture received a grant to develop an integrated management USDA Western Invasive Pest Management Center framework for cheatgrass, an invasive species in Montana and a growing concern USDI Bureau of Land Management for agriculturalists in the Northern Rockies. TARGET WEEDS The team, made up of professors Lisa Rew, Cathy Zabinski and Jane Mangold Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) of the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences and Bok Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) Sowell of the Department of Animal and Range Sciences, was awarded the Common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) three-year, $350,000 grant by the Western Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica) Education program, which is overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Desert alyssum (Alyssum desertorum) They will collaborate with researchers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Nature Conservancy nonprofit organization and local farmers and ranchers to Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) study the spread and management
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