Schools for replacing toxic fescue grass set for MU research centers...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Craig A. Roberts, 573-882-0481
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Toxic fescue pastures that cut Missouri livestock production are the target for four schools set to start at the end of March.
The Alliance for Grassland Renewal aims to...
Book tells story of former slave who helped found Missouri schools
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Todd Lorenz, 660-882-5661
BOONVILLE, Mo. – A new children’s book released during Black History Month tells the story of a former slave who helped organize rural schools for blacks in Missouri.
The Cooper County...
Be road ready for car shopping with tax refund
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Andrew Zumwalt, 573-884-1690
COLUMBIA, Mo. –A tax refund can rev up your budget for a different set of wheels. But go slowly and drive the best bargain possible when car shopping, says Andrew Zumwalt, University of...
Details on dairy farm bill explained at dairy profit seminars, Feb....
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 farmers have a new opportunity to protect their farm income with dairy margin insurance. The dairy safety net in the new farm bill takes a new approach.
Margin insurance,...
Ice dams on the roof can damage your home
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Cooperative Media Group
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-3967
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert A. Schultheis, 417-859-2044
MARSHFIELD, Mo. – Unwanted icicles hanging from the roof are a warning sign of ice dams, which can inflict considerable interior and exterior damage to your home.
According...
Search for Missouri Century Farms continues
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Andy Emerson
Missouri Century Farm Coordinator
Phone: 573-882-7216
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo. – If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1914, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm.
To qualify, farms must meet the following guidelines: The same family must have owned the farm for...
This winter could set records in Missouri
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Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri saw an unusually windy January, frozen soil with a deep frost line and temperatures that may make this winter among the top 10 coldest on record.
“The...
Windy start to 2014 brings wind chills; weather challenges livestock producers
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. – January gave the windiest start of the year to Missouri in almost 30 years. Wind puts the chill in wind chill.
“Those who think winds are chillier than usual are...
MU Extension program untangles state’s fence laws
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Joe Koenen, 660-947-2705
COLUMBIA, Mo.–University of Missouri Extension specialists will discuss the state’s complicated fence laws at locations across the state.
The first session will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27,...
Seed legumes on snowy frozen field, says MU Extension forage specialist
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. – Winter seeding clover over grass pastures works best in February. Frozen fields are ideal and a snow cover makes seeding easier.
Adding a legume to fescue or other...
