Rain, late corn planting delay soybean planting
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621
COLUMBIA, Mo. –Rain over Memorial Day weekend likely means that Missouri farmers will shed planting equipment again for the third weekend in a row.
Delays in corn...
When May hay won’t dry, wrap it up to make baleage
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Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “I’m seeing more baleage being made than ever before,” says Rob Kallenbach, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist.
May is the best month...
The noise, noise, noise, noise
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Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Bruce A. Barrett, 573-882-3446
COLUMBIA, Mo. – This could be a noisy summer for southeastern and western Missouri. A brood of 17-year periodical cicadas will emerge in northwestern Missouri (Kansas City and St....
On Memorial Day, talk to children about grief
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tashel Bordere, 573-882-4035
COLUMBIA, Mo.– If you are decorating graves this Memorial Day weekend, that can be a good opportunity to talk to children about grief.
Be honest and open when explaining death to children,...
Rain slows corn planting
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Wet weather has put a damper on corn planting this year in southeastern Missouri. Producers there are usually done planting corn by now.
Only 15...
New weather station at Lincoln 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
MOSCOW MILLS, Mo. – Students at the Lincoln County R-III Ninth Grade Center are learning about the weather.
A new weather station on school property gives students a firsthand look at science,...
Spring clean your freezer
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Janet Hackert, 660-425-6434
BETHANY, Mo. – The ground has thawed. You might want to thaw your freezer as well for a yearly spring cleaning.
Keep manual freezers frost-free by defrosting them annually or whenever the frost...
Fescue hay comes up short in May as weather, day length...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Craig A. Roberts, 573-882-0481; Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213
COLUMBIA, Mo. – First-cutting of hay from fescue fields fizzled after a promising start, say University of Missouri forage specialists.
“We’r...
Tree trimming can cut your hearing
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Robert A. Schultheis, 417-859-2044; Karen Funkenbusch, 573-884-1268
COLUMBIA, Mo. – One of spring’s routine home maintenance jobs—tree trimming—can quickly cut your ability to hear.
It takes less than...
Growing sweet peppers
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. – The colorful sweet pepper is the Christmas ornament of the vegetable garden, bearing fruit that ranges from red, orange, yellow and white to purple and chocolate black.
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