MU FRTI recognizes top fire and rescue instructors for 2012-13
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Phil Leslie
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
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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
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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Jason Vance
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
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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
MU researchers study embryonic deaths to find ways to boost beef...
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Duane Dailey
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
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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...
Gauging the farm’s financial success in 2011
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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...
New app helps you name that weed
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Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
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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
“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...
