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MU FRTI recognizes top fire and rescue instructors for 2012-13

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Media contact:
Phil Leslie
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: David Hedrick, 573-882-4735

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A 20-year veteran of the Columbia Fire Department (CFD) was recognized Oct. 24 as the top fire service instructor for 2012-13 by University of Missouri...

Brock Prize Symposium Set for March 14 in Oklahoma City

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he 2013 Brock Prize Symposium is set for Thursday, March 14, on the campus of Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City and will feature Dave Levin, co-founder of KIPP, or the Knowledge is Power Program, a nationwide network of schools that serve low-income children.
Levin, along with KIPP co-founder Mike Feinberg, received the 2013 Brock...

FRTI trains firefighters for propane fires

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Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Kevin Zumwalt, 573-882-4735

CAMDENTON, Mo.– Flames shoot more than 50 feet in the air from a propane truck as a band of firefighters move slowly toward it. The only thing between them and the fire is a wall of water.

In...

Update: Russellville Locker Resumes Operations

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The Missouri Department of Agriculture's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program announced today that operations have resumed at the Russellville Locker. The business requested a re-inspection Friday evening, at which time the violations identified July 19 had been addressed. As a result, the custom exempt processing permissions for the facility...

MU researchers study embryonic deaths to find ways to boost beef...

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Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Mike Smith, 573-882-8239

 COLUMBIA, Mo. – Beef herd owners would be shocked to learn they’d lost 25 percent of cow pregnancies in two weeks. It happens all the time. And owners never know it.

“Huge...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill...

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WASHINGTON, May 7, 2014 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced continued progress during the first 90 days of implementing the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), which President Obama signed into law on February 7. The 2014 Farm Bill reforms agricultural policy, reduces the deficit, and helps grow the economy....

Gauging the farm’s financial success in 2011

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Media contact:
Milly Carter
Administrative Associate, West Central Region
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 816-252-7717
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Whitney Wiegel, 660-584-3658

HIGGINSVILLE, Mo. – Farm income set records in 2011, with estimated total net income for U.S. farms topping $100 billion, according to USDA economic...

FACT SHEET: The Tremendous Impact of Farm Bill Programs on Our...

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TODAY, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Dale Hall, Chief Executive Officer of Ducks Unlimited, to highlight the value of public-private conservation efforts and the record conservation results achieved by producers, landowners and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) since 2009. Secretary Vilsack emphasized the critical need for...

New app helps you name that weed

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Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension has released a free app for iPhones, iPads and Android devices to help people easily identify weeds in...

Cow-calf producers may find two-stage weaning process useful

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“When many people are stressed, they eat a lot; calves tend to do the opposite, which can lead to health concerns such as depressed immune systems and an increase in death rate post-weaning,” said Earl Ward, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension area livestock specialist headquartered in Muskogee.

In a two-stage weaning process, the calf...

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