What If Noxious Weeds Are Found in Fields and Cropland?
Forage containing regional or state designated noxious weeds may be certified if the crop has been treated to prevent seed formation of the weed no later than rosette to bud (or boot stage for perennial grasses classified as weeds). If no weed plant parts (capable of promoting the weed species) are contained in the harvesting of the crop, the field may qualify for certification. This means no seeds, root or stem capable of regenerating the weed, can be in the harvested forage or mulch.
