10 vegetables that can kill you if they’re not prepared properly
WEBAug 31, 2018 · 3. Rhubarb leaves. Rhubarb is a sour, red, celery-like stalk most often used in desserts like the ever-popular strawberry rhubarb pie. Rhubarb stalks are a great ingredient, but avoid the leaves: they're high in oxalic acid, which causes kidney failure. Just 25 grams of oxalic acid would kill, but you'd need to eat 11 pounds of rhubarb leaves ...
Stark County residential property values spike 30% in reappraisal
WEBAug 15, 2024 · 0:42. Residential property values are climbing an average of 30% across Stark County this year as part of the sexennial reappraisal process — an increase that mirrors jumps in other Ohio counties and signals a painful, upcoming rise in taxes for local homeowners. The new valuations are calculations based on recent home sales data and on …
It's pawpaw season in Michigan: What to know about native fruit
WEBNov 2, 2023 · Pawpaws are the fruit of Asimina triloba plant species and members of the tropical custard apple family, which includes the cherimoya. In the woods, the trees can grow straight up 30-40 feet with leaves of more than a foot. The fruit is unique because it is fly-pollinated and some beetles and ants contribute.
Pataskala factory hires 1,000 employees, makes 1 million solar panels
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Once reaching full capacity by the end of the year, Illuminate USA's 1.1-million-square-foot factory in the Pataskala Corporate Park will employ more than 1,000 Ohioans and produce more than 9.2 million solar panels annually, equal to 5 gigawatts of electricity production — enough to power 1 million American homes, The Advocate reported ...
Ohio Department of Agriculture announces $6M to preserve Ohio …
WEBDec 22, 2023 · A total of $6 million will be made available in this round of funding. Local sponsors have been certified to accept applications in 51 counties. Landowners should contact the certified local sponsor in their county for application details. The program allows landowners to voluntarily sell easements on their farms to the state of Ohio.
Time change 2024 to spring forward soon! - Farmers' Advance
WEBJan 23, 2024 · In an interview with Time Magazine, author Michael Downing cited his book, "Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time," to explain how Amtrak and the railroads were the main reason clocks change at 2 a.m. for DST. There were no trains leaving the station at 2 a.m. on Sundays in New York …
A photo tour around Bastin Honey Bee Farm in Knightstown, …
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Nearly 50,000 pounds of honey sits Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, inside a storage area at Bastin Honey Bee Farm in Knightstown, Indiana. The farm produced 3,500 gallons of honey in 2023, all of which they'll sell within the year at various stores, farmers markets and wholesale to other beekeepers.
What the USDA's new plant hardiness map means for your garden
WEBJan 9, 2024 · As of the most recent release, the November 2023 map has the US broken into 13 cold hardiness zones in 10-degree Fahrenheit intervals, with each zone further broken into “a” (the warmer half) and “b” (the colder half) sub-zones. The coldest parts of Alaska represent zone 1a where average annual minimum temperatures fall between …
U.S. milk prices are making June Dairy Month a little happier
WEBJun 16, 2021 · Lee Mielke. 0:03. 1:23. U.S. milk prices are making June Dairy Month a little happier for farmers. The Agriculture Department announced the May Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $18.96 per hundredweight (cwt.), up $1.29 from April, $6.82 above May 2020, and the highest Class III since November 2020.
How do peanuts grow? Here's where they come from and how …
WEBJul 12, 2023 · Peanuts grow below the soil on a plant with leaves and flowers above ground and peanut pods and roots below. The process from planting to harvesting typically takes four to five months and, in the U.S., begins after the last frost in April to May as the soil temperatures rise. After the initial planting, seedlings rise and sprout leaves after ...
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