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 ...
Maryland bridge collapse could affect agriculture - Farmers' Advance
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Maryland bridge collapse could affect agriculture. NBC News’ Rob Wile and Shannon Pettypiece reported Tuesday that “customers from the East Coast to the Midwest who were expecting goods shipped in via the Port of Baltimore could see significant cost increases as a result of Tuesday’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore ...
White Cloud Feed Mill hosts grand opening celebration - Farmers' …
WEBJul 30, 2018 · White Cloud Feed Mill hosts grand opening celebration. White Cloud, MI – More than 100 employees and customers of Ceres Solutions Cooperative gathered last Friday, July 20, at the new state-of-the-art White Cloud Feed Mill. The celebration was in honor of the community vendors, development partners, employees and customers who have a stake in ...
A fair amount to charge for custom machine work - Farmers' …
WEBSep 21, 2022 · Rates in different areas of Michigan may be higher or lower than the state average depending upon several factors. In Monroe County, factors influencing custom machine work can include field size and shape, ease of access, amount of non-farm traffic to get to the field, machine size, width of roads or bridges, trash, weeds, trees or brush hindering work in the field, depth of field drainage ...
Otsego County Fair continues to build on agricultural legacy
WEBAug 19, 2024 · This year's fair started on Saturday, Aug. 17 and lasts one week. In the early days the fair was designed to showcase the county's agricultural prowess. That is still the main theme but the addition of a carnival, rides and various entertainment have expanded the fair's appeal. Cook said the county fair is self supporting.
The Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing Formula Hearing has …
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · The all milk price average ended four months of gain, dropping to $20.60 per cwt., with a 4.35% butterfat test. That’s down $1.10 from November, and $3.90 below December 2022, which had a 4.27% test. California’s average at $20.90 per cwt., was down 90 cents from November, and $3.00 below a year ago.
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.
30th annual rust ‘n dust days will return on August 27 and August 28
WEBAug 24, 2022 · HANOVER, MI. — Hanover-Horton Area Historical Society is announcing its 30th annual rust ‘n dust days on August 27 and August 28 at Hanover Heritage Park. There are choices for everyone. Antique tractor pulls, kiddy tractor pulls, remarkable artisans demonstrating fine lace, pottery and rescue dog demonstrations.
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.
State fence laws when your neighbor won’t help with fencing
WEBFeb 19, 2024 · In Indiana, the law requires adjacent landowners to share in the cost of building and/or maintaining a partition fence via the “right hand rule.”. This rule, in days of old, held that you stand in the middle of the fence looking across at your neighbor and you have to build, maintain or repair the entirety of the fence exists to the right ...