Vitamin C and colds
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tammy Roberts, 660-679-4167
BUTLER, Mo. – In 1970, the late Linus Pauling published “Vitamin C and the Common Cold,” promoting the idea that large doses of the vitamin could reduce the severity and...
Watch for burcucumber and toothed spurge in 2015 crops
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers should be on the lookout for two emerging weed pests in 2015.
Burcucumber could reduce soybean yield as much as 48 percent, said University of Missouri Extension weed...
Used combines can spread state’s No. 1 weed to watch
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039
COLUMBIA, Mo. – You may get a whole lot more than you bargained for when you buy a used combine out of state.
Lodged Palmer amaranth seeds may travel across state lines with the combine, says...
MU Extension helps high school dropouts re-engage with education
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Phil Leslie
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Stacey Blodgett, 573-882-8085
MACON, Mo. — A program from University of Missouri Extension’s Missouri Training Institute (MTI) provides training for educators who help dropouts seeking their high school equivalency credentials.
Each...
MU climatologist: Gray days highest in at least 20 years
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908; Jeremiah Terrell, 660-385-2173
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Gray skies in December may have you searching for sunlight and singing, “It will be a blue Christmas without you.”
If you think this...
Missouri isn’t the best place for a white Christmas
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – For many, the dulcet tones of Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas” evoke visions of snowmen and bright, red sleds, but for most of Missouri a white Christmas is...
Great Plains Growers Conference coming to St. Joseph, Jan. 8-10
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tim Baker, 660-663-3232
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The 2015 Great Plains Growers Conference and Trade Show will run Jan. 8-10 at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph.
This three-day conference, aimed at beginning...
Tiptoe through the history of mistletoe
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. – Hanging mistletoe is a holiday tradition around the world. But have you ever wondered why we steal a kiss because we’re standing under some shrubbery?
“The...
Fulton ag conference scheduled for Jan. 10
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Heather Smith, 573-642-0755
FULTON, Mo. – The 91st annual Soils, Crops & Livestock Producers (SC&LP) Conference on Jan. 10 offers updates from University of Missouri Extension, the Farm Service Agency and the...
Holidays can be lonely for some
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Jeremiah Terrell, 660-385-2173
MACON, Mo. – Upcoming gatherings can be a sad reminder of who’s not home for the holidays this year.
Merriment of the season sometimes highlights loneliness and loss of a loved one...
