Extended drought can put fish ponds at risk
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Robert A. Pierce II, 573-882-4337; Charles Hicks, 573-681-5540
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Resources threatened by this year’s drought include ponds that depend on surface runoff for...
Wild weather will mean lower corn and soybean yields
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Most of 2013 has been much wetter and cooler than 2012, but heading into fall Missouri is experiencing heat and dryness that, coupled with earlier...
MU drought simulators stop the rain
Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Felix Fritschi, 573-882-3023; Robert Sharp, 573-882-1841
COLUMBIA,...
Field day on cover crops set for Sept. 5
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kent Shannon, 573-445-9792
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Researchers will present the results of long-term studies on cover crops, bioenergy and sustainable production at the Goodwater Field Day, Friday, Sept. 5. The event begins at...
Sell by? Use by? What’s a shopper to do?
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Londa Nwadike
Consumer Food Safety Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 913-307-7391
E-Mail: [email protected]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – People are getting savvy about checking food labels for fat, calories and fiber, but labels such as “sell by” and “use by” can leave us guessing about whether to...
Jefferson City doctor wins MOCAN Healthcare Professional Award
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Cindy DeBlauw
Extension Associate
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-2399
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Seven years ago, Sarah Gordon noticed a problem with the children visiting her practice. Increasingly, her young patients were overweight. Gordon knew that she had to do something to change the trend.
To...
Helping picky eaters ‘grow’ into healthy eaters
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Jennifer Schutter, 660-665-9866; Margo K Myers, 660-665-9866
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Picky eaters can turn every meal into a battle of wills. If it’s too green, too crunchy, too soft, too orange or just any...
Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame inducts 46 members
Media contact:
Rachel Augustine
Associate Director of Development
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-884-7641
E-Mail: [email protected]
SEDALIA, Mo. - “Making the best better” for generations of Missouri 4-H Club members, 46 4-H luminaries joined the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame on August 15 at the State Fair Community College campus.
Ind...
Public invited to Osher at Mizzou open house and film, August...
Media contact:
Kristin Millikan
Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-8189
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Missouri will host a pre-semester open house and film 1-4:30 p.m. Friday, August 28.
The event, which is free and...
Think of land price as bushels of corn, MU economist tells...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Joe Horner, 573-882-9339
COLUMBIA, Mo. – To help farmers decide how much debt farmland can support, Joe Horner asks them to calculate payments not in dollars but in bushels of corn. That may...
