Disease problems dog trees around state
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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: Christopher J. Starbuck, 573-882-9630
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Two diseases this spring are making trouble for some tree species around Missouri.
Fire blight, a bacterial infection, and...
Expand your tomato experience
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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: Tim Reinbott, 573-884-7945
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tomatoes reign supreme as the No. 1 home garden vegetable for a reason.
“Our friend tomato is one of the easiest vegetables to...
Dryness creeps north in Missouri
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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: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri’s spring is on track to be the warmest on record.
That’s not a surprise for many in southern Missouri, where...
Think of land price as bushels of corn, MU economist tells...
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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. – To help farmers decide how much debt farmland can support, Joe Horner asks them to calculate payments not in dollars but in bushels of corn. That may...
Top 10 horticulture tips from veteran MU Extension agronomist
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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. – During her 23 years as a University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist, Pat Miller has answered a lot of questions and looked...
Award-winning videographer returns to FilmFest 4-H
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Bradd Anderson
State 4-H Youth Development Specialist
4-H Center for Youth Development
Phone: 573-884-0576
E-Mail: [email protected]
BRANSON, Mo. –Award-winning producer and photojournalist Russ Weston will return to instruct the next generation of filmmakers at FilmFest 4-H, Aug. 6-8 in Branson.
Now in its second year, the...
You should still scout for soybean seedling diseases
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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: Travis Harper, 660-885-5556
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — With above-average temperatures and ideal planting conditions this spring in most of Missouri, widespread soybean seedling...
A problem with patches
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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: Lee Miller, 573-882-5623
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A lawn can be a source of pride when healthy and green, but a front yard full of disease can be an embarrassment.
Turning food waste into energy
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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: David Brune, 573-882-0689
COLUMBIA, Mo. – America is not only a land of big waistlines, but also of big waste when it comes to food.
In the future, those table scraps could...
‘Pink slime’ label echoes ‘swine flu’ misnomer, notes MU Extension economist
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Michelle Proctor
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program
Phone: 573-884-6596
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ron Plain, 573-882-0134
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Just as the “swine flu” misnomer for the H1N1 virus had an economic impact on the swine industry, the...
