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Dry fields increase harvest fire risks

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

Story source: Kent Shannon, 573-445-9792

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Dead leaves, stalks, husks, oil and fuel are never in short supply when harvest begins. They can ignite fires in fields, farm equipment, grain trucks and wagons.

As harvest...

Applications Available Now for Value-Added Agriculture Grants

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The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) is now accepting applications for grants to assist farmers with business planning expenses for projects that develop, process, or market agricultural goods....

4-H no longer just cows and sows

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

Story source: Shannon White, 573-884-0790

COLUMBIA, Mo. –Although it once brought to mind thoughts of cow, sows, plows and pillow-making, 4-H today is just as likely to involve studying maps, apps, robotics and aeronautics.

Oct. 9 is...

OSU’s Danielle Lee one of ten selected for White House “Champions...

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The photo was taken by Alecia Hoyt. Danielle N. Lee, a postdoctoral associate in zoology at Oklahoma State University, will be honored by the White House on Wednesday, Feb. 26 as one of ten “Champions of Change” being recognized for innovation in creating diversity and access in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.  

Lee’s work in the OSU Ophir Lab i...

USDA Announces Projects to Create Jobs and Strengthen Economic Development Across...

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CLARINDA, Iowa – July 31, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Doug O’Brien today announced the selection of projects in Iowa for loans and grants that will support job creation efforts, business development and strengthen economic growth in rural communities across the state....

USDA 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum Plenary Panel Announced

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the members of this year’s Agricultural Outlook Forum Plenary Panel on “Providing Leadership for Present and Future Generations in the Transformation of Agriculture.”...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Releases Final Sacred Sites Report

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WASHINGTON, December 6, 2012–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released a report calling for USDA and the U.S. Forest Service to work more closely with tribal governments in the protection, respectful interpretation and appropriate access to Indian sacred sites....

USDA Trade Mission Aims to Create Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in...

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2012—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports to Russia, Dec. 3-7. Representatives from the states of Idaho, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Kansas, as well as 23 American...

USDA's Amber Waves Magazine Releases App for Digital Devices

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WASHINGTON, February 21 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) today announced a new mobile application to bring its widely-read Amber Waves magazine to readers via their digital devices....

Cattlemen’s Boot Camp, July 14-15, gives take-home ideas on beef genetics

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

Story source: Jared Decker, 573-882-2504

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A Cattlemen’s Boot Camp aims to help producers gain more profits from beef herds. The meeting, July 14-15 at the University of Missouri, helps beginners and advanced...

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