The Weed of the Month is a series of articles about Minnesota noxious weeds. It reaches a broad audience to educate Minnesotans about injurious plants. The articles are picked up by publications throughout the state and are archived at this website. Material in this column is not copyrighted and reproduction of material is encouraged. However, credit the Minnesota Department of Agriculture if you do use material from these columns. Check back regularly for updates and new articles!
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2022 Weed of the Month Series
January - Assessing the Risk of Invasive Plants in Minnesota
2021 Weed of the Month Series
December - Noxious Weed Grant Achievements
October - Red Hailstone
September - Palmer Amaranth Is In My Field, Now What?
July - Pale Swallow-wort
June - Vining Milkweeds and Rough Potato
May - Gardening with Non-invasive Plants
April - Habitat Restoration
March - Change to the 2021 Noxious Weed List
February - Tactical Plan for Invasive Plant Prioritization
January - What's In My Soil?
2020 Weed of the Month Series
December - Japanese Honeysuckle
November - Norway Maple
October - Winged Burning Bush
September - Invasive Knotweeds
August - An Update on Palmer Amaranth After Years of Treatment in Minnesota
July - Recreation and Invasive Plants - What You Can Do
June - Tree of Heaven
May - Pesky Plant Trackers
April - Siberian Peashrub
March - How Did That Weed Get Here?
January - Using Drones to Combat Noxious Weeds
