A stitch in 4-H time
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Wood, 660-895-5123
HAMILTON, Mo. – Neither her mother or grandmother knew how to sew. But young Jenny Doan wanted to learn.
That’s when she joined 4-H and learned to sew and quilt. Decades later, in 2008, she...
Learn to improve forage production at women in ag conference, Nov....
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Amie Schleicher, 660-744-6231; Valerie Tate, 660-895-5123
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Learn how to increase hay production and reduce disease and waste at the annual Pearls of Production: Women in Agriculture conference Nov. 7-8 at...
MUNCHing away at childhood obesity
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Kent Faddis
Producer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5361
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– In this video news story, learn about the new, state-of-the-art MU Nutritional Center for Health (MUNCH) at the University of Missouri. MUNCH will merge expertise in agriculture, medicine, food science, journalism,...
New signs welcome drivers to Audrain County
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. – Six new signs welcome visitors to Audrain County.
The Audrain County University of Missouri Extension Council wants to welcome drivers entering the county and remind them of...
Dairy margin-protection meetings will explain new farm bill safety net
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Joe Horner, 573-882-9339
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Dairy producers must decide how much safety net they need and then sign up for the 2014 farm bill program before Nov. 28.
Producers can learn the options in a series of meetings...
Future of Extension panel
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Dennis Gagnon
Director, Communications and Marketing
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-3875
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– On Sept. 18 at MU’s Reynolds Journalism Institute, Extension: Taking the Long View offered brief presentations and a panel discussion on the future of University of Missouri...
Corn storage challenges farmers this year
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. – Farmers might be storing this year’s bumper corn crop in unconventional ways while they wait for prices to rise. But this can reduce yield...
Different distillers grains may change feed rations
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Marcia Shannon, 573-882-7859
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Ethanol plants are getting more efficient at extracting fuel from corn, and that can affect the quality of distillers grains, a byproduct of ethanol production often used as an...
4-H’ers build food rockets during Youth Science Day, Oct. 8
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Shannon White, 573-884-0790
COLUMBIA, Mo. – 4-H members across the nation will explore aerospace engineering by responding to a fictional disaster during the seventh annual 4-H National Youth Science Day on Oct. 8. Youth...
Ergonomics among topics at Nov. 7-8 women in ag program
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Karen Funkenbusch, 573-882-2731; Marcia Shannon, 573-882-7859
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Women in agriculture will learn how to improve farm finances, raise livestock herd numbers and quality, and take better care of themselves at...
