New varieties can add spark to flower beds
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: David H. Trinklein, 573-882-9631
COLUMBIA, Mo. –Petunias and calibrachoas are colorful garden favorites, but they have a reputation for not tolerating heat very well. However, recent...
Using cold frames and hotbeds for a longer growing season
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Debbie Johnson
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: David H. Trinklein, 573-882-9631
COLUMBIA, Mo. – February played a dirty trick when winter storms dumped a lot of snow on the ground. Green-thumb enthusiasts hoping for an early start on their...
Anger management: Don’t let the cork blow
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Wendy Brumbaugh, 573-633-2640
SHELBYVILLE, Mo. – If you’re angry, don’t keep it bottled up or your cork might blow, says University of Missouri Extension family financial...
Raising calving-ease heifers takes more than genetics
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Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: David J. Patterson, 573-882-7519; Gentrie Shafer, 660-265-4541
TRENTON, Mo. –Breeding beef heifers for quality takes more than better genetics. It requires attention to details.
Dave Patterson,...
MU study shows economic impact of Missouri’s dairy industry
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Michelle Proctor
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program
Phone: 573-884-6596
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Joe Horner, 573-882-9339
COLUMBIA, Mo.– Missouri’s dairy product manufacturing and production industry revenues translated into annual statewide economic...
Poison or candy? Kids might mistake toxic items for look-alike treats
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Wyatt Miller, 816-776-6961
RICHMOND, Mo. – Parents often trick sick children into taking their medicine by disguising it as candy.
But that innocent deception by well-meaning parents...
Helping your soil be all it can be
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Jennifer Schutter, 660-665-9866
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The earth beneath your feet...
Winter weather and plant injury
Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Jennifer Schutter, 660-665-9866
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Road salt comes in handy...
Free branding demo set for March 26 in Mount Vernon
Media contact:
David Burton
Civic Communication Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 417-881-8909
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Eldon Cole, 417-466-3102
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. –A branding demonstration will begin at 1:30 p.m., March 26, at the Jackie Moore Ranch headquarters located two miles north of Highway 174 on Missouri...
CAFNR family provides life-long connections
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
PARIS, Mo. – When Britton Francis leaves home this fall for the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), his dad knows that he will be in good...
