Missouri Department of Conservation named ‘4-H Bridge Builder’
Media contact:
Rachel Augustine
Coordinator of Constituent Communications
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-884-7641
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.–The Missouri Department of Conservation was honored with the Missouri 4-H Foundation Nelson Trickey Bridge Builder award Sept. 20 in Columbia. The conservation department has been a...
MU student helps develop agriculture in Mozambique
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Breanne Brammer, 660-605-2840
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Breanne Brammer’s summer vacation was different from that of most college students. Brammer, a senior in the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food...
What is agroforestry?
Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tim Baker, 660-663-3232
GALLATIN, Mo.– Forests and farms may seem like two completely different things, but agroforestry puts them together.
Agroforestry offer landowners an opportunity to diversify farm income,...
Cattle price outlook improves in 2014 for quality beef, says MU...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Scott Brown, 573-882-3861
SPICKARD, Mo. – Farmers gathered at a University of Missouri field day to hear about better breeding of cow herds listened to positive news on beef prices for 2014 and beyond.
Scott Brown, MU...
Ticks prevalent as deer season approaches
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Richard M. Houseman, 573-882-7181; Janet Hackert, 660-425-6434
BETHANY, Mo. – Deer hunters may come home with more than trophy antlers this hunting season. Adult deer ticks are most prevalent in the fall as they make a...
Rachel Augustine joins Missouri 4-H Foundation staff
Media contact:
Cheryl L Reams
Executive Director
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-882-2680
E-Mail: [email protected]
COLUMBIA, Mo.–Missouri 4-H Foundation announces that Rachel Augustine joins the organization as associate director of development. Augustine will be responsible for managing the foundation’s annual giving programs,...
Herd owners learn value of quality beef at MU Thompson Farm,...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519; Mike Kasten, 573-979-0889; Scott Brown, 573-882-3861
SPICKARD, Mo.—Breeding protocols to produce quality beef are “on the shelf,” ready for cow herd owners to use....
Pacific temperatures forecast average winter
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 sources: Tony Lupo, 573-884-1638; Randall Miles, 573-882-6607
COLUMBIA, Mo.–The Midwest should see a drier fall and an average winter, according to a climate...
Lawns need proper care during tough times to stay healthy
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Lee Miller, 573-882-5623
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Keeping lawns disease-free is often a combination of scientific research and good management practices.
University of Missouri Extension researchers are always searching for...
Drought returns ‘with a vengeance’
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Brent Myers, 573-882-4257; William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621; Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Late-planted corn north of Interstate 70 is dead or dying due to lack of rain and scorching...
