Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Finalization of COP 21...
Test well water annually
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Jason Vance
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
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Story source: Bob Broz, 573-882-0085
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The human body is more than 70 percent water and it needs to be replenished every day. But how good is the water you’re drinking?
If you have a private well, testing the water...
MU cattle protocols help calving ease, add quality
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Duane Dailey
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
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Story source: David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519
FORSYTH, Mo. – Beef calves born early in the calving season are worth more. Ranch records show those economics. Research from the University of Missouri Thompson Farm shows how to get...
Crop insurance protected revenue for covered farmers during drought
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Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
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Story sources: Raymond E. Massey, 573-884-7788; Ron Plain, 573-882-0134
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers covered by federal crop insurance may not only have had their losses covered and avoided financial...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Obama Administration Efforts to Assist Farmers...
USDA to Invest $30 million to Help Protect Wetlands in Six...
Fact Sheet: Impact of USDA Investments to Protect and Sustain America’s...
Agreement advances strategic partnership with Chinese university
Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Southwest Jiaotong University to cooperate in establishing several joint programs to advance faculty development and student exchanges.
One of the main objectives for the SWJTU delegation, during its April 25 visit, was to seek OSU’s expertise in the...
MU tractor team pulls together
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Jason Vance
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Bulent Koc, 573-882-2495
PEORIA, Ill.–The University of Missouri Torq ’N Tigers Tractor Team placed in the top half at the recent International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition in Peoria, Ill.
Each of...
‘Triple whammy’ for Missouri farmers
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Linda Geist
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri ranks ninth in planting progress among Midwestern soybean-growing states.
“Missouri farmers face a triple whammy of prevented corn...


