OSU student earns national recognition from fraternity
Thomas Fiegerner, a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Oklahoma State University, is being honored nationally as the fraternity's Pike of the Month for June. Members of Pi Kappa Alpha from OSU and across the nation selected Fiegener for the honor in recognition of his dedication and loyalty to his fraternity brothers.
Fiegener, a...
USDA’s StrikeForce Initiative Invests $23.5 Billion in Rural Communities, Expands to...
A much-needed nutrition boost
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Mike Burden
Senior Information Specialist
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri
Phone: 573-882-5919
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Justin Sexten, 573-882-8154
COLUMBIA, Mo. – With 2012 bringing both the warmest and driest April-through-July stretch in 118 years, pastures, crops and...
FRTI trains firefighters for propane fires
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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...
Below normal temperatures for November and arctic air for December
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Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri got a chilly December gift from Canada after a November that continued a below-normal trend for 2013.
“It went along with the trend we’ve seen this...
Students ready for employment
Based on statistics as well as real-life experience, students who participate in next week’s Oklahoma State University Career Fair should at least increase their job or internship prospects, and could even land that first full-time position.
Organizers say this year’s career fair, set for Thursday, Feb. 14, at Gallagher-Iba Arena, is s...
Lesser-known plants that deserve a place in the Midwest vegetable garden
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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: Marlin Bates, 816-270-2141
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo.–There are a lot of vegetables out there for home gardeners in the Midwest to try beyond the standard offerings at the garden center,...
4-H state shooting sports teams selected
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Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Gerald E. Snapp, 573-882-5547
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Five state shooting teams have been selected for Missouri’s 4-H Shooting Sports competition, according to Gerry Snapp, University of...
At MU Breimyer Seminar, July 13, farmers to talk on revitalizing...
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Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Joe Horner, 573-882-9339
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Three dairy farmers will join the speakers at the Breimyer Seminar, July 13 at the University of Missouri.
They are John Schoen, Oak Ridge; Sean Cornelius, Hamilton; and Lloyd...