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State may be able to help eradicate poisonous Hemlock weed Poisonous weed growing rampantly in this region can kill both animals and humans. In Congressman James Comer's Town Hall forum this week, Miss Victoria Browning Pike asked what he could do to help. This article says there is assistance with controlling poison hemlock from the state, details below. Click on headline for complete article By Nick Roy, Adair Co. Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources Local citizens are becoming increasingly concerned about the spread of Poison Hemlock, a noxious weed with toxic properties. Poison Hemlock can be toxic if ingested by livestock or humans. Cattle, goats and horses are considered to be the most susceptible animals, but other animals can consume it. If ingested, poison symptoms appear within 30 minutes to two hours, depending on several factors including the animal species and quantity consumed. Lethal doses for cattle range between 0.2 and 0.5 percent of the animal's weight. Poison symptoms include nervousness, trembling, muscle weakness, loss of coordination, pupil dilation, coma and eventually death from respiratory failure. If ingested by a pregnant animal, it can cause fetal deformities. Landowners having problems with Poison Hemlock may apply a herbicide containing 2,4-D during the vegetative stage of growth for control. Read and follow label directions for application rates and safety. Mechanical removal is also effective. Bush hogging is also effective in preventing seed formation. Assistance with controlling poison hemlock is available through the state of Kentucky in two forms. First, KRS 176.051 provides the following option for landowners abutting state highway right-of-ways with poison hemlock. "Upon written request, the department shall give priority to and shall cooperate with any abutting property owner engaged in a program of eradication by eradicating the noxious weeds and invasive plants identified in subsection (1) of this section, or in administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, from abutting state right-of-ways. The department shall take steps to eradicate this grass and these weeds or thistles by the use of chemicals or any other means found to be effective by the department." Secondly, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture provides a limited amount of demonstrations in each county each year to provide spraying equipment for up to 20 acres per landowner with a maximum of 10 landowners per county. The application period is available during February each year at www.kyagr.com This story was posted on 2017-06-01 14:58:12
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