Missouri 4-H holds first fishing tournament
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Gerald E. Snapp, 573-882-5547
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri 4-H members recently cast their knowledge of fishing at the first Missouri 4-H Sportfishing Day at Little Dixie Lake near Fulton.
The day was a success and will...
From Clover Kid to e-commerce entrepreneur
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Amy Patillo, 417-256-2391
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Cade Reynolds isn’t your typical 16-year-old 4-H member.
He’s the owner of CSR Enterprises, short for Cade Scott Reynolds Enterprises, and builds websites using...
Clover Classic benefits Missouri 4-H’ers
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Kristen Heitkamp
Director of Development
Missouri 4-H Foundation
Phone: 573-882-2680
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Cheryl L Reams, 573-882-2680
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Golfers competed for charity at the fourth annual 4-H Foundation Clover Classic Golf Tournament, June 4 at the A. L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia.
Sponsors...
Summer’s temptations can derail your life, speaker warns 4-H’ers
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Joyce Taylor, 573-882-6393
COLUMBIA, Mo. –“Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future,” says Aaron Davis, wide receiver for the University of Nebraska’s 1994 NCAA Division 1-A championship...
A bray keeps predators away
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Charlotte Clifford-Rathert, 573-681-5169
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – There’s a new guard dog in town. And it’s more likely to bray than bark.
A growing number of sheep and goat farmers are using donkeys to keep...
Delayed soybean planting may reduce 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. – Soybean yields may be lower this year as weather forces farmers to postpone planting, says a University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist.
The...
May weather full of extremes
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Pat Guinan, 573-882-5908
COLUMBIA, Mo. – May’s weather was one for the record books.
“There is great disparity between what we saw last year vs. this year,” said Pat Guinan, state climatologist with the...
Final date for insured corn planting passes
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Raymond E. Massey, 573-884-7788
COLUMBIA, Mo. –The final date for corn planting has passed for all Missouri counties.
Producers who insured their crops under any Federal Crop Insurance Corporation COMBO program have...
Yellow corn leaves indicate loss of nitrogen
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Peter C. Scharf, 573-882-0777
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The yellow leaves on corn plants means one thing. Nitrogen fertilizer applied last fall or early this spring is gone. It washed deep into the soil, beyond reach of the young...
Tools to choose the right solar-energy system
Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Don Day, 573-882-8303
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Before investing in a solar-power system, look at the energy efficiency of your home, says a University of Missouri Extension energy specialist.
“I’d want to do an energy...
