Agriculture Secretary Announces $3 Million for a New Program to Improve...
A much-needed nutrition boost
Media contact:
Mike Burden
Senior Information Specialist
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri
Phone: 573-882-5919
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Justin Sexten, 573-882-8154
COLUMBIA, Mo. – With 2012 bringing both the warmest and driest April-through-July stretch in 118 years, pastures, crops and...
Managing Energy: OSU’s conservation efforts start early in the day
It is 5 a.m. in a building where the heat has not yet been turned on. The energy manager begins his daily assessment of building heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems via his computer. Reviewing the energy management system (EMS), he checks the function of air handlers, exhaust fans, relief fans and other equipment,...
Gauging the farm’s financial success in 2011
Media contact:
Milly Carter
Administrative Associate, West Central Region
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 816-252-7717
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Whitney Wiegel, 660-584-3658
HIGGINSVILLE, Mo. – Farm income set records in 2011, with estimated total net income for U.S. farms topping $100 billion, according to USDA economic...
Nontoxic fescue varieties ready to use; they produce more beef on...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Craig A. Roberts, 573-882-0481; Justin Sexten, 573-882-8154
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cattle producers facing fewer grazing acres for herd expansion can boost beef production with better grass.
One answer is more cows on fewer...
Stocker calves may be option for wheat pasture producers
OSU Allied Arts unveils new season
Oklahoma State University Allied Arts is offering an exciting season for 2014-15 with six performances that range from the music of the isles to big laughs and awesome acrobatics. Allied Arts shows offer live, world-class talent for an escape from the ordinary that one patron recently called “one of the best things about living in Stillwater.”
This...
Prepare lawns now to get green in spring
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-7794
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Lee Miller, 573-882-5623
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Cool-season lawns should be reseeded and fertilized by mid-October, says a University of Missouri Extension turf pathologist.
Many...
Child care students learn to ‘Eat Smart’
Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story sources: Robin Gammon, 573-884-0971; Susan Mills-Gray, 816-380-8460
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – Kids in child care are no longer limited to learning shapes and colors. Now they are learning how to eat smart.
At 48 child care centers in...
MU forage specialist fertilized fall pasture; now he awaits rain at...
Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]
Story source: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213
LINNEUS, Mo. – Rob Kallenbach applied nitrogen fertilizer to his fall stockpile grazing plots just like he has mid-August every year at the University of Missouri...
