NDSU Extension specialists encourage producers to scout wet areas for spotted water hemlock before cutting hay. NDSU photo
NDSU Extension specialists are encouraging producers to scout wet areas for spotted water hemlock before cutting hay.
Spotted water hemlock, a native plant reported in most North Dakota counties, is highly poisonous to humans and livestock, especially cattle, horses and goats. Its toxin, cicutoxin, is most harmful in the spring. The roots are the most toxic, but all parts of the plant can be poison…