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Agriculture Secretary Announces Funding to Improve Broadband Service for Rural Customers...

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today announced loans to help finance the construction of broadband networks in rural Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and South Dakota. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today's announcement...

That smells like quail research

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Wildlife management efforts and studies of wildlife habitat selection have traditionally focused on how visual characteristics of habitat conceal animals from predators. However, research being conducted through Oklahoma State University’s Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management smells a little different than the norm.

“We are s...

Schoeppel named 2014 Truman Scholar

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Schoeppel named 2014 Truman Scholar
Chacey Schoeppel, a junior at Oklahoma State University, has been named a 2014 Truman Scholar for her leadership, public service and academic achievement. An agribusiness major with a pre-law option, the honors student from Fairview is the 17th OSU student to receive the prestigious honor, which includes a $30,000 scholarship.
“The Truman a...

STAT SHEET Opportunity For All CEA Highlights of Recent Farm Sector...

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Today, the President will visit East Lansing, Michigan and deliver remarks on the importance of the Farm Bill to America’s economy....

Prevention is key during peak tick season

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In Oklahoma, the American dog tick and lone star tick are most prevalent this time of year, said Justin Talley, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension livestock entomologist.

“These ticks are in your yard, and if you spend time at any recreational area, especially in eastern or central Oklahoma, or if you share common indoor areas with y...

Galls on oak trees unsightly but harmless

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Media contact:
Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Michele R. Warmund, 573-882-9632

COLUMBIA, Mo.– Those unsightly round, brown growths seen on oaks this time of year won’t harm the tree, says a University of Missouri Extension...

MU Swine Institute looks at PEDV containment, Nov. 13 in Columbia

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Media contact:
Michelle Proctor
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program
Phone: 573-884-6596
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Timothy J. Safranski, 573-884-7994

COLUMBIA, Mo.–The University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program will hold its annual Swine Institute in...

Winter cover crops become weeds if not controlled before crop planting

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

Story source: Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Winter cover crops growing on crop ground must be eradicated before spring planting, says a University of Missouri Extension weed scientist.

“Earlier the better,”...

It’s all about the slime: Building living soil

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Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: David H. Trinklein, 573-882-9631

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A single teaspoon of living soil can contain billions of bacteria, protozoa and fungi. When those soil microbes do what they do best—feed, reproduce and...

Thinning fruit in the home orchard

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Media contact:
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. — Sometimes fruit trees try to produce more fruit than is good for the plant. Poor fruit size and flavor, plant stress, and...

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