Down but not out
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]
NOVELTY, Mo. – With significant crop yield reductions across Missouri and much of the Midwest, lots of nutrients and herbicides remain in the soil, having never been...
MU Extension administrator elected to lead international community development group
Media contact:
Phil Leslie
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Sharon Gulick, 573-884-0669
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The director of University of Missouri Extension’s Community Economic and Entrepreneurial Development (ExCEED) program, Sharon Gulick, is the newly...
Extreme summer heat makes air conditioner maintenance a high priority
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert A. Schultheis, 417-859-2044
Marshfield, Mo. – Triple-digit heat has home air conditioning units working overtime. Simple maintenance can help keep an air conditioner running smoothly when...
Low cost strategies for staying cool and saving energy
Media contact:
Milly Carter
Administrative Associate, West Central Region
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 816-252-7717
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Marsha Alexander, 816-482-5850
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – Our region continues to suffer from the extraordinary heat. Many homeowners and renters are concerned with their utility...
2012 MU Beef Tour set for Aug. 25
Media contact:
Michelle Proctor
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program
Phone: 573-884-6596
E-Mail: [email protected]
MOUNT VERNON, Mo.—The 2012 Beef Tour will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25, in the Mount Vernon area. The tour will begin 12:30 p.m. at Darrel Franson’s Shiloh Land &...
Home Energy Score offers ‘miles per gallon’ rating for houses
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Mary Myers, 573-882-1332
COLUMBIA, Mo. – If you’re shopping for a car, you can compare miles per gallon. If you’re looking at refrigerators or other big appliances,...
Most of Missouri’s corn producers carry crop insurance
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Raymond E. Massey, 573-884-7788
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A look at a line graph of corn and forage quality will remind you of a ski slope. Producers are watching their crops dry up and yields drop.
There...
Free workshops teach hunters, landowners about deer management
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert A. Pierce II, 573-882-4337
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A series of free workshops around the state in August and September will help landowners, hunters and others manage private land...
MU specialists tell farmers short of hay to think twice before...
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; William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621; Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Soybeans were introduced on Missouri farms as a hay crop, not...
Spider mites attack soybeans already hit by drought
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Wayne C. Bailey, 573-864-9905
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Spider mites are destroying soybean fields already hit by drought, a University of Missouri entomologist told a meeting of certified crop advisers (CCA)...
