Ghost stories rivet audiences, boost economies
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Lee Ann Woolery, 573-884-9025
COLUMBIA, Mo. – His ghost stories are eye-popping, heart-stopping, white-knuckle, edge-of-the-seat thrilling.
Larry Brown’s voice rises and plummets to tell the story of the Missouri...
Quick facts when considering Social Security benefits
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Cynthia Crawford, 573-882-5115
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Little-known facts about Social Security can have a big impact on benefits, says Cynthia Crawford, University of Missouri Extension personal financial planning specialist.
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Get creative to consume enough fruits and vegetables
Although most people know they should eat more fruits and vegetables each day, many do not.
Fruits and vegetables are a vital part of any diet because they provide necessary nutrients, are high in dietary fiber, and low in calories, fat and cholesterol, said Janice Hermann, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist.
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Be wary of identity theft and scams following a weather disaster
OSU names new research station facility in honor of Raymond Sidwell
Sidwell served as senior station manager for the 143-acre experiment station, located in the heart of wheat production country just west of Lahoma, from June of 1980 until his passing in December of 2013.
The naming of the new Dr. Raymond Sidwell Research Facility at the station was announced during the May 8 Wheat Field Day. The facility will have...
New pasture grazing topics set for Lake Ozark meeting, Nov. 5-6
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Craig A. Roberts, 573-882-0481; 573-228-2802 (cell); Justin Sexten, 573-882-8154
COLUMBIA, Mo. – New ideas for pastures will be discussed at the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council meeting, Nov....
FAPC stimulates Oklahoma’s economy
The Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Product Center is much more than a 96,000 square foot building housing manufacturing equipment, conference facilities and applications labs for demonstrations. The FAPC exists to stimulate the growth of value-added food and agricultural products and processing in Oklahoma.
The center was the...
Consumers see more meat on plates when farmers respond to good...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Scott Brown, 573-882-3861
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Consumers see more meat on their plates when farmers respond to higher livestock prices.
But with lower prices, meat supplies fell 9 percent from 2007 to 2012. With recent higher...
Working toward consensus
Media contact:
Milly Carter
Administrative Associate, West Central Region
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 816-252-7717
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Georgia Stuart-Simmons, 660-747-3193
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo.–The nation is already gearing up for the 2012 national election, when we will have the opportunity to cast our vote for...
First Summers @ Mizzou art camp exposes young artist to new...
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Lee Ann Woolery, 573-884-9025
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Artist Seth Ritter brought his artwork to the University of Missouri Extension Summers @ Mizzou’s first “Through Artists’ Eyes” camp. He says he...
