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USDA Announces Support for Smarter Lunchrooms

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WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $5.5 million in new grants to support schools as they continue to provide school lunches and breakfasts that give children the nutrition they need to learn and grow. Over 90 percent of schools are successfully meeting new meal nutrition standards, serving meals with m...

USDA Awards Grants to Develop Obesity Prevention Programs

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ARLINGTON, VA - March 12, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will make three grants totaling $5 million to universities to develop childhood obesity prevention programs. Vilsack made the announcement during the keynote address before the 2014 National PTA Leg...

Nevada FFA takes Top Awards at Annual Livestock Grading and Judging...

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More than 400 FFA and 4-H members from around the state gathered in the Trowbridge Livestock Center on the University of Missouri campus this weekend to test their skills evaluating cattle, swine, sheep and goats in Missouri's Youth Livestock Grading and Judging Contest and Workshop. Top honors in the Missouri Department of Agriculture's annual...

International Student Organization hosts Cultural Night

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ISO clubs compete in a two-day international showcase

Twenty area clubs representing 20 countries and regions will present the best of their cultures in an onstage competition on Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. in the Oklahoma State University Student Union Theater.

Cultural Night is an annual event hosted by the International...

OSU employee is living proof of wellness benefits

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Vina Dean No matter how old you may be, you can always change your health for the better. That’s the message that Vina Dean, senior administrative support assistant in the computer science department, wants her peers at OSU to understand. 

“I feel better now than I did 20 years ago,” said Dean. “You can always change your health for the better, no matte...

Cucumbers: A cool slice of life

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Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: David H. Trinklein, 573-882-9631

COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s one of the most popular crops in the home garden. It’s 95 percent water, low in calories and an excellent source of vitamin K. It’s been grown...

Governor helps launch math and science teacher initiative at OSU

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Program receives gift from Charles and Lynda Shusterman Family Foundation


Governor helps launch math and science teacher initiative at OSU Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin joined Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis and representatives from the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) and the UTeach Institute to officially announce the launch of OSUTeach and a $1.4 million grant from NMSI for...

Many fair boards suspending April weigh-ins for hogs

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Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Marcia Shannon, 573-882-7859

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Spring weigh-ins for 4-H pig projects are being waived throughout much of Missouri to slow the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV).

University of Missouri...

Farmers to tell benefits of nontoxic fescue at one-day schools at...

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Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Craig A. Roberts, 573-882-0481

COLUMBIA, Mo. – When farmers learn what works in growing grass, they share. That will happen at four fescue schools, March 31 to April 3.

The schools kick off a campaign to replace toxic...

USDA Announces Efforts to Expand Support for Small and Mid-Sized Farmers...

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SANTE FE, N.M., March 10, 2014 –Today in remarks at the National Farmers Union National Convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new and expanded efforts to connect small- and mid-sized farmers and ranchers with USDA resources that can help them build stronger businesses, expand to reach new and larger markets, and grow their o...
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