New ammoniation method to be shown at workshop, Oct. 22 in...
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Valerie Tate, 660-895-5123
LINNEUS, Mo. – Learn a new way to ammoniate low-quality forages at the Winter Feeding Workshop, 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. University of Missouri Extension and the MU Forage Systems Research...
Another round of free training for health insurance agents and brokers
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Brenda J. Procter, 573-882-3820; Graham McCaulley, 573-882-2005
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Insurance brokers and agents still have time to earn free continuing education units on the Affordable Care Act in October.
The...
Scaling up to meet demand for local food is topic of...
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Pam Duitsman
Nutrition and Health Specialist, Greene County
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 417-881-8909
E-Mail: [email protected]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Demand for local food in Missouri is strong and growing stronger, according to Pam Duitsman, nutrition and health specialist with University of Missouri Extension.
“In...
Take a stand to prevent falls
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Sarah March, 573-884-0836
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sept. 23 is the first day of fall, and it’s also National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, which reminds older adults to take a stand to prevent falls.
Falls are the leading...
Search committee for MU Extension director begins work
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Stephen D. Ball
Phone: 573-882-2334
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A national search will soon be underway for a new director of University of Missouri Extension.
Stephen Ball, state extension specialist and MU associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology, chairs the committee that will identify and...
Fall from grain bin ladder sends reminder to be careful during...
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
CENTRALIA, Mo. – Mid-Missouri farmer Brian Flatt had climbed up the ladders of grain bins on his farm with a screwdriver or grease gun in hand thousands of times.
But this time was different. While he waited for a load of corn to...
Increased value of pasture could lower grocery prices
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ron Plain, 573-882-0134
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cattle expansion may boost pasture values but move beef prices lower.
The 2015 Missouri Farm Land Values Opinion Survey says grassland prices have moved higher and the expectation...
MU Extension boosts local economies by training young business owners
Media contact:
Phil Leslie
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Steven A. Henness, 573-884-6618
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Employment patterns over the past decade are prompting many enterprising youths to explore business ownership as an avenue for income.
Fourteen-year-old Jefferson City native Rebekah Kempker...
MU Thompson Farm event shows new beef genomics, AI breeding
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Jared Decker, 573-882-2504; David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519
SPICKARD, Mo. – It has happened before, but always surprises. The biggest, best-looking beef cows had the worst genetic scores.
At the University of Missouri...
MU plumber, mechanic create prototype grain bin safety device
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Karen Funkenbusch, 573-884-1268; Leon Schumacher, 573-882-2731; David Hedrick, 573-882-4735
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A University of Missouri pipe fitter’s prototype of a grain bin safety net is the latest collaborative...
