Prairie County Weed District

04/29/2026

Spring crew training coming up! Points will be available :) and we will be proving lunch - $20 registration fee that will go back to the SE Area to help provide more trainings!

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

Be on the lookout for houndstongue. It's one of the the pesky noxious w**ds we deal with in Prairie County.

02/13/2026

The Prairie County W**d Board is accepting applications for one to two Full Time-Temporary W**d Technicians. The position will be for 20-26 weeks, May to October. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid MT Driver’s License. Wage is $17/hour and up depending on experience. Overtime available. Applications and complete job description can be picked up at the Clerk & Recorder’s Office at the Prairie County Courthouse. Call 406-635-5575, or visit: https://www.prairiecounty.org/employment

Position Open Until Filled
Prairie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

01/07/2026

Prairie County Extension will host its annual MSU Extension Winter Series on Thursday, January 22, 2026. There will be presentations on a variety of topics with some taking place at the American Legion and others at the Prairie Community Center. Private Pesticide License Applicator re-certification credits and Commercial and Governmental Pesticide License re-certification credits will be available for the program.

08/18/2025

The Montana Department of Agriculture is hosting waste pesticide disposal events in Eastern Montana this fall.

The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is facilitating fall pesticide disposal events during the week of September 23 – 26, 2025, in Plentywood, Glasgow, Glendive, and Hardin.

Annual pesticide waste collection events have collected nearly 780,000 pounds of pesticide waste from over 1,800 participants since the program’s inception in 1994.

For more information, please visit agr.mt.gov/Pesticide-Waste-Disposal-Program or contact Carli Davis at (406) 465-0531.

07/03/2025

The annual Tri-County W**d Tour will take place on Thursday, July 10, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. This year the tour will take place in Baker, Montana, 22 Ag Lane on the West end of town. Private and Commercial/Governmental pesticide applicator license recertification credits are available for program attendees.

Since the early 1990’s the Prairie, Fallon, and Wibaux County Extension Offices and W**d Districts have teamed together to put on the Tri-County W**d Tour. Many years the tour has taken place in the Cabin Creek area where the three counties intersect.

This year the tour will take place in Baker for the opportunity to view a site with two w**ds of interest, absinth wormwood and poison hemlock. The first presentation will be by MSU Extension Agent David Kirschten discussing identifying characteristics of these w**ds and their management.

Dr. Anish Sapkota, MSU Assistant Professor in Precision Agriculture, will talk about current tools and variable rate technologies available for w**d control in precision farming. Dr. Sapkota’s colleague, Dr. Janack Joshi will highlight his research on disease resistance of crucial Montana ag crops.

The final presentation of the afternoon will be integrated pest management presented by Kelli Back, MSU Extension Agent in Wibaux County. Strategies and methods for a sustainable approach to managing pests, focusing on minimizing the use of pesticides and chemicals to reduce risk.

For more information about the Tri-County W**d Tour, contact the MSU Extension Office in Prairie County at 406-635-2121.

02/25/2025

The MT Dept of Ag Pesticide Waste Disposal Program will have locations in Eastern Montana to dispose of waste pesticides in the fall of 2025.

Pre-registration Deadline is September 16, 2025. Disposal date and locations are:

September 23- Plentywood
September 24 - Glasgow
September 25 - Glendive
September 26 - Hardin

Montana Department of Agriculture Phone : (406) 444-3144 E-mail : [email protected] Fax : (406) 444-5409 302 N Roberts Helena, MT 59601

02/06/2025

The Prairie County W**d Board is accepting applications for one to two Full Time-Temporary W**d Technicians. The position will be for 20-26 weeks, May to October. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid MT Driver’s License. Wage is $17/hour and up depending on experience. Overtime available. Applications and complete job description can be picked up at the Clerk & Recorder’s Office at the Prairie County Courthouse.

Position Open Until Filled
Prairie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

09/04/2024

We have our fair share of houndstongue in Prairie County. Be on the lookout for this noxious w**d.