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Utah farmers, county partners praise competitive ISM grant for coordinating weed control and tracking results
Summary
Speakers described the Invasive Species Mitigation (ISM) competitive grant as enabling coordinated treatments across landowners, paying for spray and localized helicopter applications, and funding five-year monitoring that produces data managers use to refine treatments.
Speaker 1, a program representative, said the Invasive Species Mitigation (ISM) competitive grant program funds coordinated efforts by federal agencies, state agencies and private landowners to control invasive plants across property lines. "The invasive species mitigation program is a competitive grant program where people can apply for funding to help manage invasive species on their properties," they said.
A farmer who spoke during the discussion, identified here as Speaker 2, described how management worked before the grant: "Before we had a ISM, as a farmer, you did it yourself. You got 2 choices. You can fight it and…
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