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Spring outlook in Missouri another coin toss
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri’s weather has a reputation for unpredictability, which gave rise to the saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes and it will...
Farmers convert to novel-endophyte, end coping with toxic fescue pasture
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. – Over the decades, cattle farmers learned to work around toxins in fescue grass in their pastures.
“We called it ‘managing fescue,’” says Craig...
Don’t wait too long to plant cool-season vegetables
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Jennifer Schutter, 660-665-9866
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Radishes, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower all grow best in cool weather. That’s why they’re called cool-season crops. If they’re not planted early...
MU FAPRI baseline projects rough agricultural economy
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Westhoff, 573-882-4647
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The next 10 years could be difficult for farmers. That was the message of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) annual baseline report delivered to...
Profits, pride in pasture remakes with new novel endophyte fescues
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. – Beef producers take pride in their cattle. When replacing toxic-fescue pastures, they can take pride in grass, says an extension forage specialist.
Novel-endophyte fescues...
Lilies offer beauty, diversity and fragrance
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. – If you mention lily to most people, they’ll probably think of the Easter lily. Sadly, that pure white beauty is not the best choice for Missouri gardens because...
Test your smoke alarms this weekend
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Sherry Nelson, 573-769-2177
PALMYRA, Mo. – Daylight saving time begins this weekend. When the time changes each spring and fall, change batteries in your smoke alarms and test them, suggests Sherry F. Nelson, human...
Shamrock – Ireland’s National Symbol
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Michele R. Warmund, 573-882-9632
COLUMBIA, Mo. - You might know your green beer and Irish stew, but if you really want to show your Irish side, it's all about the shamrock.
Shamrocks are linked to the patron saint of...
Conference looks at opportunities with small acreages, April 2 in St....
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Randa Doty, 660-582-8101
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.– Small acreages offer a variety of ways to generate income, ranging from raising fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry to enhancing your property for outdoor recreation or...
School on replacing toxic fescue to be at Linneus, Mo., March...
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...
