Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Projects to Boost Rural Electric...
Many vegetables grow well in high tunnels
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Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: James Quinn, 573-634-2824
COLUMBIA, Mo. While tomatoes are the most popular choice for high tunnel production, many other vegetables, fruits and flowers flourish in the controlled...
Longtime Monroe County volunteers to be inducted into Missouri 4-H Hall...
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Rachel Augustine, 573-884-7641
PARIS, Mo. – “The more the merrier. The bigger the better.” That’s the attitude Julann and Mike McLaughlin used to grow Monroe County 4-H’s horsemanship project for...
USDA Provides Farm Bill Funding for Pest and Disease Management Program
Walking the high-tech walk
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Shannon White, 573-884-0790
COLUMBIA, Mo. – When City of Columbia geospatial services manager Matt Gerike walks downtown, he looks at things a little differently than the average person. He notes how crosswalk traffic...
Obama Administration Announces New Investments to Advance Biofuels Industry and Enhance...
Eat a rainbow of food
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Janet Hackert, 660-425-6434
BETHANY, Mo. – Think of a rainbow when planning your summer meals, says Janet Hackert, University of Missouri Extension nutrition and health education specialist.
Vegetable gardens, farmers...
Herbicide wind drift likely to increase with new soybean varieties
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039
COLUMBIA, Mo. – New soybean varieties resistant to weedkillers 2,4-D and dicamba are expected to be available to Missouri producers next year, pending regulatory review.
The new varieties offer...
Missouri Summer Fire School prepares first responders for disasters
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kevin Zumwalt, 573-882-4735
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–Recent tornadoes have wreaked havoc on communities throughout the Midwest, stretching emergency services thin. Each year, the Missouri Summer Fire School helps first...
