‘Hannah Montana’ casting director to join FilmFest 4-H
Media contact:
Bradd Anderson
State 4-H Youth Development Specialist
4-H Center for Youth Development
Phone: 573-884-0576
E-Mail: [email protected]
BRANSON, Mo. – Casting director Joni Tackette has formally joined the ranks of presenters for FilmFest 4-H, the Branson-based national film festival for teens.
While Tackette also casts for...
Hollywood writer-director Sandy Tung to join FilmFest 4-H
Media contact:
Bradd Anderson
State 4-H Youth Development Specialist
4-H Center for Youth Development
Phone: 573-884-0576
E-Mail: [email protected]
BRANSON, Mo. –FilmFest 4-H organizers announced Tuesday, May 8, that Los Angeles-based writer and director Sandy Tung will be joining the 2012 festival, leading workshops on writing and...
Disconnect to reconnect with life
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Sara E. Gable, 573-882-4628; Robin Gammon, 573-884-0971
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Too much screen time could be robbing our children of many of the joys of childhood: talking and playing with friends,...
Show-Me-Select heifer sale sets record prices for fall-calving replacements at Fruitland,...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519; Roger Eakins, 573-243-3581
FRUITLAND, Mo. – A record-high price of $3,400 for an individual Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer was set at the spring sale at the...
Thinning fruit in the home orchard
Media contact:
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. — Sometimes fruit trees try to produce more fruit than is good for the plant. Poor fruit size and flavor, plant stress, and...
Know which foods to pitch after a power outage
Media contact:
Milly Carter
Administrative Associate, West Central Region
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 816-252-7717
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tammy Roberts, 660-679-4167
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. —Severe spring weather can bring power outages. If the electricity is out for more than two hours, it is important to know how to...
Warm temperatures continue through April; May rainfall uncertain
Media contact:
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. – It’s too close to call yet, but April temperatures this year look to be cooler than March’s.
“It’s rare, but...
MU ag prof inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame
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]
Story source: Michael Cook, 573-882-0127
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mike Cook has earned the title hero—a cooperative hero.
On May 2, he was inducted into the Cooperative...
When sperm go bad
Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Peter Sutovsky, 573-882-3329
COLUMBIA, Mo. – All bull semen is not created equal, but Peter Sutovsky has found a way to level the bovine-fertility playing field.
Research from...
Show-Me cow herd owners tour Kansas feedlots; learn that quality premiums...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519; Scott Brown, 573-882-3861
COLUMBIA, Mo. –Missouri beef producers learned that how their calves perform in feedlots starts with what happens on their...
