MU School of Nursing program helps RNs learn leadership skills
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Shirley Farrah, 573-882-0215
COLUMBIA, Mo.— In today’s nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, registered nurses are often called upon to serve not just as...
‘Tom Benton’s Missouri’ to be rereleased in HD
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Jennifer Hollingshead
Chief Communications Officer
University of Missouri System
Phone: 573-882-0601
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.—The walls of the House Lounge in Missouri’s state capitol building in Jefferson City come to life with the vibrant, colorful paintings of Thomas Hart Benton. The mural and its...
Student journalists study complex ag, ecological issues in northwest Missouri
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George Laur
Publications Coordinator
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-0850
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Bill Allen, 573-884-7863; Jim Crawford, 660-744-6231
ROCK PORT, Mo. — Journalism students from the University of Missouri traveled throughout the northwest corner of the state for three days in late...
Wurdack Research Center offers strategies for forage and herd management for...
Media contact:
Mike Burden
Senior Information Specialist
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri
Phone: 573-882-5919
E-Mail: [email protected]
COOK STATION, Mo. – Recent rains have improved several pastures around the state, but finding enough quality forage and hay will still be a challenge for many...
Bob Idel and FCS Financial named ‘4-H Bridge Builder’
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Cheryl L Reams
Executive Director
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-882-2680
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo. —Bob Idel and FCS Financial were honored with the Missouri 4-H Foundation Nelson Trickey Bridge Builder award Sept. 21 in Columbia. Idel, who is a vice president at FCS Financial, also serves as a Missouri...
Mizzou studies stream erosion with a Doppler on Wheels
Media contact:
Kent Faddis
Producer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5361
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Neil Fox, 573-882-2144
An interdisciplinary team of University of Missouri students is using one of the most advanced mobile radars to better learn how rainfall impacts an ecologically fragile area in middle...
Kay Sparks is ‘Friend of 4-H’
Media contact:
Cheryl L Reams
Executive Director
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-882-2680
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.— Kay Sparks of La Monte wears many hats: rancher, grandmother, former teacher and current MU Extension 4-H youth specialist. For her service as the state 4-H council mentor, Sparks was honored with the Friend of...
North America’s nearly forgotten native vegetable
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Milly Carter
Administrative Associate, West Central Region
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 816-252-7717
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Marlin Bates, 816-270-2141
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — If you’re looking for low-maintenance perennials that can take the heat in the summer and the cold in the winter, native...
Cash rents continue to rise
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Jason Vance
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-7794
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ron Plain, 573-882-0134
COLUMBIA – The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the county-by-county breakdown of its 2012 survey of cash rents. The average cash...
Feeding cows hay now allows grass to recover after long summer...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213; Justin Sexten, 573-882-8154
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Feed hay in the fall and save the new green grass for winter. That plan can result in more feed for drought-stressed...
