Livestock antibiotic label changes eliminate over-the-counter availability
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Craig Payne, 573-882-8236
The Food and Drug Administration released the final rule of the Veterinary Feed Directive on June 2. According to the FDA, this rule is part of an overall strategy to ensure judicious use of...
Got calcium? Your tomatoes need it
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: David H. Trinklein, 573-882-9631
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Your beautiful tomato plant is setting fruit and soon has nice green tomatoes. Then, to your horror, a dark, sunken spot shows up at the bottom of the fruit. You might...
Golfers raise more than $27,000 for Missouri 4-H
Media contact:
Rachel Augustine
Associate Director of Development
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-884-7641
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Golfers competed for charity at the sixth annual Missouri 4-H Foundation Clover Classic Golf Tournament, June 2 at A. L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia. Co-presenting sponsors were...
Fall-calving beef herds move north; Show-Me-Select heifer sale is a hit
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Daniel Mallory, 573-985-3911
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A sale of fall-calving Show-Me-Select replacement heifers had a warm welcome in northern Missouri. The 103 bred beef heifers averaged $2,845 at F&T Livestock Market,...
New weather station at Bates County school
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Students in Butler R-5 School District are getting an up-close look at the weather.
A new weather station on school property gives students a look at science, research and...
Rain pushes planting in NW Missouri to lows
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621; Wayne Flanary, 660-446-3724
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Rain, weeds and plant disease continue to worry farmers in northwestern Missouri, says Wayne Flanary, University of...
Pain remains from Palmyra man’s childhood lawn mower accident
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Karen Funkenbusch, 573-884-1268
PALMYRA, Mo. – Kent Rupp climbed electric poles most of his working life. He played on his undefeated high school football team.
But a childhood accident left the 55-year-old crew foreman...
After a flood, think food safety
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Londa Nwadike, 913-307-7391
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Floods can devastate property and have lasting effects on a community. In the aftermath, people might not think about the consequences flooding can have on food.
Floodwate...
Reduced-cost farm energy audits available through MU Extension
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Don Day, 573-882-6385; 573-823-1570 (cell)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Are you thinking about replacing your grain dryer with a more energy-efficient model? Or installing an alternative-energy system?
Have an energy audit before...
Chiggers are coming
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Richard M. Houseman, 573-882-7181
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The second week of June is when chiggers begin digging into Missourians, says University of Missouri Extension entomologist Richard Houseman.
Chiggers are the tiny,...
