Invasive pests meeting scheduled for March 27 in Lexington
Media contact:
Tim Baker
Extension Professional and Horticulture Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 660-663-3232
E-Mail: [email protected]
LEXINGTON, Mo.– University of Missouri Extension will hold a meeting to discuss invasive insects and diseases of horticultural crops at the Trails Regional Library in Lexington on Thursday,...
Researchers investigate a thunderstorm-producing phenomenon
Media contact:
Randy Mertens
Coordinator of Media Relations
University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Phone: 573-882-3237
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Patrick Market, 573-882-1496
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A team of University of Missouri atmospheric science researchers will deploy to eastern Kansas and western...
February in Missouri: Cold! Cold! Cold!
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missourians didn’t get a break from the bitter cold weather last month.
“February went along with the pattern we’ve seen this entire winter. If anything, it...
Dairy margin protection insurance is new but not complicated, says MU...
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. – When milk producers first hear of the Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers, they become confused about the new farm bill safety net.
“It is new and different, but...
North Missouri Dairy Day, March 10 in Trenton
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. – Milk producers can hear updates on dairy law in the new farm bill—and a milk price outlook, Monday, March 10.
Joe Horner, University of Missouri Extension economist, brings...
Biosecurity slows spread of baby pig disease on swine farms, says...
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Marcia Shannon, 573-882-7859
COLUMBIA, Mo.–Missouri lags the nation in outbreaks of a baby pig disease that caused an estimated 4 to 5 million deaths in the U.S. swine herd.
So far Missouri producers report only 48...
H.C. Russell joins MU Extension’s APLU delegation
Media contact:
Dennis Gagnon
Director, Communications and Marketing
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-3875
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– H.C. Russell, chair of the University of Missouri Extension State Council, has been named a delegate for MU Extension to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’...
Winter weather turned cold in February, go back to 1979 for...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – February may go into the records as the coldest in 35 years, says Pat Guinan, state climatologist at the University of Missouri.
“December and January were cold. February...
Saving and spending: 2 sides of the same coin
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Andrew Zumwalt, 573-884-1690
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Saving money is easier said than done. You have every intention to set aside money each month, but somehow life gets in the way.
There are only two ways to save money....
No income? Three reasons you should still file a tax return
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Andrew Zumwalt, 573-884-1690
COLUMBIA, Mo. – There are three good reasons why you might want to file a tax return even if you didn’t have income.
First, you might avoid an audit from the Internal Revenue Service by...
