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Secretaries of the Navy, Agriculture Launch Deployment of Great Green Fleet

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Coronado, Calif., Jan. 20, 2016 - Today, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack kicked off the Great Green Fleet with the deployment of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCS CSG) during a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island....

Mobile lab diagnoses turf problems on the go

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

Story source: Lee Miller, 573-882-5623

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou Mobile Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab is a laboratory on wheels that can respond to turf problems on golf courses and sports fields quickly and effectively.

“The lab...

OSU’s Ed Miller earns national distinguished educator award

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University’s Edwin L. Miller has been named the 2012 recipient of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Distinguished Educator Award....

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Joins Community Partners to Expand Access to Summer...

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MILWAUKEE, May 29, 2015 – Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined representatives from Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force, the Kohl’s Corporation, and members of the Milwaukee community to bring attention to childhood hunger. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer meal programs provide breakfast and lunch to children in low-income co...

Beautiful bulbs

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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. – What winter-weary heart is not thawed by the arrival of sunshine-yellow daffodils? Unfortunately, after their blooms fade, these harbingers of spring often become...

MU Greenley Center field day, Tuesday, Aug. 6, to tell reproduction...

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

Story sources: Randall Smoot, 660-739-4410; David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519

NOVELTY, Mo. – With new breeding research, beef cow herd owners can produce more uniform calves that weigh more at weaning.

Jordan Thomas from the University...

New Dairy Field Day set for June 20 at MU Southwest...

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

Story source: Tony Rickard, 417-847-3161

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. – A new field day, a Dairy Day, will be June 20 at the University of Missouri Southwest Research Center.

The program offers sound, research-based farm management practices,...

Oklahoma State Veterinary Center ranked most affordable in national ranking

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The Veterinary Information Network’s VIN Foundation recently ranked the 31 veterinary colleges in the United States and Caribbean placing Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences number one as the most affordable veterinary college for in-state residents.

The report takes into consideration living expenses when calculating...

USDA Announces Funding to Improve Nearly 350 Miles of Electric Lines...

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WILTON, Iowa, July 17, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Eastern Iowa Light & Power Cooperative’s headquarters in Wilton, Iowa, today to announce a $44 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) electric loan that will help improve nearly 350 miles of electric distribution lines throughout eastern Iowa....

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on EPA 2014 Volume Standards

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WASHINGTON, November 15, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statements on EPA's proposal of 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards:...
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