[APWG] NEWS: N.C. bans cogongrass, which can take over

[Bob Beyfuss]

Hi Bill
I have plenty of weeds up here I could live happily without! The June 29, 
2008  issue of the NY Times magazine has an article entitled "Can Weeds 
Help Solve the Climate Crises" It is well worth a read for those who still 
have an open mind.  According to Elizabeth Cady Stanton "To make laws that 
man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt."
Bob

At 03:44 PM 7/8/2008, Bill Stringer wrote:
>Bob, Bob, Bob!!  There you go again!
>
>You appear to know nothing about cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica).
>I would suggest that you take a vacation trip to AL, MS, LA, etc., before 
>you pontificate
>more on this super-weed.
>
>BTW, it's more important that people pay attention to laws.  Most of us 
>gave up on reforming
>weeds several centuries back...
>
>Perhaps you might come down to the Eastern Native Grass Symposium this fall.
>Oct 7 - 10, 2008, in Columbia, SC.  You are within a couple of hours of 
>lots of cogongrass.
>And we in SC hope to keep it that way.
>
>Thanx
>
>Bill Stringer
>
>
>At 02:41 PM 7/8/2008, Bob Beyfuss wrote:
>>People can make laws to try to ban planting, possessing and distributing
>>plants but plants don't pay attention to laws. Maybe we should have laws to
>>ban diseases? Lets make cancer illegal.
>>
>>At 01:28 PM 7/8/2008, McCully Heritage Project wrote:
>> >I don't mean to sound ignorant, but what are the other 9 of the "world's 10
>> >worst weeds?" And how is that determined? Is anyone working on banning 
>> them?
>> >Just curious.
>> >
>> >Michelle Berg Vogel
>> >McCully Heritage Project
>> >Kampsville, Illinois
>> >
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>> >Subject: [APWG] NEWS: N.C. bans cogongrass, which can take over
>> >
>> >
>> > 
>> http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/jul/08/nc-bans-cogongrass-which-can -
>> >take-over/
>> >
>> >N.C. bans cogongrass, which can take over
>> >Sold as Red Baron, Japanese blood grass, it is held to be one of world's
>> >10 worst weeds
>> >By Janice Gaston | Journal Reporter
>> >Published: July 8, 2008
>> >
>> >Is cogongrass North Carolina's next kudzu?
>> >
>> >Not if the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services can help
>> >it.
>> >
>> >The department announced yesterday that propagation, nursery cultivation,
>> >sale and distribution of cogongrass, an invasive perennial grass
>> >considered one of the world's 10 worst weeds, will be prohibited in North
>> >Carolina. Nurseries and garden centers must stop selling all cultivars of
>> >cogongrass, including Red Baron, also known as Japanese blood grass, by
>> >Oct. 31. Permits for the interstate movement of the grass will be denied.
>> >
>> >See the link above for the full article text.
>> >
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