Summers @ Mizzou youth can ‘Meet the Big Muddy’
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert A. Pierce II, 573-882-4337
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Students ages 14-18 can learn about the nation’s longest river through hands-on activities this summer. “Meet the Big Muddy: The Missouri River...
TV host P. Allen Smith joins Mizzou Botanic Garden to celebrate...
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Pete Millier, 573-884-6307; David H. Trinklein, 573-882-9631
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou Botanic Garden’s two-day celebration of the University of Missouri’s 175th anniversary will feature television host...
Delayed 2012 drought-loss aid on the way; livestock producers eligible for...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Scott Brown, 573-882-3861
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers who lost forages or livestock in the drought of 2012 should prepare to document those losses. The 2014 farm bill includes livestock disaster aid going back to 2011.
Nearly...
Easter eggs-periments to try with kids
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Katie Hogan, 660-727-3339
MONTICELLO, Mo. – Make coloring Easter eggs with the children and grandchildren fun and educational, says Katie Hogan, University of Missouri Extension 4-H youth program assistant.
Eggs-periment...
Feed delivery trucks need biosecurity to control PEDV
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Marcia Shannon, 573-882-7859; Stephen D. Patterson, 573-473-4991
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension swine nutrition specialist Marcia Shannon advises pork producers to take extra precautions with feed and...
Beef prices will remain high until herd numbers increase
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Ron Plain, 573-882-0134
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Record cattle prices have caused a large uptick in beef prices at the grocery store.
University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist Ron Plain says those prices are likely to...
Winter cover crops become weeds if not controlled before crop planting
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Kevin Bradley, 573-882-4039
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Winter cover crops growing on crop ground must be eradicated before spring planting, says a University of Missouri Extension weed scientist.
“Earlier the better,”...
Controlled burn on pasture grass jump-starts grazing for cow herds
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A blackened pasture warms faster on a cold spring day. That starts early grass growth.
“Fire is the most underused grass management tool we have,” says Rob...
Obama administration extends health insurance enrollment deadline
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Brenda J. Procter, 573-882-3820
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The healthcare.gov website is experiencing heavy traffic as the March 31 health insurance sign-up deadline looms. For anyone who tries and fails, there will be an...
The modern petunia: Not your grandmother’s flower
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. – In 1937, animator Frank Tashlin borrowed the name of petunia for Porky Pig’s girlfriend. Just as animation has changed greatly in nearly 80 years, today’s...
