The project set out to create/reproduce and distribute leafy spurge beneficial management practices knowledge among producers, land managers, municipalities, and industry. The materials focused on rangeland control and management of leafy spurge. The project broadcasted radio advertisements on leafy spurge beneficial management practices on a local radio station targeting producers, land managers, municipalities, and industry.

The project exceeded the anticipated outputs. Key achievements of the project include: ƒ

• 2,500 copies of The Silent Invader: Leafy Spurge fact sheet printed ƒ
• 1,000 copies of Leafy Spurge and Grazing Cattle fact sheet printed ƒ
• 344 fifteen second radio advertisements ran on radio stations based in Brandon and Altona ƒ
• 11 events and workshops were attended and leafy spurge materials distributed ƒ
• 3 news articles circulated (Manitoba Conservation Magazine, Rural Report Newsletter, and Cattle Country Newspaper) ƒ
• 2 leafy spurge educational display banners focusing on identification and control methods ƒ
• 1 invited presentation on early detection and rapid response of noxious weeds, in conjunction with the Invasive Plants Council of Manitoba ƒ
• a variety of leafy spurge materials delivered to high school students in central Manitoba and Assiniboine Community College Agribusiness students