{"id":57291,"date":"2026-04-25T04:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/washington-county-records-252-johnsongrass-violations-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T04:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:47:37","slug":"washington-county-records-252-johnsongrass-violations-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/washington-county-records-252-johnsongrass-violations-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington County Records 252 Johnsongrass Violations in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/radio-ai.tvdelmarva.com\/api\/episodes\/295\/audio\"><\/audio><figcaption>Listen to the Morning Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 April 25, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Maryland&#8217;s Washington County documented 252 Johnsongrass violations in 2025, the highest count in at least 3 years according to state agriculture data. The figure represents more than one-third of all noxious weed cases across Maryland.<\/p><p>County weed specialist Lane Heimer identified land in transition as the primary problem \u2014 properties no longer actively farmed but not on consistent maintenance schedules. Industrial and warehouse sites have become frequent trouble spots, particularly when out-of-area owners must navigate multiple approval levels for weed management.<\/p><h2>Policy<\/h2><p>USDA announced Friday it will distribute a second round of emergency payments through its disaster assistance program. The payments will help farmers recover from financial losses sustained in 2023 and 2024, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.<\/p><h2>Markets<\/h2><p>Friday&#8217;s session showed mixed results. Soybeans climbed on short covering and technical buying. At Laurel Grain Company in Laurel, Delaware, corn for May delivery is bringing $5.05 a bushel. Soybeans for May are at $11.24.<\/p><h2>Forecast<\/h2><p>Rain showers are likely Saturday with highs near 56\u00b0 and east winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. Rain tonight with lows around 44\u00b0. Sunday brings a chance of rain then rain showers with highs near 50\u00b0 and northeast winds 15 to 20 miles per hour.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:2em;border-top:1px solid #ddd;padding-top:1em;\">This article is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?page=farm-report\">Delmarva Farm Report Update<\/a> Morning Edition, April 25, 2026. Hosted by Tom Bradley.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Maryland&#8217;s Washington County documented 252 Johnsongrass violations in 2025, the highest count in at least 3 years according to state agriculture data. The figure represents more than one-third of all noxious weed cases across Maryland. County weed specialist Lane Heimer identified land in transition as the primary problem \u2014 properties no longer actively [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":57290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/farm-report-social-2026-04-25-am.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-eU3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22095,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-lawmakers-push-for-faster-action-against-destructive-invasive-weed\/","url_meta":{"origin":57291,"position":0},"title":"Maryland Lawmakers Push for Faster Action Against Destructive Invasive Weed","author":"Admin","date":"February 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Maryland legislators are proposing stricter enforcement measures to combat Palmer amaranth, a highly destructive invasive weed spreading across the Eastern Shore. 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