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Find local, in-season produce with new app from MU Extension
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Finding fresh, locally grown produce can be at your fingertips when you are traveling in Missouri this summer.
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Get ready for cool-season vegetables
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. Cool-season vegetables let the well-organized gardener enjoy harvest bounty in the spring and again in the fall.
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Edamame: An easy crop to introduce to your vegetable garden
Thursday, March 21, 2013
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Once available to U.S. consumers mainly in Japanese restaurants, edamame is showing up at farmers markets, salad bars and grocery store freezer aisles. If you enjoy the sweet, nutty flavor of these nutrient-rich green soybeans, edamame might even find a place in your garden, said a University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist.
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Planting, growing and harvesting onions
Friday, March 15, 2013
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Although onions may make you weep, the world would be a sadder place without the flavor and aroma they bring to our meals.
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High tunnel construction tips
Friday, February 8, 2013
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Producers should take care to choose an appropriate site for a high tunnel, according to University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist David Trinklein. He spoke to agriculture educators recently at MU’s Bradford Research and Extension Center.
Ventilation important in high tunnels
Friday, February 8, 2013
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension regional horticulture specialist James Quinn talked about side ventilation in high tunnels at a recent workshop at MU’s Bradford Research and Extension Center.
Tomatoes top choice for high tunnels
Friday, February 8, 2013
COLUMBIA, Mo. - University of Missouri Extension regional horticulture specialist James Quinn said tomatoes are a good choice for gardeners using a high tunnel for the first time. Quinn spoke about high tunnels at a recent workshop at MU’s Bradford Research and Extension Center.
Many vegetables grow well in high tunnels
Friday, February 8, 2013
COLUMBIA, Mo. While tomatoes are the most popular choice for high tunnel production, many other vegetables, fruits and flowers flourish in the controlled environment of high tunnels, said University of Missouri Extension regional horticulture specialist James Quinn.
High tunnels increase freshness and cash to producers
Friday, February 8, 2013
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “We are in a food production revolution,” University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist David Trinklein told agriculture educators recently at MU’s Bradford Research and Extension Center.
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Major factors for horticulture irrigation are water and time
Friday, January 4, 2013
MARSHFIELD, Mo.– There are a number of things to consider when making decisions on irrigating horticulture crops, but the most important is determining water needs based on the mature crops, says Bob Schultheis, a University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineering specialist in Webster County.
Award-winning MU Extension video shows kids how fresh food travels from the farm to the table
Friday, October 12, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. – An animated talking tomato stars in an award-winning University of Missouri Extension video that follows the journey of fresh vegetables from the farm to dinner tables and school lunchrooms.
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The secret's in the soil
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A healthy garden starts from the ground up.
Workshops aim to bring local foods to local schools
Friday, February 11, 2011
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The local food movement is going back to school.