Mindful eating leads to better living
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Vera L. Massey, 573-445-9792
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new way of eating is making its way through the country. It’s moving slowly, thoughtfully and mindfully.
University of Missouri Extension nutrition and health...
From the start, it was all about the hay for the...
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The nation’s top Excellence in Extension teacher, Rob Kallenbach, hated high school.
Kallenbach was happier selling alfalfa hay in the hills of southwestern...
MU Extension offers online Master Gardener training
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Sarah Denkler, 573-686-8064; David H. Trinklein, 573-882-9631
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Do you have a green thumb and a desire to share your skill? Why not become certified as a Master Gardener.
“The motto of the Master...
Preventing calf scours
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: John Middleton, 573-882-6857
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Calf scours, the diarrhea seen during the first 30 days of a calf’s life, is caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses and parasites. But the exact cause is less important...
MU FRTI receives grant from Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co.’s Heritage Program
Media contact:
David Hedrick
Director, Fire and Rescue Training Institute
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-4735
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– The University of Missouri’s Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI) recently received a grant from Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. through its Heritage Program...
FRTI trains firefighters for propane fires
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kevin Zumwalt, 573-882-4735
CAMDENTON, Mo.– Flames shoot more than 50 feet in the air from a propane truck as a band of firefighters move slowly toward it. The only thing between them and the fire is a wall of water.
In...
Missouri land value stable; rent changing
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Joe Parcell, 573-882-0870; Karisha Devlin, 660-397-2179
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Low property tax rates—a third of the national average—play a hand in keeping Missouri land values stable, says University of Missouri...
The sky’s the limit for UAVs in ag
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; Kent Shannon, 573-445-9792
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The next generation of farmhands might be able to leap over barbed-wire fences and towering cornstalks in a single bound.
R...
Slow cooker heats up winter meals
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Susan Mills-Gray, 816-380-8460
CLINTON, Mo.– Baby, it’s cold outside. And there’s no better way to warm up after the workday than to come home to a hot meal.
Your slow cooker can be an economical, timesaving...
MU works to extend shelf life of ground beef
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Bryon Wiegand, 573-882-3176
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Researchers at the University of Missouri are finding ways to extend the shelf life of ground beef.
They have found that store lighting plays a role in how long meat retains the...
