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Support for Healthy Meals Standards Continues to Grow

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In 2010, Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act with bipartisan support to help ensure every American child has to the nutritious food they need to perform well in school and grow into healthy adults. With one-third of American children obese or overweight, the law was designed to help reduce America's childhood obesity epidemic...

Producers gain premium prices when selling quality beef from planned-breeding programs

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

Story sources: David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519; Logan Wallace, 417-256-2391

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Quality beef pays. Technology to produce quality is on the shelf, ready to use, said David Patterson, University of Missouri Extension...

OSU opens Cowboy Walking Trails, launching active lifestyle initiative

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OSU opens Cowboy Walking Trails, launching active lifestyle initiative Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis and First Cowgirl Ann Hargis, along with Chief Wellness Officer Suzy Harrington and a crowd of students, faculty and staff, officially opened the Cowboy Walking Trails on Tuesday, April 15, with a ribbon cutting and walk along one of two trails that wind through the Stillwater campus. 
"Ann...

Postal Plaza Gallery celebrates Oklahoma culture, highlights work from State Capitol...

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Postal Plaza Gallery celebrates Oklahoma culture, highlights work from State Capitol Art Collection The Oklahoma State University Museum of Art is pleased to introduce Framing History: Highlights from the Oklahoma State Capitol Senate Collection,celebrating artists and their process for capturing the narrative. The exhibition will be on view from July 7 to Oct. 18, with a public reception Aug. 14 from 5-7 p.m.

Co-curated by Senator Charles Ford...

USDA, Partners to Invest $720 Million in Large-Scale, Targeted Conservation Projects...

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SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 12, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and partners across the nation together will direct up to $720 million towards 84 conservation projects that will help communities improve water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and p...

USDA Creates Multi-Agency Emergency Response Framework to Combat Devastating Citrus Disease

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WASHINGTON, December 12, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the creation of a new, unified emergency response framework to address Huanglongbing (HLB), a serious disease of citrus that affects several U.S. states and territories. This new framework will allow USDA and its many partners to better coordinate HLB resources,...

OSU’s Damona Doye named 2012 Sarkeys recipient

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University’s Damona Doye has been named the 2012 recipient of the Sarkeys Distinguished Professor Award by the OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources....

Shots and hand-washing can prevent spread of flu

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

Story source: Janet Hackert, 660-425-6434

BETHANY, Mo. – The flu shot is still the best defense against starting winter with coughs, sore throats, aches and fatigue, says a University of Missouri Extension health education specialist.

T...

USDA Funding Supports Housing for University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Graduate Students

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PRINCESS ANNE, Md., Nov. 14, 2013 –Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced nearly $13 million in USDA Community Facilities loans to promote the advancement of education. Harden made the announcement on behalf of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during a visit to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus, where she p...

Scholarships available for 4-H and FFA youth

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

Story source: Benjamin H. Gallup, 573-882-3835

COLUMBIA, Mo. – High school seniors active in 4-H or FFA can apply for a Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture scholarship by Feb. 1, said University of Missouri Extension 4-H youth...

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