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  • Quail, pollinators, farming featured at June 21 field day at MU Bradford Research Center
    Thursday, May 3, 2012
    COLUMBIA, Mo. – You can learn about the birds and the bees June 21 when University of Missouri’s Bradford Research Center hosts a field day on bobwhite quail and native pollinators.
  • Field day schedule set for 2012
    Monday, March 26, 2012
    COLUMBIA, Mo. – Droughts, floods, spring deluges, and late and early frosts are all possibilities that face Missouri farmers—sometimes in a matter of days. While no one can control the weather, you can learn the best ways to prepare for it and adapt to it at CAFNR’s Field Days across the state.
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  • Sucker gigging: A 200-year-old Ozark tradition endures
    Monday, December 19, 2011
    EMINENCE, Mo—Most fishermen call it a day when the sun goes down, but on this December evening Landon Howell and his friends are just getting started.
    Media available: 4 photos; 1 videos Watch the video
  • New series of MU guides explains managing white-tailed deer on private land
    Friday, December 9, 2011
    COLUMBIA, Mo. – As the 2011 deer season comes to a close, hunters and landowners can learn about managing white-tailed deer from a new series of publications currently being developed by University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).
    Media available: 1 photo
  • Fighting moles is an uphill battle
    Friday, October 21, 2011
    COLUMBIA, Mo. – Moles have been extra busy this autumn, and you can almost see the resentment rise in homeowners as they survey their spoiled yards.
  • Snakes on a flood plain
    Friday, July 22, 2011
    COLUMBIA, Mo. – Floods and severe storms can leave more than just people homeless. Displaced snakes, rodents and other nuisance wildlife often will seek shelter and food in areas close to people, said Bob Pierce, MU Extension fisheries and wildlife specialist.

Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

  • Missouri Master Naturalist
    A community-based natural resource education and volunteer service program sponsored jointly by the Missouri Department of Conservation and MU Extension.
  • Missouri Woodland Steward Program
    Introduces landowners to basic forestry and wildlife management and shows them how to integrate both forms of management on their property.

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