Poinsettias Blooming Across Stores and Nurseries This Season
Poinsettias are blooming widely from grocery stores to nurseries during November and December. Ancient Aztecs used the plants for red dyes and medicinal milky sap extraction. Bracts, not petals, are the showy part, and breeding has produced many colors and patterns. New Mexico State University offers guidance online for reblooming and propagating the plants.
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Central America
New Mexico State University
Nmsu.edu
Virginia Market News Service weekly agriculture trends
Virginia Market News Service reported the weekly agriculture outlook on December 13 with state graded feeder cattle and slaughter cow prices, plus grain and soybean figures across regions. Feeder steers and heifers show varied price ranges by weight, while wheat corn and soybeans rise modestly in several districts.
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Virginia Market News Service
Virginia
Eastern Shore
Harrisonburg
Norfolk
Richmond-Petersburg
Wakefield
Farming mothers balance motherhood and farming in Loudoun County
In Loudoun County, Pam Jones and Mo Moutour describe juggling farming with motherhood. They rely on partners, grandparents, and part time nannies while facing childcare gaps, mental health stress, and the need for community supports like online spaces and an outdoor playgroup to reduce burnout.
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Middleburg
Pam Jones
Loudoun County
Jones
Mo Moutour
Montoux
She
University of Ilinois Urbana-Champaign
Moutoux
Moutouxes
Sarah Obuchowicz
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Pagenewspaper.com
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Royal Warren County Congregational Community Action Project
Keller Insurance Aggency
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