It’s not your Grandma’s canning
Media contact:
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. – The joy of canning fresh fruits and vegetables is the same as when Grandma ‘put up’ the season’s bounty. But some home canning methods have been improved...
Doing the salsa: Stick to the recipe for safe salsa
Media contact:
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. – No matter how you slice it, it’s hard to use all of the tomatoes that are ripening now. One of the most flavorful ways is canning salsa, but home canners should...
New herbicide shows promise at controlling Bermudagrass
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Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Brad S. Fresenburg, 573-884-8785
Columbia, Mo. – One man’s lawn can be another man’s weed.
Bermuda grass is used for lawns in southern Missouri and is a popular choice for athletic fields. But, it can...
Social media helps inform beginning farmers
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Debi Kelly, 573-882-1905
A blog for beginning farmers has reached a milestone with more than 100,000 visits.
The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers development program through University of Missouri Extension was started three...
Wheat study report shows high yields across the state
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Howard Mason, 573-882-2307
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Average wheat yields at Missouri test sites were higher than expected, according to the new 2013 Missouri Wheat Variety Crop Performance report from the University of Missouri...
Thompson Farm Field Day, Sept. 17 at Spickard features new MU...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Rod Geisert, 573-884-0934
SPICKARD, Mo. – Cow herd owners can learn to boost beef production at Thompson Farm Field Day, Sept. 17. That includes tips on breeding and feeding.
Research on cow and heifer reproduction is...
Life lessons taught by 4-H Hall of Fame leader
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
For 32 years Nathan Martin of Centralia has been a 4-H livestock leader. On August 17 he will be inducted into the Missouri 4-H Hall at the Missouri State Fair.
“It’s not something I ever thought to strive for, it just happened...
Review bus safety rules before school starts
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: John Worden, 573-882-6851
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Some of the most important Golden Rule Days of School Days are about bus safety, said John W. Worden, director of the University of Missouri Extension’s Law...
MU Greenley Center field day, Tuesday, Aug. 6, to tell reproduction...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Randall Smoot, 660-739-4410; David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519
NOVELTY, Mo. – With new breeding research, beef cow herd owners can produce more uniform calves that weigh more at weaning.
Jordan Thomas from the University...
10-year-old’s dog biscuits offered at Mo. State Fair 4-H event
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Steven A. Henness, 573-884-6618
IONIA, Mo. – Dogs, big and small. Benton County Searchers 4-H member Brooke Anderson hopes to sell her bacon- and peanut-butter-flavored dog biscuits to them at the seventh annual...
