A Barnes County, N.D., rancher wonders why the North Dakota Department of Agriculture couldn't stop a Fargo, N.D., source of sunflower "screenings" as a feed product when they knew it had been partially banned in Minnesota for excessive Palmer amaranth weed seeds.
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring on Nov. 3, 2021, acknowledged that the incinerator at the facility associated with ADM in Enderlin, which had been used to destroy feed products exceeding legal amounts of Palmer amaranth, was down. The weed has been a “prohibited noxious” weed in the state since Sept. 2, 2019.
A Barnes County, N.D., rancher wonders why the North Dakota Department of Agriculture couldn't stop a Fargo, N.D., source of sunflower "screenings" as a feed product when they knew it had been partially banned in Minnesota for excessive Palmer amaranth weed seeds.
Sunflower screenings have been a source of Palmer amaranth in Minnesota and North Dakota. This timeline shows how officials in the state dealt with the issue.