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Fulton ag conference scheduled for Jan. 23

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

Story source: Heather Conrow, 573-642-0755

FULTON, Mo. – The 92nd annual Soils, Crops & Livestock Producers (SC&LP) Conference on Jan. 23 offers updates from University of Missouri Extension, the Farm Service Agency and the...

AgrAbility helps 93-year-old farmer

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

Story source: Karen Funkenbusch, 573-884-1268

NAPOLEON, Mo. – Harry Keutzer has farmed almost all of his 93 years. Despite aging knees, he doesn’t plan to quit anytime soon.

The Missouri AgrAbility Project helps him maintain his...

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Proclaiming Today Bob Stallman Appreciation...

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement proclaiming today, Jan. 6, 2016, Bob Stallman Appreciation Day. Stallman is retiring as President of the American Farm Bureau Federation after 16 years of service....

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces 2015 Wildfires Burned Record Acres, Urges...

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2016 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in 2015, wildfires burned a record 10,125,149 acres across the United States, surpassing the previous record set in 2006. The Secretary renewed the call for Congress to pass the bi-partisan Wildfire Disaster Funding Act....

HHS and USDA Release New Dietary Guidelines to Encourage Healthy Eating...

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2016 – Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today released updated nutritional guidelines that encourage Americans to adopt a series of science-based recommendations to improve how they eat to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, h...

AgrAbility helps 93-year-old keep growing food for farmers markets

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

Story source: Karen Funkenbusch, 573-884-1268

NAPOLEON, Mo. – Farmers like 93-year-old Harry Keutzer don’t quit just because their body parts slow down.

His hens, cows and pets depend on him. So do customers at the Kansas...

Openings remain for training for public board members

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

Story source: Joe Koenen, 660-947-2705

MOBERLY, Mo. – Openings remain for the upcoming University of Missouri Extension program in January for public board members.

The two-session program helps public board members and employees...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Additional Support for Iowa Producers to Improve...

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DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 5, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a host of new efforts to help Iowa's farmers and livestock producers conserve water and soil resources and improve nutrient management practices on the state’s 30 million acres of farmland. Vilsack said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will expand acc...

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement in response to a new study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation regarding the effects of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The study found that after the new standards were implemented, the nutritional value of foods chosen by students increased b...

Red River Crops Conference Jan. 20-21 in Altus, Oklahoma

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“A collaborative effort by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and Texas AgriLife Extension, the conference focuses on providing relevant management information applicable to the Red River area that can help enhance the potential profitability of farm and ranch enterprises,” said Gary Strickland, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Ext...

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