High Country Sprayers, LLC.

Gordon Edwards has been Cassia County Weed Superintendent since spring 1985. During this period of time he has worked with the BLM, Forest Service, and various counties and states in fighting noxious weeds. Gordon has been instrumental in controlling and nearly eradicating the Leafy Spurge problem in the Goose Creek area for BLM in Idaho, Utah, and Nevada. Because of the mountainous conditions in this area, he designed and is manufacturing horse-pack spray tanks which mount on a pack mule/horse that are now being used in Idaho, Nevada, Utah, California, Wyoming, Oregon, and Montana. This equipment has proven to be much more efficient in the back-country spraying than any other type of equipment.

President of Idaho Weed Control Association (twice)
President of Idaho Weed Supervisors (twice)
Founding board member of the North American Weed Management Association
Re-elected to serve as board member for 4 year term
Idaho Weed Worker of the Year
Soil Conservation Service Worker of the Year
Ex-Officio member Public Lands Board - 15 years
Founder/Chairman of RRCWMA which includes approximately 5,000,000 acres in Utah and Idaho
Founder of the Goose Creek Weed Management Area which includes 3,800,000 acres in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho
Honored in 2002-2003 as National Republican Small Business Man of the Year
Member of Senator Tom Davis' National Small Business Advisory Council
Associates of Science in Agri-Business and has had numerous plant identification classes from University of Idaho

     Ryan Edwards has worked with Reid Smith in Minidoka County weed control and has been a manager at High Country Sprayers for the past 6 years. He has been licensed and involved in weed control for 13 years. Ryan has attended 3 years of college studying Business and Spanish and has had plant identification classes from University of Idaho.
     Kris Edwards has worked with Idaho Department of Transportation roadside weed control and has been a manager at High Country Sprayers for the last 6 years. He has been licensed and involed with weed control for about 11 years. Kris has attended 3 years of college with an emphasis in Biology and has taken plant identification classes from University of Idaho.
     In the past 16 years we have been using horseback sprayers that we developed to do backcountry spraying in hard to reach areas. We have been able to have success in controlling weeds in these areas because of the amount of work that we can do compared to that of a human back packer. With the capacity to carry up to 24 gallons we are able to spray an acre of ground per trip instead of a normal back packer of 3-5 gallons covering about a 1/5 an acre per trip. Not only does a mule carry more chemical, it i able to carry if for longer periods of time and at a quicker pace allowing for more work to be accomplished. With the addition of using 4 wheelers we are able to spray those areas easily accessible. We have been using this type of equipment for a number of years and have the experience and knowledge to do any project without complications. We have never had a chemical spill to be cleaned up. To the best of our knowledge, we have completed every job in a timely and effective manner. We have never needed an extension on a project that we have been a part of, nor have we ever not finished a job that we were contracted to do.