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The battle to protect fruit from fungi, diseases and insects

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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. – Growing fruit is a true labor of love because there are so many pests waiting to deny you the fruits of your labor. Fruit growers are in a...

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,...

First female editor of Newsweek to lecture at OSU

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Lynn Povich, an award-winning journalist and author, will deliver “Women in the Workforce Today – What’s Changed ... and What Hasn’t” at the 26th annual Paul Miller Lecture at 11:30 a.m. April 5 in the Wes Watkins Center at Oklahoma State University.

Derina Holtzhausen, director of the OSU School of Media & Strategic Communications, says the...

Overcoming forage shortages in a drought

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Media contact:
Jason Vance
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Joe Horner, 573-882-9339

COLUMBIA, Mo.–During the drought of 2012, producers with disappearing forage were seeking options to feed livestock.

There are three basic ways to overcome...

Statements on Departure of Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager from USDA

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WASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Agriculture Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager today made the following statements on Under Secretary Tonsager's departure from USDA:...

Secretary Vilsack Launches USDA StrikeForce Initiative to Boost Rural Economic Growth...

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COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 26, 2013—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will launch its ”StrikeForce” initiative in 10 additional states, including South Carolina. The primary goal of the StrikeForce initiative is to increase partnership with rural communities and leverage community resou...

First green grass of spring is not enough to supply nutrient...

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

Story sources: Justin Sexten, 573-882-8154; Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Turning cow herds out to graze pastures at the first sign of green grass harms forage growth later in the season. But...

Cattle grooming clinic to be held April 5-7 in Jefferson City

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Media contact:
Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Jenny Flatt, 573-634-2824

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Cole County 4-H Foundation and University of Missouri Extension are offering a three-day workshop on how to prepare cattle for...

Leading Educational Policy scholar to deliver Kamm Lecture

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Edward St. John, Algo D. Henderson Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan and one the nation’s leading scholars in exploring educational policy related to student success and access, will speak at the 2013 Robert B. Kamm Lecture in Higher Education at Oklahoma State University on March 27, 2013.

The Kamm Lecture begins at 10 a.m. in...

OSU athletes get rolling in the 11th annual basketball bash

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An all-star squad of both men and women varsity athletes will take on the OSU Spokes Wheelchair basketball team in the 11th Annual Basketball Bash on April 2 at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

“The basketball bash is an innovative way to show fellow athletes and the entire OSU community the talents behind adaptive sports,” Adaptive Sports Coo...

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