Documentary on Eliot Battle to be broadcast Feb. 11 on KZOU
Media contact:
Jessica Salmond
Photographer/Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-7794
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Michael Hicks, 573-882-4315; Julie Middleton, 573-882-3407
COLUMBIA, Mo.– The award-winning documentary “Battle: Change from Within” will be broadcast on KZOU-TV (KMIZ...
Dark chocolate: the healthy way to her heart
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Janet Hackert, 660-425-6434
BETHANY, Mo. – One heart-healthy way to your Valentine’s heart is dark chocolate.
Dark chocolate and cocoa may have health benefits if consumed in moderation, says University of Missouri...
Bringing sunshine indoors
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. – Getting plants to grow and thrive indoors can be a challenge. Indoor light is often too low and of poor quality. A light garden can correct that.
“A facility to...
Pesky Palmer pigweed proliferates
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. – There’s a new No. 1 bad weed to watch in Missouri, says Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri Extension weed specialist.
Palmer pigweed, aka Palmer amaranth, acts bad in...
Conference looks at opportunities with small acreages, March 8 in St....
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Randa Doty, 660-582-8101
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.– Small acreages offer a variety of ways to generate income, ranging from raising fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry to enhancing your property for outdoor recreation or...
Drone on the range
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. – For centuries, farmers have braved the elements to walk their land to check for problems ranging from wind damage and calving cows to pests and...
Grain bin safety week sessions set
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Karen Funkenbusch, 573-882-2731
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension has teamed up with Nationwide Agribusiness to provide training during National Grain Bin Safety Week, Feb. 23-March 1.
Like quicksand,...
MU researcher looking to reduce hog odor
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Teng Teeh Lim, 573-882-9519
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Pork brings us the wonderful aromas of bacon frying, pork chops grilling and ham baking. However, the odor from a hog house is less pleasant.
A University of Missouri Extension...
MU Extension to benefit from passage of federal appropriations bill
Media contact:
Dennis Gagnon
Director, Communications and Marketing
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-3875
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.– With the passage and signing of the 2014 omnibus appropriations bill (HR 3547), federal funding for University of Missouri Extension programming has been restored to fiscal year 2012...
Dairy Profit Seminars set for Feb. 24-28
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 will hear moneymaking tips at a series of one-day meetings across Missouri, Feb. 24-28.
Topics include cow comfort, bovine health and heifer feeding, says Joe...
