Kansas City-area farmers market workshop set for March 11
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Londa Nwadike, 816-482-5850
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Area farmers market vendors and managers are invited to attend a one-day workshop hosted by Kansas State University Research and Extension and University of Missouri...
Don’t turn up your nose at turnips
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. – You may not be able to squeeze blood from a turnip, but you can easily grow this tasty and nutritious vegetable.
Turnip is an ancient vegetable that’s been...
Rain slows corn planting
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. – Wet weather has put a damper on corn planting this year in southeastern Missouri. Producers there are usually done planting corn by now.
Only 15...
Lilies offer beauty, diversity and fragrance
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. – If you mention lily to most people, they’ll probably think of the Easter lily. Sadly, that pure white beauty is not the best choice for Missouri gardens because...
USDA updates plant hardiness zone maps for first time since 1990
Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Nathan Brandt, 314-615-7610
CLAYTON, Mo. – Gardeners are familiar with the ubiquitous map that graces the back of seed packages and care labels that accompany most perennials.
That...
Missouri 4-H Foundation announces $250,000 matching gift challenge to support 4-H...
Media contact:
Cheryl L Reams
Executive Director
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-882-2680
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– The Missouri 4-H Foundation board of trustees has announced a $250,000 matching gift challenge to support 4-H Youth Futures: College Within Reach, a successful long-term mentoring program that prepares...
MU Extension offers free workshop for teachers helping teens learn about...
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Trish Savage, 660-886-6908
MARSHALL Mo. – University of Missouri Extension will offer a free workshop this summer targeted to teachers of high school personal finance classes. Volunteers of nonprofit organizations who...
Cool weather slows pasture grasses; seeds emerge before full leaf growth
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213; Wayne C. Bailey, 573-864-9905
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cool weather this spring slowed growth of cool-season grasses, the main forage in Missouri pastures.
Lack of sunshine and warmth delayed...
Exercise your relationship for a longer life
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: David G Schramm, 573-884-1995
COLUMBIA, Mo.–How long will you live? No one knows, but research suggests that happiness at home for the 50-plus set is the biggest predictor of longevity.
Married and widowed females live...
4-H Day with the Cards draws families together at the ballpark
Media contact:
Phil Leslie
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
E-Mail: [email protected]
ST. LOUIS, Mo.– More than 2,400 Missouri and Illinois 4-H’ers and their families and friends invaded Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis on a recent Saturday afternoon for the 2014 edition of “4-H Day...
