Wood burning stoves offer heating alternative
The stoves are an economically friendly solution to heating the house, but without proper operation, the result could be more costly than just a high natural gas bill. The majority of fires involving wood stoves are a direct result of improper operation.
The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service offers guidelines from everything from starting a...
Staying safe when cleaning up after snow and ice
As the ice melts, it will be time to start picking up the pieces and maybe even getting stocked up on some firewood. While cleanup is necessary, Craig McKinley, retired Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension forestry specialist, urges everyone to take proper safety precautions.
“Safety is the name of the game when trying to clean up f...
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
Online tool offers farmers information about land parcels
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Jason Vance
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
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Story source: Raymond E. Massey, 573-884-7788
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new online tool can help landowners and land managers better understand their land.
The Ag Site Assessment Tool, developed by University of Missouri Extension, integrates...
Soybean variety tests show surprisingly good yields
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Linda Geist
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University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
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Story source: William J. Wiebold, 573-673-4128 (cell); 573-882-0621
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Despite a growing season of extremes, soybean in the University of Missouri Variety Testing Program show surprisingly good yields, said MU Extension...
Department of Agriculture offers grants to Missouri fuel retailers to install...
Cold, wet weather affects Southern Plains cattle operations
Oklahoma and Texas straddled the freezing line with a wide range of impacts in a region known for highly variable weather, with southeastern Oklahoma and northern Texas being the epicenter of heavy rain that totaled up to one foot in parts of the region.
“Nobody wants to complain because of the historic levels of drought the area experienced in r...
Awareness of ‘average trends’ can help with cow culling decisions
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension emeritus animal scientist, said producers are typically faced with many questions: At what age is she going to become less productive, start to have problems keeping enough body condition through the winter to rebreed into next year or experience mouth problems that can negatively affect...
OSU’s Derrell Peel honored for ‘excellence in Extension’ programming and service
Peel, who serves as the Charles Breedlove Endowed Professor of Agribusiness and Cooperative Extension livestock marketing specialist for OSU’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, was officially recognized as the U.S. Southern Region recipient at the recent Association of Public and Land-grant Universities annual meeting in I...
