As a service to our agricultural landowners, Leduc County Agricultural Services offers a program to spray fencelines and headlands adjacent to County roadways, at no charge to the landowner.

Frequently, a fenceline presents an obstacle to the landowner for full spray coverage to the property line. As a result, there may be a narrow strip of land which is not utilized, and this becomes a host area for noxious weed infestations. At times, our roadside spray operators voluntarily reduce the width of their spray applications, to avoid the potential for inadvertently harming a growing crop which may be susceptible to the herbicide used in our ditches. This too, may result in a narrow strip of land which has not been sprayed by either the landowner or our spray applicators.

To prevent noxious weed infestations in this fenceline and headland area and to avoid the spread of weeds into cropland, the landowner may complete and sign an application to have a residual herbicide applied along the edge of their property. The herbicide applications are completed in the fall, after the growing crops have been harvested. Our trucks spray along the edge, from inside the private property outward into the road ditch. To enhance the program further, the landowner may request that internal fencelines be sprayed as well, for a fee of $75 for half mile of fenceline or a minimum fee of $75.