By Ken Waddell Neepawa Banner & Press My first encounter with a government edict to eradicate something was in 1971 in my first year as an Ag-rep with the Manitoba Department of Agriculture (MDA). The enemy to be eradicated in 1971 was an old one, Leafy Spurge. I say an old one because, Leafy Spurge was introduced to Canada in the early 1800s coming into the country as a contaminant in imported seed.
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