MU Extension Winter Fire School trains emergency responders from across the...
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Phil Leslie
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
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Story source: Tracy Gray, 573-882-5017; 573-590-1162 (cell)
COLUMBIA, Mo.— More than 1,300 firefighters, emergency medical personnel and other emergency responders from across Missouri and six other states will...
Right seeding rate can boost yield
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Linda Geist
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
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Story source: Brent Myers, 573-882-4257
COLUMBIA, Mo.– When it comes to corn seeding rates, sometimes less is more.
Planting more seeds per acre in an effort to maximize yields won’t always maximize your return on investment,...
Advanced nutrient management course set for Feb. 3-4
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
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Story source: John A. Lory, 573-884-7815
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Registration is open for the 2014 Advanced Nutrient Management Course, Feb. 3-4 at the University of Missouri Bradford Research Center, Columbia.
MU Extension sponsors the...
Mobile home weatherization can slash utility bills
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Jason Vance
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert A. Schultheis, 417-859-2044
MARSHFIELD, Mo.–Mobile homes are less expensive than site-built houses, but it is more challenging to improve their energy efficiency, says a University of Missouri Extension natural...
Winter cover crops offer beef grazing, says MU specialist on three-state...
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Duane Dailey
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
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Story source: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213
ALBANY, Mo. – Winter cover crops on corn and soybean acres are a natural fit for crop-and-beef farms.
Cover crops offer beef profit potential for the time between fall crop harvest and...
Websites offer free climate data
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Linda Geist
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Raymond E. Massey, 573-884-7788; Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers have a new set of free tools to help them make crop decisions.
University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist Ray Massey and Pat...
MU Extension offers program to deal with stress
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Vera L. Massey, 573-445-9792
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Life’s many choices and obligations can take their toll on body, mind and spirit. “Taking Care of You,” a class offered by University of Missouri Extension,...
Winter a good time to test for radon
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert A. Schultheis, 417-859-2044
MARSHFIELD, Mo.– While you wait for the spring thaw, consider testing your home for harmful radon gas, says Bob Schultheis, a University of Missouri Extension natural resource...
Teaching firefighters to handle aviation disasters
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Debbie Johnson
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
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Story source: Mark Lee, 573-864-3466
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Thick smoke billows out of a fuselage while flames lick and blacken the sides. A firefighter in full gear appears at the door carrying a body. But this is not a plane crash, and...
MU hosts cover crop and soils program, Feb. 12 in Linn...
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Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Valerie Tate, 660-895-5123
LINNEUS, Mo. – Four University of Missouri specialists will speak on “Cover Crops and Soil Health” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at MU’s Forage Systems Research Center in...
