MU to host grand opening for Family Impact Center, May 6
Media contact:
Kent Faddis
Producer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5361
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– The University of Missouri and the Columbia Chamber of Commerce will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 6 to celebrate the opening of the Family Impact Center, a university-wide...
MU Extension guide on forage irrigation systems available
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ryan Milhollin, 573-882-0668
COLUMBIA, Mo.– University of Missouri Extension has released a guide for farmers thinking about using a forage irrigation system.
“Water Source Development for Forage Irrigation...
Alfalfa weevil survived winter, larvae threaten first-cutting hay
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Wayne C. Bailey, 573-864-9905
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Alfalfa fields face a double hit by weevils this spring. There are more adult weevils than I’ve ever seen,” says Wayne Bailey.
In 29 years of scouting...
Unplug and recharge during Screen-Free Week, May 5-11
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Sara E. Gable, 573-882-4628
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Parents may find it staggering to know that 2- to 5-year-olds watch 25 hours of television each week, said Sara Gable, University of Missouri Extension human environmental...
Cold rain right after planting causes problems
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. – It may be too early to think about replanting corn yet, but it’s a good time to look at guides from University of Missouri Extension or seed...
Cash does grow on trees
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Michael Gold, 573-884-1448
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri river hills would look beautiful lined with chestnut trees and they’d turn a pretty profit.
“Missouri has a lot of acres in the river hills, which are...
Big fish
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Mark Morgan, 573-882-9525
WARSAW, Mo.– These fish aren’t biting. Paddlefish never do. They eat by filtering plankton as water passes through their gills. But here on the Osage Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks,...
Get in, get out when grocery shopping
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ellen R. Schuster, 573-882-1933
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Small changes can mean big savings at the supermarket, says a University of Missouri Extension nutrition specialist.
The average American throws away $600 worth of food each...
Cover crops improve long-term soil health
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Newell Kitchen, 573-882-1114
COLUMBIA, Mo.–Decades of cover crop research is beginning to pay off.
University of Missouri Extension and the USDA Agricultural Research Service have used cover crops in a corn-soybean-wheat...
Corn planting on target
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Brent Myers, 573-882-4257; William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621
COLUMBIA, Mo. – With 26 percent of the Missouri corn crop planted, farmers are right on target, said University of Missouri Extension...
