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    ROADSIDE MAINTENANCE: Goats used for roadside weed cleanup in Idaho

    May 31, 2013
    It was a prickly situation. The weeds had to be removed, but using herbicides too near a water supply can be a dicey proposition due to federal regulations. Mowing weeds reduces...
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    Herbicide saves grass, beats weeds in S.C.

    Dow AgroSciences
    April 15, 2013
    South Carolina has the fourth-largest, state-maintained highway system in the nation. For the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), this translates to having its...
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    VEGETATION MANAGEMENT: Guards lose cover

    April 1, 2013
    For the past 50 years or more, mowing and herbicides have been the predominant methods used to manage nationwide roadside vegetation.
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    Herbicide helps grass thrive along Mississippi roads

    Dow AgroSciences
    March 1, 2013
    Weeds and other undesirable vegetation like to make their home along roadsides, but their presence can inhibit motorist security and line of sight as well as promote the spread...
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    City of Bellevue, Wash., responds quickly when winter landslide closes road

    Redi-Rock International
    Aug. 3, 2012
    When a January 2012 landslide along a major Washington highway caused closures and damage to residential properties, the city of Bellevue needed a fast solution that would stabilize...