| 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 | 
