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Nicollet County ag inspector reports new prohibited weed, seeks state funding for position
Summary
At the April 8 Nicollet County Board meeting, the county agricultural inspector reported the county’s first confirmed sighting of the prohibited weed common tansy, outlined 2024 weed-control costs, and said lawmakers have introduced House File 39 to fund the ag inspector position, currently an unfunded state mandate.
Nicollet County agricultural inspector Nate reported to the Board of Commissioners on April 8 that county staff identified the county’s first confirmed occurrence of the prohibited noxious weed common tansy along County Road 5 and arranged herbicide treatment and monitoring.
The discovery was detailed in the inspector’s 2024 annual report and the 2025 work plan provided to the board. Nate said the patch was ‘‘right on the edge of the right of way’’ and that staff staked the site and coordinated with the highway department…
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