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We are a few days past the official start of spring, and the landscape is starting to come back to life. One of the earliest plants to green-up in the spring is Poison Hemlock. While it may still seem early to worry about controlling weeds, this is actually the best time to get ahead of this nasty weed. Poison Hemlock is a biennial, so an application of a broadleaf herbicide now will control both newly emerged plants, as well as plants that began their life last year. Controlling these already established plants now is critical since they will start to “bolt” and become very hard to kill. I often get questions about poison hemlock, but unfortunately these questions tend to come in late summer after the plants are very large and possibly even set seed. Let this serve as a reminder to get the process started now! I’ve also included a recent article about poison hemlock with more information below.
With the more spring like weather also comes springtime storms, which we have had plenty of in the last couple weeks, causing significant damage around the west/central Ohio region. The Molly Caren Agricultural Center fell victim to the Feb. 28th storm when an EF2 tornado hit the show grounds of Farm Science Review. There was significant damage, but as they say, “the show must go on!”. More information on this in a couple articles included below.
Finally, we are in the path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th. This is an exciting and rare event, which will draw many folks from out of the area. I’ve included an article from the Ag Law team that highlights some things for farmers and landowners to consider in preparation for this occasion.
Grant Davis
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