Don’t sell your timber short
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Hank Stelzer, 573-882-4444
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Too many landowners sell their timber for only a fraction of what it’s really worth, notes a University of Missouri Extension...
Hagler promotes Missouri’s black walnuts during Russian trade mission
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Mark Coggeshall, 573-884-1777
COLUMBIA, Mo. –Missouri’s black walnut industry was touted to confectioners in Russia during a visit in early December by Jon Hagler, director of...
Scout weekly for alfalfa weevils
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Wayne C. Bailey, 573-864-9905
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Scout alfalfa now for alfalfa weevils, says a University of Missouri Extension entomologist. Weevil larvae defoliate plants and reduce the quality and quantity of hay.
Producer...
Show stock clinic for 4-H and FFA exhibitors set for April...
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Penny Kittle, 660-265-4541
MILAN, Mo. –University of Missouri Extension in Sullivan County will host a show stock clinic for 4-H and FFA livestock exhibitors and their parents on April 9.
The clinic is open to exhibitors...
Helping children choose healthy after-school snacks
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ellen R. Schuster, 573-882-1933
COLUMBIA, Mo. – After a full day of classes and an after-school activity or two, children are running on empty by the time they get home. Refrigerator and cupboard raiding is likely to...
Waterhemp weed solution set for Crop Management Conference, Dec. 18-19
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Waterhemp is winning,” says Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri Extension weed management specialist.
Bradley has seven best-management...
Golfers raise $25,000 for Missouri 4-H
Media contact:
Kristen Heitkamp
Director of Development
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-884-0519
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Golfers hit the greens for Missouri 4-H youth, raising more than $25,000 at the Missouri 4-H Foundation Clover Classic Golf Tournament, June 5 in Columbia, Mo.
“We are...
Online tool offers farmers information about land parcels
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Raymond E. Massey, 573-884-7788
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new online tool can help landowners and land managers better understand their land.
The Ag Site Assessment Tool, developed by University of Missouri Extension, integrates...
Cucumbers: A cool slice of life
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. – It’s one of the most popular crops in the home garden. It’s 95 percent water, low in calories and an excellent source of vitamin K. It’s been grown...
What is agroforestry?
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tim Baker, 660-663-3232
GALLATIN, Mo.– Forests and farms may seem like two completely different things, but agroforestry puts them together.
Agroforestry offer landowners an opportunity to diversify farm income,...
