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OSU/A&M Board approves FY2014 budget for Oklahoma State University

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The OSU/A&M Board of Regents today approved a $1.17 billion FY 2014 budget for Oklahoma State University without a tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students.  

“Each year the decision regarding tuition rates is a difficult one,” said OSU President Burns Hargis. “It was important to our regents and the university to provide some m...

MU to host grand opening for Family Impact Center, May 6

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Media contact:
Kent Faddis
Producer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5361
E-Mail: [email protected]

COLUMBIA, Mo.– The University of Missouri and the Columbia Chamber of Commerce will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 6 to celebrate the opening of the Family Impact Center, a university-wide...

Extension and AARP teaming up to help Oklahoma caregivers

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The two organizations are pooling their considerable resources in a wide-ranging initiative designed to push critical Oklahoma-specific information, resources and support to the more than half a million caregivers who call the state home.

“There is a natural synergy between AARP and Extension,” said Whitney Bailey, Oklahoma State University Coo...

Don’t wait too long to buy the Thanksgiving turkey

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

Story sources: Jeffre D. Firman, 573-882-9427; Ron Plain, 573-882-0134

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Turkey, the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving dinners, may pinch the family food budget a little bit this year.

Avian influenza has wiped out...

USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning today, nearly one half of the 1.7 million farms that signed up for either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will receive safety-net payments for the 2014 crop year....

Missouri AgrAbility funded for four more years

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

Story source: Karen Funkenbusch, 573-884-1268

COLUMBIA, Mo.– The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the Missouri AgrAbility Project a grant to continue its services for another four years, according to University of Missouri...

OSU student musicians to travel to Japan

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The Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform at the 2013 Japan Band Clinic in Hamamatsu City. The ensemble’s 52 undergraduate and graduate students will travel throughout Japan from May 14-22.
Since they learned of their invitation to perform at the clinic, the students have practiced tirelessly in preparation for the...

Director of Ag, Bonnie Plants Recognize Troy, Mo. 4th Grader for...

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Director of Agriculture Richard Fordyce visited Lincoln Elementary School today to recognize one young lady for her green-thumb and gardening success. Katelyn Damron was announced the winner of the annual Bonnie Plants Cabbage Growing Contest during a school assembly, and congratulated by a team from Bonnie Plants, her fellow students and school...

Replacing toxic fescue boosts beef gains; schools to tell proven steps...

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

Story source: Craig A. Roberts, 573-882-0481

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Killing Kentucky 31 fescue pastures takes planning and patience. That’s required before seeding new nontoxic replacement forage.

The second step is managing the newly...

USDA Announces $3.7 Million to Repair Rural Housing

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is investing $3.7 million to help rural families repair and rehabilitate their homes. The funds are being awarded through the Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program in 46 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to support the renovation of 1,147 units....
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