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...
Simply perfect holidays are simple, but not necessarily perfect
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
MACON, Mo. – It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s what the perfectly coiffed shoppers and cookie bakers on television say about the holiday season.
But what if you’re stressed, tired and overwhelmed? That...
Land prices peaking; cattle still on the rise
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ron Plain, 573-882-0134
KIRKSVILLE, Mo.– Farmland prices have likely peaked, but expect cattle prices to continue upward.
That was the message from Ron Plain, University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist, in...
Picking pretty poinsettias
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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. – No flower says Christmas like the poinsettia. Now is the time of year when these colorful plants adorn mantels, tables and hallways across the country.
Originally from...
Show-Me-Select heifers set records
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Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Roger Eakins, 573-243-3581; Erin Larimore, 573-243-3581
COLUMBIA, Mo. – In an all-time record-setting sale, 168 bred replacement heifers sold for an average of $3,033 at the Fruitland (Missouri) Livestock...
Soybean test yields strong
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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. – University of Missouri 2014 Variety Testing Program soybean yields topped state and national averages.
MU Extension agronomy specialist Bill Wiebold...
Don’t fill your stocking with holiday debt
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Virgil Woolridge, 573-581-3231
MEXICO, Mo. – There’s nothing so holly jolly about waking up the morning after Christmas to find that Santa left you a big lump of debt in your stocking.
Planning and budgeting helps...
Big gift ideas for seniors in small places
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tammy Roberts, 660-679-4167
BUTLER, Mo. – One of the biggest challenges of the holiday season is finding gifts for friends and relatives who live in nursing homes or small apartments.
People with small places have big...
Kingsville Show-Me-Select sale averages $2,769, tops previous heifer averages
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: David Hoffman, 816-380-8460
KINGSVILLE, Mo. – “Calves from these heifers will be worth a lot next year,” the auctioneer told bidders at the Show-Me-Select replacement heifer sale, Saturday, Nov. 29, at...
Eating at home benefits families
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Christine Jennings, 573-882-9730
COLUMBIA, Mo. –University of Missouri Extension asks families to commit to dine in on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
MU Extension human environmental sciences associate Christine Jennings says the...
