Poisonous Plants

Ready to be scared for spooky season?! Yeah, us too! Lets talk about common plants that will kill both you and your livestock! Poisonous plants are fascinating and terrifying all at the same time. Don’t worry, we end the episode on steps you can take to keep your critters safe, so its not all gloom and doom! Our shout out this week goes to TCCAA Community Cannery out of Riverdale,VA! We could not be more excited about their operation. They provide an amazing resource to empower their community to preserve their own food. Donate to their cause at TCCAA | Community Cannery – Tri-County Community Action Agency (tricountyva.org) As always, you can reach us at [email protected] This week’s resources: -‘Plants That Kill a Natural History of the World’s Most Poisonous Plants’ https://www.amazon.com/Plants-That-Kill-Natural-Poisonous/dp/0691178763 - https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/forbsherbaceous/black-henbane - Plants Poisonous to Livestock in Montana and Wyoming (usda.gov) - Fact Sheet: Poisonous Plants For Cattle (beefmagazine.com) -https://extension.sdstate.edu/poisonous-plants-rangelands-hemlock-halogeton-and-buffalo-bur - http://www.angusbeefbulletin.com/extra/2010/06jun10/0610hn_hemlock.html