From folklore to science: cultivating elderberry
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]
COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s been known for centuries as nature’s medicine chest, but modern scientists have mostly ignored the elderberry—until recently.
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Better eating for those in need
Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Bill McKelvey, 573-882-3273
SEDALIA, Mo. – It’s a matter of security.
At Open Door Ministries’ food pantry, security comes in the form of bags of potatoes, gallons of...
Get into a two-week planting schedule
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. — Too many gardeners go all in when it comes to planting a vegetable garden by planting the entire garden at once, says a University...
Stay active to age gracefully
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Debbie Johnson
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Linda Rellergert, 636-970-3000; Stephen D. Ball, 573-882-2334
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Ponce de Leon was right; he was just looking in the wrong place. There is a fountain of youth that can help older...
Heavy alfalfa weevil, pea aphid populations seen across state
Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Wayne C. Bailey, 573-864-9905
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The silvered tops of alfalfa around Missouri tell the tale of a bug that just can’t eat enough.
The alfalfa weevil hit the crop...
Preparing for disaster: Start today
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Sherry Nelson, 573-769-2177
PALYMRA, Mo. –If you have been meaning to put together disaster supplies and a household disaster plan but haven’t gotten around to it,...
FCS Financial endows MU Extension 4-H animal science programs
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Cheryl L Reams
Executive Director
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-882-2680
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Cheryl L Reams, 573-882-2680
COLUMBIA, Mo.— FCS Financial, a member of the Farm Credit System, has pledged $25,000 to establish the FCS Financial – Missouri 4-H Animal Science Fund. The pledge supports the...
Northwest farmers prepare for planting a year after flood
Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Wayne Flanary, 660-446-3724
HOLT COUNTY, Mo. – Temporary levees serve as signposts on the road to recovery from floods in northwestern Missouri that brought thousands of acres of...
Rural youth learn homegrown leadership through MU Extension 4-H program
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Steven A. Henness
Extension Associate
Phone: 573-884-6618
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Steven A. Henness, 573-884-6618
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Young rural Missourians between the ages of 11-18 are starting after-school programs, constructing community gardens, leading community drives to combat poverty and addressing hunger...
Weeds get jump-start with early warm weather, more control may be...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039
COLUMBIA, Mo. – With the early spring warm-up, farmers may face two herbicide applications instead of one before they start planting soybeans.
“Normally, giant...
