Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame honors 53 4-H leaders
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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’ers, 53 4-H luminaries joined the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame, Aug. 18 at the State Fair Community College campus in Sedalia. Inductees from 43...
Missouri hay listings adds new forages to offset feed shortages in...
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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. – Cow-herd owners short on hay for winter feed have a new source to shop for forage.
“The ‘Hay Market Listings’ on the Internet just expanded...
Managing 2012 price risk with options contracts
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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: Whitney Wiegel, 660-584-3658
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — This year farmers have witnessed some of the most volatile futures prices in history. However, there are tools farmers can use to...
Prepping pastures for next year
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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: Pat Miller, 417-448-2560
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — A farmer’s most economical forage harvesters are livestock, says a University of Missouri Extension agronomist.
“They...
Be informed before using soybeans for livestock forage
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Michelle Proctor
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program
Phone: 573-884-6596
E-Mail: [email protected]
SEDALIA, Mo.—Many Missouri producers are asking if it is safe to use soybeans for livestock forage. The topic was broached repeatedly by attendees at the Missouri State...
Sen. McCaskill talks about drought with farmers at MU Wurdack Center
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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. – Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) discussed the drought crisis during an Aug. 14 visit to the University of Missouri Wurdack Research Center.
The...
Management and culling strategies for cows during drought
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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: Patrick Davis, 660-747-3193
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. —With water and feed resources for cattle limited by hot, dry weather, management and selective culling is important to maintain a...
Annual cereal grains make fall forage to replace drought-stricken pastures
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Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Beef herd owners short on pastures for their cows can provide fall grazing by planting cereal grains, says a University of Missouri plant scientist.
...
Extended drought can put fish ponds at risk
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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...
Fueling the future
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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: Shibu Jose, 573-882-0240
NEW FRANKLIN, Mo. –It takes nature millions of years to turn organic matter into fuel. Technology can do the same thing in hours or even minutes using...
