Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri’s fall foliage is about to burst into its full glory.
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Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Friends of University of Missouri Extension and ag journalists have an opportunity to help fund travel for an agriculture journalism student.
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Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “A city girl turned farmer and a mother to two boys, many piglets, sows, dogs and horses.” That is how 2016 Pearls of Production keynote speaker Erin Brenneman describes herself.Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $179,614 grant to the University of Missouri to support efforts to help to veterans, Latinos, women and socially disadvantaged persons to farm or go into agribusiness.Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – This fall millions of Americans will make an annual pilgrimage to a retail outlet to purchase a vegetable that, unfortunately, they are very unlikely to eat, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein.
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Monday, Oct. 3, 2016
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – It’s the time of year when walnuts will start dropping off their trees.
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Friday, Sept. 30, 2016
UNIONVILLE, Mo. – The latest USDA cash rental survey shows decreasing rental rates in some areas of Missouri, says University of Missouri Extension agricultural business specialist Joe Koenen.Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sept. 12 crop production report estimates corn production up by 11 percent over last year. USDA predicts 3 percent more soybean this year.Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Many spring flowerbeds awaken with the vibrant colors of tulips. Once a valuable currency, tulip has a history as vibrant as its petals.
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Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new classroom on wheels is designed to help Missourians better understand home energy efficiency.
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Friday, Sept. 23, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – They are big, beautiful and bold. Their show-stopping flowers pack a wallop of color.
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Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016
SPICKARD, Mo. – “As beef prices drop, improved genetics gain value,” Dave Patterson told Thompson Farm visitors Tuesday, Sept. 20.Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016
SPICKARD, Mo. – Cow herd owners leery of the futures market or insurance for risk management can look to quality beef for protection.Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers may see sprouting of corn and soybean seed where there has been a combination of rain and high temperatures, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Bill Wiebold.Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Agriculture-related incidents injure 33 children every day, and every three days a child dies from one, says University of Missouri Extension safety and health specialist Karen Funkenbusch.Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Without protective gear, working around grain dust can cause severe respiratory problems, says University of Missouri Extension safety and health specialist Karen Funkenbusch.Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Kotone Ochiai, from Chigasaki, Japan, traveled to Missouri for a monthlong home stay this summer. Kotone came to live on the Peterson family farm near Walnut Grove with Mikayla, 14, Serena, 16, and parents Jennifer and Greg Peterson.
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Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016
BETHANY, Mo. – The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that almost 50 million people get sick from foodborne diseases in the U.S. each year.Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Registration is now open for the annual Pearls of Production: Women in Agriculture program, Nov. 4-5 in Columbia.Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension agronomists are reporting diplodia and other corn ear rot diseases in parts of the state.
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Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – An improved online tool gives information from many sources on land tracts.Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “You don’t need to have a green thumb to be a good gardener, but it certainly helps to have good soil,” said David Trinklein, University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist. Unfortunately, most Missouri soils are less than ideal for gardening.Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Fall harvest and texting do not mix, says University of Missouri Extension safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. Turn your cellphone to TTYL (talk to you later).
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Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension beef specialists will sum up almost two decades of research at a field day, Sept. 20, at the MU Thompson Farm, Spickard.Monday, Sept. 12, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sugarcane aphids appeared in sorghum fields as far north as Boone County in the last week.
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Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – As a livestock economist, Scott Brown hears the same question every day: “How low can prices go?”Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri cornfields appear to have escaped a bacterial disease confirmed in neighboring Corn Belt states.Friday, Sept. 2, 2016
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – There is evidence that nutrients can play an important role in treating and preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss in people over the age of 60 in the United States.Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Labor Day is a time for performing a labor of love on your hardworking perennial plants.Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A tender, tasty pork chop begins long before it hits the grill.
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Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension has unveiled a free web application to help homeowners apply the right amount of lawn fertilizer.Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers should scout cornfields now for anthracnose and other stalk rots.
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Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Take two cloves of garlic and call me in the morning,” Most of us likely haven’t heard that from the family physician lately.Friday, Aug. 26, 2016
MONROE CITY, Mo. – The right tools and techniques can make gardening after 50 golden, says University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist Todd Lorenz.Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The unique beauty and pleasing fragrance of carnivorous plants lure unwary prey into their clutches. From an insect’s point of view, carnivorous plants are lovely to behold until they grab hold.
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Friday, Aug. 19, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Like peacocks, some flowers strut their vibrant colors in fall. Annual flowers that prefer milder temperatures usually outperform their warm-weather friends in the garden at this time of the year.Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016
SEDALIA, Mo. – “Making the best better” for generations of Missouri 4-H Club members, 54 volunteers joined the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame on Aug. 13 at State Fair Community College in Sedalia.
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Friday, Aug. 12, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A penny saved is a penny earned, but saving seeds from the garden can be a questionable use of time and energy.Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Do not try to save money when it comes to control of waterhemp, the biggest weed problem for Missouri soybean growers.
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Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Save your money when it comes to crabgrass treatment.Wednesday, July 27, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A good grass-growing year helps farmers who are changing from toxic tall fescue to novel-endophyte fescue, say University of Missouri forage specialists.Wednesday, July 27, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Plants and people are alike when it comes to sizzling temperatures.
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Monday, July 18, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The summer slump in cool-season grass growth got a knockout punch from heavy rains in July across much of Missouri.Friday, July 15, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cornfields in northeastern Missouri this spring were more uneven following prevented planting acres. Typically, they were phosphorus-deficient and had slower early growth than fields following soybean. These are symptoms associated with corn fallow syndrome, which is known to stunt corn and cause purple, phosphorus-deficient leaves and poorly developed roots.
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Thursday, July 14, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – How late in the growing season can rescue nitrogen be applied to corn and still be profitable?Wednesday, July 13, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Off-target herbicides may be invisible, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist.Tuesday, July 12, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Only 43 percent of Missouri pesticide applicators read the label each time they mix and spray.Friday, July 1, 2016
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Farmers markets are a great place to buy healthy local produce and other foods, meet and support local farmers, and enjoy shopping in a fun environment. But shoppers should also pay attention to food safety when buying and using foods from farmers markets, says a University of Missouri Extension food safety specialist.Thursday, June 30, 2016
Editors: With flash flood watches in effect in portions of Missouri this weekend, these ready-to-publish news releases may be of interest to readers:Wednesday, June 29, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sarah Townley, a member of the Busy Bees 4-H club in Dade County, was elected president of the State 4-H Council. Her election was announced at the conclusion of the 71st annual State 4-H Congress.
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Thursday, June 23, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Lawns around the Show-Me State are starting to turn brown. But that’s a normal, and temporary, response to hot, dry weather.Thursday, June 23, 2016
MARSHFIELD, Mo. – Maintaining farm roads and driveways saves you time and money, says University of Missouri Extension specialist Bob Schultheis.Thursday, June 23, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Homeowners who usually leave decisions about watering the lawn to the whims of the weather might be having second thoughts as summer gets off to a dry start.Wednesday, June 22, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The combination of prolonged high heat and dry weather potentially threatens fish ponds, says a University of Missouri Extension fisheries and wildlife specialist.Tuesday, June 21, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – When there isn’t enough water on the soil, there’s not enough water in ground wells. And that can cause bacterial problems that require testing, says University of Missouri Extension water quality specialist Bob Broz.Tuesday, June 21, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers and rural residents can use simple tips to conserve water in the home during drought, says University of Missouri Extension water quality specialist Bob Broz.Thursday, June 16, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension has developed an innovative online program with a focus on building better leaders. Friday, May 13, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Nothing says spring like fresh asparagus.Tuesday, May 10, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri 4-H Foundation has launched a $1.3 million campaign to establish the Missouri 4-H Environmental and Natural Resources Endowment Fund. This fund will provide a permanent base of support for a state 4-H youth specialist position to implement and manage the Missouri 4-H Outdoor Education program.Thursday, May 5, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Genetics of beef cattle vary by region across the United States. Those differences develop over time as beef herds evolve in local environments.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Spring and fall can be anxious times for gardeners. At the beginning of the growing season, you want to start the garden as early as possible, and at the end you hope for a few extra harvest days.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension recently released an update for its free ID Weeds app for iPhones, iPads and Android devices to help people easily identify weeds in the field, lawn or garden.
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Friday, April 1, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – At the end of the day, beef farmer Darrel Franson asked fellow farmers at the school if they knew the difference between the three kinds of fescue.Thursday, March 10, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The next 10 years could be difficult for farmers. That was the message of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) annual baseline report delivered to Congress on March 10.Tuesday, March 8, 2016
PALMYRA, Mo. – Daylight saving time begins this weekend. When the time changes each spring and fall, change batteries in your smoke alarms and test them, suggests Sherry F. Nelson, human development specialist with University of Missouri Extension.Tuesday, March 1, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The clock is ticking for livestock producers as new Food and Drug Administration rules go into effect in December governing all feed-grade and water-soluble antibiotics that are considered medically important.Monday, Feb. 29, 2016
FORSYTH, Mo. – Beef calves born early in the calving season are worth more. Ranch records show those economics. Research from the University of Missouri Thompson Farm shows how to get more calves born early in the season.Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri saw abundant rainfall in 2015. That’s often good news for crops but can be bad news for homes.
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Friday, Feb. 12, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension 4-H State Meats Judging contest on Feb. 6 drew 38 competing 4-H members. More than 50 FFA students also participated as practice for upcoming events, said Shane Potter, MU Extension 4-H youth development specialist.
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Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Little-known facts about Social Security can have a big impact on benefits, says Cynthia Crawford, University of Missouri Extension personal financial planning specialist.Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Work longer. Save more.Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. –Even in the 21st century, a tape measure may be quite telling. The past few years have seen the emergence of electronic devices that measure our heart rate, blood pressure, steps, etc. The tape measure is less used but can reveal a lot.Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016
BETHANY, Mo. – Don’t drop your exercise routine when the temperatures drop, says University of Missouri Extension nutrition and health education specialist Janet Hackert.Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016
NAPOLEON, Mo. – Farmers like 93-year-old Harry Keutzer don’t quit just because their body parts slow down.
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Monday, Dec. 28, 2015
Conne Burnham, University of Missouri Extension state emergency management specialist, can answer reporters' questions on disaster readiness, response and recovery at the household, community and state level. Contact Burnham at 573-884-5254 or burnhamc@missouri.edu.Friday, Dec. 18, 2015
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The human body is more than 70 percent water and it needs to be replenished every day. But how good is the water you’re drinking?Friday, Sept. 11, 2015
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The difference between a grain bin rescue and a recovery is seconds. Increased public awareness and new tools help save lives, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Floods can devastate property and have lasting effects on a community. In the aftermath, people might not think about the consequences flooding can have on food.Wednesday, March 11, 2015
HOUSTON, Mo. – Laundry packets offer loads of temptation for curious children.
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
LEXINGTON, Mo. – Visitors to historic Lexington, Missouri, can learn about the town’s rich Civil War history through an audio walking and driving tour created through the University of Missouri Extension Community Arts Program.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Gardeners willing to put in a bit of effort can jump-start this year’s vegetable or flower garden by starting seeds indoors.
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Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Resources threatened by this year’s drought include ponds that depend on surface runoff for water. Fish are at risk from high water temperatures, oxygen depletion, increased disease potential and other problems as water levels drop in ponds through lack of runoff and evaporation, said Bob Pierce, University of Missouri Extension state fisheries and wildlife specialist.Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
ALBANY, Mo. – Fertility needs following a drought, safely stretching forage supplies and improving soils and boosting yields are a few of the topics farmers can learn about at Hundley Whaley Research Center’s annual Field Day Aug. 29, 2012.
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Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The livestock industry is taking a direct hit by this summer’s drought, and that will impact consumers’ wallets next year, says a University of Missouri agricultural economist.
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Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012
NOVELTY, Mo. – Zac Erwin stood by a drought-stunted field of Sudangrass as he talked to wagon-loads of field day visitors at the MU Greenley Research Center, Aug. 7.Friday, Aug. 3, 2012
COLUMBIA – Soybeans that won’t make a seed crop offer potential high-quality forage for beef and dairy producers. The decision to cut beans for hay won’t be easy, say University of Missouri Extension specialists.Friday, Aug. 3, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers are reporting that in spite of prolonged drought and hot temperatures their soybean plants appear amazingly green for this time of year.Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo – Some heat-stressed cows are delivering premature calves, ahead of normal fall-calving season.Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
COLUMBIA — In a striped button-up shirt, black slacks and styled hair, Brandon Banks looks like a typical businessman ready for a day’s work in the office.
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Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. – Building on more than 51 years of service to the agriculture industry, the University of Missouri T.E. “Jake” Fisher Delta Research Center will host its annual Field Day, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 31.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
ROCK PORT, Mo. – From flooding last year to wide-spread drought this season, northwest Missouri producers have faced challenging seasons recently.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. – From dealing with drought to beekeeping, the Southwest Research Center Field Day will showcase a breadth of agricultural research and practice Friday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Southwest Research Center, located four miles west of Mt. Vernon Mo., is part of a network of University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ (CAFNR) centers across Missouri conducting research benefiting agricultural producers and natural resource managers.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo.—Wildfire season in Missouri typically runs from late March to early May, but hot, dry conditions this year puts the state at heightened risk of wildfire into summer and perhaps beyond, says a University of Missouri Extension state forester.Thursday, June 28, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Drought-stricken forages that accumulate nitrates can kill grazing livestock, quickly, warns a University of Missouri plant scientist.Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A healthy garden starts from the ground up.Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Americans eat 5.6 billion pounds of turkey each year, and all those Thanksgiving meals and other turkey dinners add up to a mountain of feed for fattening out those birds.
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Monday, Aug. 29, 2011
COLUMBIA, Mo. – This year Missouri has seen flooding, severe winter weather and devastating tornadoes. Meanwhile, two earthquakes struck in the U.S. within hours of each other even as a major hurricane moved toward the East Coast.
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Friday, Aug. 5, 2011
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Diamond Mack wants to be an engineer, and 4-H is helping her.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
COLUMBIA, Mo. – If the leaves of your roses, shrubs or soybeans look like swiss cheese, the culprit could be Japanese beetles.
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Monday, June 6, 2011
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Moisture and rising temperatures can turn parts of your home into ideal sites for mold growth, said a University of Missouri Extension housing and environmental design specialist.
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Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
More and more urbanites are getting interested in the Earth.
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Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Andrew Clarke has a good eye, and nose, for the perfect cured country ham.Friday, Aug. 13, 2010
Rock Port, Mo. – As its field day approaches, researchers and specialists at the Graves-Chapple Farm are excited to address some of the most pressing ag issues that farmers in the area face.Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010
LINNEUS, Mo. – Most beef producers never see the loss created by toxic tall fescue pastures.Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010
LINNEUS & NOVELTY, Mo. – Byproduct feeds from ethanol plants offer beef herd owners a way to supplement bad hay being baled for winter feed this year.