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Read MoreShort soybean seed supply increases need for good planting practices to avoid replanting
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cool, wet soils can cause extra hazards to soybean seed being planted this spring. Caution should be taken at planting time to assure good stands, said a University of Missouri Extension agronomist.
Read MoreMissourians should take safety precautions if more record heavy rains fall across the state
Missourians should take safety precautions if more record heavy rains fall across the state COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missourians should take safety precautions as additional heavy rains across the state may result in severe flooding like the destructive floods of 1993 and 1995, said a University of Missouri Extension emergency management specialist. “Missourians should be prepared…
Read MoreSelecting right pre-emergence herbicide important for managing athletic fields planted with bermudagrass
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sports-turf managers need to be cautious when selecting and timing the application of pre-emergence herbicides on athletic fields with bermudagrass, said a University of Missouri turfgrass scientist. “With the heavy ice cover over many areas of the state this winter, there are concerns about bermudagrass survival,” said Brad Fresenburg. “Sports-turf managers should…
Read MoreKnowing form and function key to horse judging; youth learn horse selection at MU 4-H clinic, March 15
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Distinguishing fat from muscle in a horse can be hard – but details like this are key to good horse judging, said instructors at the University of Missouri Extension 4-H judging clinic in Columbia, March 15. “This one’s definitely had a lot of groceries,” said Kayla Lee of the Kansas State University…
Read MoreNEW NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM SHOWS SMOKERS HOW TO BECOME AN EX®
NEW NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM SHOWS SMOKERS HOW TO BECOME AN EX®Missouri Signs On As Founding Member Of National Alliance for Tobacco Cessation WASHINGTON, D.C. – An alliance of national organizations and state health agencies, including the Missouri Foundation for Health, launched an unprecedented new quit smoking public health campaign today in Washington, D.C. Not…
Read MoreApril is National Donate Life Month
April is National Donate Life Month. National Donate Life Month,established by the United States Division of Transplantation in 2003,acknowledges and celebrates everyone who helps save and improve the livesof others through organ donation. “The most important decision one can make in honor of National DonateLife Month is to become a donor. The gift of life…
Read MoreField day dates set for MU Ag Experiment Station,12 events offer variety of local research results
University of Missouri field days provide new research results for Missouri farmers. That long tradition will continue and new events will be added, said Marc Linit, associate dean for research and extension at the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
Read MoreSenate Works to Better Protect Kids from Sex Offenders
Sweeping Bill Adds Protections, Expands Sex Offender Registry, Increases Penalties for Sex Crimes, and Bans Sex Offenders from Halloween Festivities
Read MoreWylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company to perform April 10 at C-SC
CANTON, Mo. – The Wylliams/Henry Contemporary DanceCompany will perform at Culver-Stockton College at 7:30 p.m. onThursday, April 10, in the Alexander Campbell Auditorium in thePerforming Arts Center. The performance is free and open to the public.The company was founded in 1991 by Leni Wylliams and Mary Pat Henry inKansas City, Mo., and was reviewed by…
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