MULTIFLORA ROSE - Help Is On The Way?

(05/25/2006)

The West Virginia Conservation Agency (WVCA) in cooperation with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently announced the West Virginia Multiflora Rose Control Program will began signups May 1. This program will help farmers with the economic loss caused by the thorny, perennial shrub known as multiflora rose. When grasses are displaced by multiflora rose, the results are lower weight gain by cattle and less profit for the farmers. Cost share assistance will be provided to qualifying farmers who hire a commercial New Program to Battle Multiflora Rose Problem herbicide applicator to treat infestations of multiflora rose. Then, the participating farmers will maintain the treated area as grassland for a minimum of five years. "I'm most pleased there is an awareness outside the farm community of the cancer- like effect of the multiflora rose." Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass said. "This program is both economic for landowners, hunters,and the beauty of our mountainsides." "West Virginia's hard-working farmers help to raise the cattle that put beef on the tables of hungry Americans," U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va. said. To apply for the Program or for more information, contact local USDA Service Centers or local conservation district offices. A list of conservation district offices can be found at   www.wvca.us/districts.cfm

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