It's pawpaw season in Michigan: What to know about native fruit
Nov 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.
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How much American farmland is owned by foreign entities?
Feb 2, 2024 · The Ohio estimate of 530,000 acres accounts for 2½% of the Buckeye State's tillable acres, according to Ty Higgins, the senior director of communications and media relations for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. "There needs to be more attention paid to foreign ownership of land in Ohio and across the U.S.," Higgins said.
Why are spotted lanternflies a problem? What to know about the …
Aug 27, 2024 · Northeast states are being invaded by spotted lanternflies. In Pennsylvania, 51 of the state's 67 counties are in a quarantine zone. That designation requires many transportation-based businesses to obtain a special permit that requires their employees train to spot the insects so they don't inadvertently transport them elsewhere. Vehicles carrying materials or products contaminated with egg ...
It's rare to feel an earthquake in MI, but state does have fault lines
Jan 3, 2024 · In Michigan, most fault lines that were potentially visible long ago are now buried deep under sedimentary deposits, so we often don't know they exist until an earthquake happens along them. For example, a fault outside of Kalamazoo was revealed after a 4.2-magnitude earthquake in 2015 — the state's largest since a 4.6-magnitude quake along ...
10 vegetables that can kill you if they’re not prepared properly
Aug 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 ...
The not-so-pretty tale of how Cincinnati became Porkopolis
Jul 10, 2024 · Cincinnati came by the sobriquet Porkopolis honestly. Richard Fosdick, the city’s first meatpacker, discovered a curing process for pork using rock salt and opened a slaughterhouse on Deer Creek (now Eggleston Avenue) in 1810. The rock-salt curing became the cornerstone of the meatpacking business here. More farmers began using their land to ...
All American Quarter Horse Congress begins Sept. 29 in Columbus
Sep 26, 2024 · When and where is the All American Quarter Horse Congress? The Congress begins Sunday and runs through Oct. 27 at the Ohio Expo Center. Event hours vary for the horse show; visit quarterhorsecongress.com for a schedule. Hours for the trade show, which begins Oct. 2, will be from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Nearly 18,000 cows died in a single barn fire. This is how it happened
Dec 27, 2023 · Brand started South Fork with 8,000 cows in 2020, a mix of Holstein and Jersey cows, then added 9,500 the following year, bringing his herd up to 17,500 cows. While the cross-vent barn was the signature feature, the rest of the operation was comparably high-tech. Attached to the barn was the milking parlor.
Indiana pumpkin patches: Hogan Farms, Lark Ranch, Stanton Road …
Oct 9, 2024 · 1611 N. Meridian Road Greenfield, IN 46140. 1565 St. Johns Church Road Lanesville IN 47136. Lark Ranch offers a variety of activities at its three locations, including a pumpkin patch, apple cannons, train rides, a carousel, a corn maze, hayrides, carnival rides, a playground, adult ziplines and more.