President of Volpi Foods to speak at MU event for women...
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Marcia Shannon, 573-882-7859
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The president of Volpi Foods in St. Louis speaks at the annual Pearls of Production: Women in Agriculture conference, Nov. 6-7 at the University of Missouri Animal Sciences...
Planning important when converting cropland back to pasture
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213; Joseph M. Zulovich, 573-882-0868
COLUMBIA, Mo. – When corn was $7 a bushel, a lot of farmers converted pasture from grass to row crops. Now, with crop prices much lower and pasture...
Want daffodil, tulips and hyacinths in the spring? Plant them now
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 think autumn is the time to pack up your gardening tools, think again. It’s bulb-planting time.
Narcissus, tulips and hyacinths won’t greet you in...
Dry weather delays wheat planting
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Greg Luce, 573-884-2384
COLUMBIA, Mo. – In its Oct. 5 Crop Progress and Condition Report, USDA said the Missouri corn harvest is 67 percent complete, compared to just 42 percent this time last year. The state’s...
Dry months likely to reduce crop yields
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Rain needed in September and August to boost corn and soybean yields this year didn’t happen, worsening a growing season fraught with weather...
Spray fungicide in fall to prevent peach leaf curl
Media contact:
Milly Carter
Administrative Associate, Urban Region
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 816-252-7717
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Lala Kumar, 816-252-5051
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Leaf curl is a troublesome disease of peach, nectarine and related plants, but it can be easily controlled with a single fungicide...
4-H’er with cerebral palsy heads to American Royal
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Patty Fisher, 573-324-5464
ASHLAND, Mo. – Months of feeding, grooming and training 4-H Boer goats pay off for Riley Tade when he goes to the 116th annual American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City in late October.
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Website helps you keep holiday pounds off
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Donna Mehrle, 573-884-0929
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Holiday weight gain is the gift that keeps on giving.
Putting on an extra couple pounds over the holidays may not sound like much, but those pounds can add up over the years,...
MU Extension expert recommends replacing older smoke detectors
Media contact:
Communications and Marketing
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: David Hedrick, 573-882-4735
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Even if you regularly check the batteries and test your home smoke detectors, you may not be alerted if a fire breaks out.
Residential fires accounted for 83...
4-H camp counselor with Down syndrome brings humor and compassion to...
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Patty Fisher, 573-324-5464; Don Nicholson, 573-248-7736
HANNIBAL, Mo. –Marissa Todd has Down syndrome, but that hasn’t stopped the Marion County high school senior from getting involved in her 4-H club, holding...
