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Graig Reicks

SDSU Extension Weed Ecology Field Specialist

605-688-5008

Berg Agricultural Hall 316
Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science-2207A
Brookings, SD 57007

Graig supports the citizens of South Dakota as an SDSU Extension Weed Ecology Field Specialist at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.

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Also by Graig Reicks

Examples of Wild violet, Creeping Bellflower, and Ground Ivy growing on a lawn.

Perennial Weed Control in Lawns and Turf With Fall Herbicide Applications

Early fall is great time to control perennial weeds in lawns, including Wild violet, Creeping Bellflower, Ground Ivy, and Canada Thistle. Learn some expert tips selecting the right herbicides to manage these difficult-to-control weeds this fall.

White PVC pipe with a white cotton rope attached and a larger, white PVC apparatus with multiple, white, cotton ropes attached, suspended above green grass.
Oct 16

Department of Transportation Applicator Recertification Training @ Pierre

SDSU Extension, in collaboration with the South Dakota Department of Transportation (DoT) and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will host recertification trainings for categories G – General Pest Control and 7 – Right-of-Way Pest Control on October 16, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Ramkota Hotel (920 W Sioux Ave, Pierre, SD 57501).

Yellow toadflax plants flowering in a grassy area beside a field.

Yellow Toadflax Has Begun Producing Seeds: Scout before treating infested areas

Yellow toadflax is a perennial weed that infests pasture and rangeland across South Dakota. This year, with an abundance of heat and moisture, plants flowered in early August and now have started to produce seeds.