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Look out for ergot in pastures

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Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story sources: Craig A. Roberts, 573-882-0481; 573-228-2802 (cell); Tim J. Evans, 573-884-9270

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri farmers are reporting cattle deaths due to widespread ergot infection of common pasture grasses. Producers should...

Knowing your winter weather terms part of bracing for the cold...

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“There’s a reason the National Weather Service describes winter storms as ‘deceptive killers.’ The severe weather doesn’t directly cause injury and death, but it can cause accidents on icy roads or hypothermia from prolonged exposure to cold,” said Barbara Brown, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension food specialist. “Knowing ahead of tim...

Oklahoma State agricultural scientist, administrator Bob Westerman announces retirement

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University’s Robert L. Westerman has seen the state and its agricultural industries change and then change again in his 40 years as first a student and then a faculty member with the Cowboys....

Drought records set in August

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Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A late-August heat wave and little to no rain have left parts of northern Missouri in the grips of a flash drought.

“The driest conditions are across some of the north...

4-H partnership and movie send anti-bullying message

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Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Amanda Meek, 314-400-7386

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – A family movie opens soon in Missouri as part of 4-H’s partnership with Cyndi Willenbrock, author and producer of “Marshall the Miracle Dog” and founder of the...

Quarantine Expanded to Protect Missouri’s Trees from Invasive Emerald Ash Borer

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Following this summer's findings of the invasive Emerald Ash Borer in Platte, Madison and Reynolds counties, Missouri's quarantine regulating the movement of many ash wood products has been expanded. The quarantine, an effort to reduce the spread of the one-half inch long emerald green-colored beetle, now includes the counties in which the borer...

Fuhlendorf’s work, a hot topic

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STILLWATER, Okla. – The impact of Sam Fuhlendorf’s research is spreading like wildfire....

Course on Lincoln’s legacy offered by Osher at Mizzou

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Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Lucille Salerno, 573-884-5927

COLUMBIA, Mo. – History buffs can study Abraham Lincoln during a four-week course from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Missouri.

Bill Carney, adjunct history...

Energy Leaders focus on Solutions through the NESI-SES Association

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Energy Leaders focus on Solutions through the NESI-SES Association Watch video on OStateTV

Energy industry leaders gathered at the Henry Bellmon Research Center on the Oklahoma State University campus March 17 for the official launch of the National Energy Solutions Institute – Smart Energy Source Association (NESI-SES Association), a membership organization consisting of utilities and energy-related o...

USDA Explores Feasibility of Alternative Energy Production at Airports

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WASHINGTON, March 29, 2012--A recent study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) highlights the potential for alternative energy production at airports. The study findings were published in an article titled “Airports Offer Unrealized Potential for Alternative En...
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