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Recent publications

• G6030, Home Fruit Production: Peach and Nectarine Culture
• G6000, Pruning Raspberries, Blackberries and Gooseberries
• G6005, Fruit Cultivars for Home Plantings
• G6026, Disease-Resistant Apple Cultivars
• G6085, Home Fruit Production: Grape Culture
• G9486, Antler Development in White-tailed Deer: Implications for Management
• MP205, Extension Publications Catalog
• MP651, Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide
• MX377, Midwest Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
• MX384, Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers

Summer

Remember the sunscreen

Adults can enhance children's development while building a store of great memories by planning fun and stimulating summer activities.

Summer jobs

Parents should be aware of safety concerns, laws for teens working their first summer jobs.

We all scream

Cranking a safe freezer of homemade ice cream.

Storing food in the freezer

Freezing is the best way to preserve the fresh-like qualities of food.

Jam and jelly basics

Tempt your tastebuds with natural sweets.

Most Missouri snakes are harmless

With the warmer summer weather, homeowners mowing their lawn or weeding the garden may find a snake.

Watering the lawn

As much as 80 percent of the water used around the home during summer is for outside uses. Watering the lawn is the main outside water use. During dry summers, local water authorities may cut off water for outside use or only allow watering on certain days. Both measures are necessary and effective means to reduce water consumption and relieve the strain on city water supplies.

Stay active without succumbing to heat

Missouri's summertime combination of high heat and dripping humidity can deter even the most ardent devotee of fitness and prompt them to seek the coolness of indoor air-conditioning.

Leaves of three

Although poison ivy is easily identified and should be avoided, countless people experience an uncomfortable introduction to the species.

Weatherstripping your windows

Don't let cool air escape from your home in the summer and don't let those north winds invade your home in the winter.

Cool your home

Window or attic fans exhaust warm air and bring in fresh outside air through doors and windows.

 

 

Quench

Refreshing ideas to hep you quench summer thirst.

Compost bins

Compost is partially decomposed organic matter.

Chigger basics

A chigger is the parasitic larval stage of a common mite in the genus Trombicula. Several species of chiggers exist in the United States, but Trombicula alfreddugesi is most commonly encountered.

Road food

Summer often includes travel as families head off on vacation. Whether traveling by plane, train or car, leaving food choices to chance can mean paying a high price in terms of health as well as cash.

Featured publications

Chain saws

The chain saw has become an everyday tool for a wide variety of people.

The strain of tough economic times

Whether facing loss of income, rising food costs, mortgage payments or other stressful situations, it’s difficult to know what resources are available and who to ask for help.