The Boulder County commissioners plan to talk about using drones to apply herbicides after receiving more than 800 emails in opposition and hearing from more than a dozen people during last week’s public comment session.

The opposition is in response to a planned aerial herbicide spraying of indaziflam in the Red Hill area at Heil Valley Ranch to control cheatgrass. The area is west of regenerative farms, including Yellow Barn and Elk Run farms.

The discussion is scheduled as part of Tuesday’s business meeting, which starts at 9:30 a.m. in Third Floor Hearing Room at the County Court House, 1325 Pearl Street, Boulder. To watch the meeting online, go to bit.ly/4iGM2zU.

Last year, the commissioners, on a 2-1 vote, agreed to move forward with a county weed management plan that allows the u

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