Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Updated 2012 Census of...
Dark chocolate: the healthy way to her heart
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Janet Hackert, 660-425-6434
BETHANY, Mo. – One heart-healthy way to your Valentine’s heart is dark chocolate.
Dark chocolate and cocoa may have health benefits if consumed in moderation, says University of Missouri...
Fact Sheet: USDA Invests in New Market Opportunities in Local and...
Rose rosette: A deadly virus of roses
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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. – Rose rosette is a fatal disease of roses. There are no resistant varieties and infected rose bushes must be destroyed, even the roots.
“It has been identified as...
MU quarter-scale tractor team is ready to compete
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Leon Schumacher, 573-882-2731
COLUMBIA, Mo.– The students of the University of Missouri Torq ’N Tigers team have spent the last year building a quarter-scale pulling tractor from the ground up.
The team is taking...
OSU to host performance about ‘father of America’s land-use ethic’
“Aldo Leopold is considered by many to be the father of America’s land-use ethic, an individual who championed conservation, preservation and wise use of our nation’s environmental resources,” said Ed Miller, interim head of OSU’s Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management.
Titled “Aldo Leopold – A Standard of Change,” Pfitzer’s perform...
The beginning of 2013 brings drought relief to Missouri
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Debbie Johnson
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Last year’s high temperatures...
Spring gardening seminar set for Feb. 23 in Jefferson City
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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: James Quinn, 573-634-2824
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Cole County University of Missouri Extension Center, Lincoln University and Central Missouri Master Gardeners will present the...
OSU’s Center for Executive and Professional Development plans 60th anniversary events
The Center for Executive and Professional Development (CEPD) in Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business is celebrating its 60 years of service with anniversary events in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
In Tulsa, an anniversary event is scheduled from 1:45-3 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
The celebratory event will follow the Tulsa...
4-H ‘a way of life’ for volunteer
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kristen Heitkamp, 573-882-2680
LAMONTE, Mo. – “You do what you can when you can,” says Dorothy Sparks, who attended the first Missouri 4-H Congress 68 years ago and continues to be an active volunteer.
Sparks...



