Don’t fall for holiday decorations
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Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert A. Schultheis, 417-859-2044
MARSHFIELD, Mo. – Not everyone is eager to have their holiday home compete with the Las Vegas Strip for twinkling and blinking, but adding outdoor Christmas lights is an important...
Show-Me-Select heifers average $2,374 at bred replacement sale at Fruitland, Mo.
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Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Erin Larimore, 573-243-3581; David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The sale was small, but 70 registered bidders lifted the average price to $2,374 for 133 Show-Me-Select heifers at Fruitland (Mo.) Livestock...
Crop conference fee cut for farmers, say MU Extension program leaders
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. – For the first time, farmers will pay reduced fees to attend the annual University of Missouri Crop Management Conference, Dec. 15-16.
At first, the conference wasn’t...
As beef prices slip, risk management helps, MU economist will tell...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Scott Brown, 573-882-3861
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Dollar returns to beef cow-calf herd owners have never been greater than the last three years. Now, 2015 appears to end still near those record highs.
“It’s a great...
Soybean variety tests show surprisingly good yields
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. – Despite a growing season of extremes, soybean in the University of Missouri Variety Testing Program show surprisingly good yields, said MU Extension...
Online tool offers farmers information about land parcels
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Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Raymond E. Massey, 573-884-7788
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new online tool can help landowners and land managers better understand their land.
The Ag Site Assessment Tool, developed by University of Missouri Extension, integrates...
Making merry without putting on pounds
Media contact:
Milly Carter
Administrative Associate, Urban Region
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 816-252-7717
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tammy Roberts, 660-679-4167
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. –The holidays – a time for parties, food and drink. It’s also a time for temptation when you’re trying to watch your...
MU Extension recognizes Audrain County businesses
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Virgil Woolridge, 573-581-3231
MEXICO, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension Council of Audrain County recently presented its 19th annual large business award to Ahrens Steel and Welding Supplies Inc. of Mexico and...
Bee expert opens Great Plains Growers Conference, Jan. 7-9 in St....
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Tim Baker, 660-663-3232
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Registration is open for the 20th annual Great Plains Growers Conference, Jan. 7-9, 2016, at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. Extension educators from Missouri,...
First Show-Me-Select heifer sale averages $2,477 at Joplin barn
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Eldon Cole, 417-466-3102; David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519
COLUMBIA, Mo. Buyers ignored recent slipping prices in the cattle markets to keep on bidding at the Show-Me-Select Heifer sale at Joplin Regional Stockyards, Nov. 20.
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