Graves-Chapple Field Day to highlight farming topics Aug. 24
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Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Jim Crawford, 660-744-6231
Rock Port, Mo. – As its field day approaches, researchers and specialists at the Graves-Chapple Farm are excited to address some of the most pressing ag...
Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame inducts 47 members
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Kristen Heitkamp
Director of Development
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-882-2680
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– “Making the best better” for generations of Missouri 4-H club members, 47 luminaries joined...
Biosecurity slows spread of baby pig disease on swine farms, says...
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Marcia Shannon, 573-882-7859
COLUMBIA, Mo.–Missouri lags the nation in outbreaks of a baby pig disease that caused an estimated 4 to 5 million deaths in the U.S. swine herd.
So far Missouri producers report only 48...
Bee expert opens Great Plains Growers Conference, Jan. 7-9 in St....
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tim Baker, 660-663-3232
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Registration is open for the 20th annual Great Plains Growers Conference, Jan. 7-9, 2016, at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. Extension educators from Missouri,...
Missouri 4-H horse teams do well in national competition
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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: Benjamin H. Gallup, 573-882-3835
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri’s 4-H equine teams received high honors among more than 330 of the nation’s most knowledgeable 4-H horse program...
Preventing calf scours
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: John Middleton, 573-882-6857
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Calf scours, the diarrhea seen during the first 30 days of a calf’s life, is caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses and parasites. But the exact cause is less important...
Distillers byproduct grain boosts bad-hay nutrients
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Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Chris Zumbrunnen, 660-265-4541
LINNEUS & NOVELTY, Mo. – Byproduct feeds from ethanol plants offer beef herd owners a way to supplement bad hay being baled for winter feed this year.
“Distill...
Beef prices will remain high until herd numbers increase
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ron Plain, 573-882-0134
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Record cattle prices have caused a large uptick in beef prices at the grocery store.
University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist Ron Plain says those prices are likely to...
Keeping the Christmas tree in good shape through the holiday
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Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Hank Stelzer, 573-882-4444
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The best part of the holidays for many families is choosing and decorating the Christmas tree.
While some people prefer a care-free artificial tree, for others the fragrance...
Don’t sell your timber short
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Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Hank Stelzer, 573-882-4444
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Too many landowners sell their timber for only a fraction of what it’s really worth, notes a University of Missouri Extension...
