Against the grain
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: David Hedrick, 573-882-4735; Karen Funkenbusch, 573-884-1268
COLUMBIA, Mo.– If you don’t work on a farm, a bin full of grain may not look dangerous. But farmworkers who go inside grain bins can quickly find...
Special enrollment period created for taxpayers surprised by Affordable Care Act...
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Graham McCaulley, 573-882-2005; Brenda J. Procter, 573-882-3820
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Many people were surprised when they filed their 2014 taxes. If they didn’t have health insurance or an exemption last year, they...
Ideas from fescue school can change livestock grazing on a farm...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Craig A. Roberts, 573-882-0481
COLUMBIA, Mo.—One day in school for a grassland farmer can change the farm forever, says a University of Missouri Extension forage specialist.
A novel endophyte fescue school tells how to...
Don Nikodim and Missouri Pork Association named ‘4-H Bridge Builder’
Media contact:
Rachel Augustine
Associate Director of Development
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-884-7641
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Cheryl L Reams, 573-882-2680
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Don Nikodim and the Missouri Pork Association were honored with the Missouri 4-H Foundation Nelson Trickey 4-H Bridge Builder award on March 13 in...
Callaway County 4-H youth awarded MFA Western Saddle
Media contact:
Bob McNary
4-H Youth Specialist
Phone: 417-358-2158
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Allixandrea Johnson from Callaway County has been awarded the 2014 MFA Western Saddle.
Janice Spears, MFA feed products marketing manager, presented the saddle to Allixandrea on March 14 at the 4-H State Horse Judging Contest in Columbia.
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Buchanan County youths shine at 4-H horse judging contest
Media contact:
Bob McNary
4-H Youth Specialist
Phone: 417-358-2158
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– 4-H youths from across the state gathered at the University of Missouri Trowbridge Livestock Center on March 14 for the annual State 4-H Horse Judging Contest.
The 120 participants learned about the science of horse judging as well as...
Spring into savings at the grocery store
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Rebecca Travnichek, 573-346-2644
CAMDENTON, Mo. – You don’t have to be an extreme couponer to save money on groceries.
University of Missouri Extension family financial education specialist Rebecca J. Travnichek...
Back-to-back soybean: Don’t do it
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. – More farmers are looking at a practice long frowned upon: planting back-to-back soybean.
Don’t do it, says University of Missouri Extension...
Your taxes and the Affordable Care Act
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Andrew Zumwalt, 573-884-1690
COLUMBIA, Mo. – This year, when filing your income taxes, you’ll be asked if you had health insurance in 2014.
“According to the Affordable Care Act, everybody has to have...
Check your home during Poison Prevention Week
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kandace Fisher-McLean, 314-400-7657
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Curiosity can kill the cat. And the children.
That’s why National Poison Prevention Week, March 15-21, is a good time to check for poison hazards in your home,...
