Regardless of the crop, canada thistle can cause major yield losses. Wrage says controlling canada thistle is not a quick process. It's important for producers to realize that there's no single application or single crop year in which it must be eliminated but rather planning to keep those control strategies in place for two or three y ears in a crop rotation. Landowners are required by state law to control and prevent the spread of canada thistle. South Dakota has one and a half million acres infested with canada thistle.
Schilling is proud to be winning and using a local farmer-friendly fuel.
Racing has been a hobby for Schilling since he was sixteen. Though he's been racing for 28 years the past three years have added new excitement to the sport. Though Schilling has had no performance problems using ethanol he's still the only one using it. Schilling hopes this year's research will further develop the market. We really want to just do the research and development this year with ethanol and get some good numbers to the people and hopefully next year we can prove to them that its not harmful to your engine it doesn't hurt your performance.