Ozarks Farm & Neighbor Newspaper – written for, by & about farmers

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

Story sources: Eldon Cole, 417-466-3102; Roger Eakins, 573-243-3581

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Beef herd owners rebuilding cow numbers have two sales this spring to buy Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers.

Sales will be May 3 at the Fruitland...

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $25 million in grants to help schools purchase needed kitchen equipment as they continue to provide school lunches and breakfasts that give children the nutrition they need to learn and grow. Over 90 percent of s...

St. Paul, Minn., April 18, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in an effort to further enhance the biosecurity and health of the US swine herd while maintaining movement of pigs in the US, the USDA will require reporting of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) and Swine Delta Coronavirus in order to slow the spread of...

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Alex Bryant, a sophomore from King George, Va., is this year’s OSU Student Employee of the Year.  Bryant, who works in the OSU Office of Undergraduate Admissions, will graduate in 2016 and plans to pursue a career in agricultural sales.He was nominated by Jamie Loomis, the department’s events and campus visit coo...

The Oklahoma State University Graduate College and Graduate and Professional Student Government Association honored outstanding students and faculty with Phoenix Awards at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 9.
The Phoenix Awards annually honor an outstanding master's student, doctoral student and faculty member, based on achievement in scholarship,...

The Big Event has come and gone, but for Stillwater residents and Oklahoma State University students, it leaves a lasting impression.

OSU's Big Event, held on Saturday, April 12, was the largest Big Event that OSU has seen in its 19 year history, with over 1,500 volunteers and 175 households and businesses served. 

“I was thrilled when ten OSU s...