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USDA Launches Online MyPlate, MyWins Challenge, Available Throughout National Nutrition Month

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WASHINGTON, March 14, 2016 – In honor of National Nutrition Month, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today launched the MyPlate, MyWins Challenge which encourages people to make small, easy changes – MyWins – to their eating and activity habits, and to build on their wins over time to achieve a healthier lifestyle. With the MyPlate, MyWin...

A bray keeps predators away

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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...

May weather full of extremes

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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...

Ways to make Halloween healthy

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

Story source: Tammy Roberts, 660-679-4167

BUTER, Mo. – It won’t be long before pint-sized Princess Elsas, Star Wars characters and Minions run through neighborhoods threatening tricks and demanding treats.

Halloween...

OSU’s Online Master’s in Entrepreneurship ranked No. 1 in the nation...

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The online Master’s in Entrepreneurship program offered by the School of Entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business has been named the best in the United States for the second consecutive year, according to rankings published this month.
Oklahoma State University’s Master’s in Entrepreneurship online program is No. 1 in the nation in the ran...

MU meat study looks at how value cuts affect ground chuck

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Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Carol Lorenzen, 573-882-2452

COLUMBIA, Mo.– Removing value-added cuts of beef from the chuck increases profits for producers while offering consumers lower-cost, high-quality steaks. The meat that is left over is usually...

Grants Awarded to Grow Demand for Missouri Specialty Crops

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The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today that seven organizations across Missouri will receive grants given by the USDA's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to strengthen the market for Missouri grown crops and produce. The more than $300,000 in federal funding will be used to educate consumers and producers about Missouri specialty...

Pasture renovation schools teach how to replace toxic fescue grass

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

Story source: Gene Schmitz, 660-438-7803

[Editors: This news release includes two sidebars: A schedule of fescue workshops and a background story. The stories may be published as a package, individually or sequentially, according to your...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Outlines USDA Efforts to Raise a Healthier Generation...

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SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 28, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today discussed USDA efforts to improve access to healthy foods, and outlined the need for a renewed commitment to improve childhood nutrition, which includes empowering parents to provide healthy meals for their families. In remarks at a Hy-Vee, Inc. grocery store,...

Update: Russellville Locker Resumes Operations

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The Missouri Department of Agriculture's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program announced today that operations have resumed at the Russellville Locker. The business requested a re-inspection Friday evening, at which time the violations identified July 19 had been addressed. As a result, the custom exempt processing permissions for the facility...
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