Scams and fraud add insult to injury after a disaster
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Janet C. LaFon, 417-358-2158
CARTHAGE, Mo. – People can become victims twice in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
Dishonest businesses, questionable charities and others looking to make a quick buck try to take...
4-H program strengthens family ties between children and incarcerated parents
Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. – Prison isn’t normally thought of as a place to nurture family growth, but one weekend each month dozens of sons, daughters, mothers and grandmothers travel across the...
‘Food From the Farm’ connects kids to local farms
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Kent Faddis
Producer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5361
E-Mail: [email protected]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– In this video news story, learn about MU Extension’s “Food From the Farm” program.
For more information, see http://missourifamilies.org/kindergarten/.
Video available for this...
Preparing for disasters: Take it one step at a time
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Sherry Nelson, 573-769-2177
COLUMBIA, Mo. – This year Missouri has seen flooding, severe winter weather and devastating tornadoes. Meanwhile, two earthquakes struck in the U.S. within hours of each other even as a...
Storm recovery resources
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Available for expert comment
Frank Wideman, MU Extension natural resources engineering specialist, can answer reporters’ questions on disaster readiness, response and recovery at the household,...
Remedies exist for trees wounded by storm
Media contact:
David Burton
Civic Communication Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 417-881-8909
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tim Schnakenberg, 417-357-6812
GALENA, Mo. — Repair may be in order to keep storm-damaged trees healthy and less susceptible to disease and insects, says a University of Missouri Extension...
MU drought simulators stop the rain
Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Felix Fritschi, 573-882-3023; Robert Sharp, 573-882-1841
COLUMBIA,...
Aerospace Camp teaches rocket science
Media contact:
Kent Faddis
Producer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5361
E-Mail: [email protected]
ROLLA, Mo.— “It’s not rocket science.” The phrase is often used to assure people that something is simple and easy to understand. At the same time, it pushes the idea that actual rocket science is...
Heat stress may cut calf crop next spring, MU specialist says...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Zac Erwin, 573-767-5273
NOVELTY, Mo. – Summer heat stress in cow herds may not show up until much later—at calving time, a University of Missouri Extension specialist told the crowd at the MU...
Corn harvest expectations downgraded
Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ron Plain, 573-882-0134
COLUMBIA, Mo. — More corn will fuel U.S. gas tanks in the coming year than will feed U.S. livestock and poultry.
Amid cuts to yield estimates for corn and...
