West Coast port dispute affecting meat industry

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

Story source: Ron Plain, 573-882-0134

COLUMBIA, Mo.– A long-running labor dispute has created a big backup of products moving through West Coast ports. Stacks of shipping containers sit at the ports and many ships are anchored...

Search for Missouri Century Farms continues

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Media contact:
Andy Emerson
Distribution Center Coordinator
Phone: 573-882-2792
E-Mail: [email protected]

COLUMBIA, Mo. – If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1915, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm.

To qualify, farms must meet the following guidelines: The same family must have owned the farm for 100...

MU FRTI holds 34th Winter Fire School, Feb. 6-8 in Columbia

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Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]

What: Winter Fire School and Equipment Exposition.
When: Feb. 6-8.
Where: University of Missouri campus (classes), Holiday Inn Select (equipment exposition), Columbia, Mo.
Who: MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute instructors and more...

Businesses using health reimbursement plans could be in a pickle

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

Story source: Brenda J. Procter, 573-882-3820

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A glitch on your taxes is the kind of thing that can keep you awake at night. For some employers, an announcement late last year could lead to many sleepless nights....

Estate planning class offered in February

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

Story source: Darla Campbell, 660-457-3469

COLUMBIA, Mo.– University of Missouri Extension is offering a three-week course on farm and small business estate planning at several locations in February.

The class will be held 6-9 p.m. on...

2015 sign-up deadline for Affordable Care Act marketplace fast approaching

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

Story sources: Brenda J. Procter, 573-882-3820; Graham McCaulley, 573-882-2005

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Time is running out if you want to get insurance through the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace.

“If you don’t...