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Federal shutdown affects MU Extension nutrition programs

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Media contact:
Jo Britt-Rankin
Program Director, Human Environmental Sciences
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-7828
E-Mail: [email protected]

COLUMBIA, Mo.– Due to the federal government shutdown, the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) has advised University of Missouri Extension to suspend certain federally...

Waist size can be indicator of pre-diabetes

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Media contact:
Milly Carter
Administrative Associate, Urban Region
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 816-252-7717
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Lydia Kaume, 816-482-5850

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. –Even in the 21st century, a tape measure may be quite telling. The past few years have seen the emergence of electronic devices that measure...

MU biological engineers working on reinventing the toilet

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Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Bill Jacoby, 573-882-0456

COLUMBIA, Mo.– Every year, several million people—mostly children under 5—die because they lack access to clean water and adequate sanitation. University of Missouri engineers are...

Free app from MU Extension helps you name that weed

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Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension has a free app for iPhones, iPads and Android devices to help people easily identify weeds in the...

Get Your Recipes Ready for the First Lady’s Pie Contest

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Get Your Recipes Ready for the First Lady's Pie Contest...

Public invited to Graves-Chapple field day, Aug. 27

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Media contact:
Kyle Spradley
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Phone: 573-882-5919
E-Mail: [email protected]

ROCK PORT, Mo. – On Aug. 27 the public is invited to Graves-Chapple Research Center’s field day. The annual free event is a chance to find about what is going...

USDA Announces First Private Sector Investments through U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity...

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WASHINGTON, July 28, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the first round of investments in rural infrastructure projects through the U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund....

School on replacing toxic fescue to be at Linneus, Mo., March...

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

Story sources: David Davis, 660-895-5121; Craig A. Roberts, 573-882-0481

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The last stop on a four-day series of novel-endophyte fescue schools will be held at Linneus, Mo., March 31.

Many of the Missouri studies of new...

With USDA Assistance, Private Landowners Play Pivotal Role Aiding Gulf Recovery

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WASHINGTON, April 20, 2015 – In the five years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, America’s farmers, ranchers and forest managers have partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to voluntarily help Gulf of Mexico ecosystems recover. Their proven conservation efforts on private lands have helped clean and conserve water, restore ha...

Agriculture Secretary Announces Projects to Improve Water Quality

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for projects in 40 states to finance investments in improved water and wastewater systems for more than 200,000 rural residents....
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