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“Missouri’s Most Engaged Neighbors” Announced as Part of Missouri Good Neighbor Week Awards
  • Published: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Twelve Missourians have been chosen for statewide recognition as “Missouri’s Most Engaged Neighbor” for 2023 as part of the planned activities for Missouri Good Neighbor Week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 4).Sixty-two people were ...

Best Acts of Neighboring Announced from Missouri Good Neighbor Week 2023
  • Published: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Second Annual Missouri Good Neighbor Week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 4) was a documented success. Organizers had a goal to document 15,000 acts of neighboring. But instead, Missourians reported 19,752 acts of neighboring during the ...

Partnership helps southern Missouri landowner stave off feral hogs
  • Published: Monday, Oct. 30, 2023

SALEM, Mo. – If anything is worse than a pasture rooted up by feral hogs, it’s a pasture that dries and hardens after hogs leave damaged areas the size of tractor tires.Freddie Leroux’s damaged pastures need to be repaired and reseeded. He ...

Missouri Good Neighbor Week Gains Momentum in 2023, Blows Past Goal
  • Published: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missourians from all walks of life celebrated the first Missouri Good Neighbor Week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 4) by doing and reporting neighboring acts and nominating others as the most engaged neighbors in their respective counties.For ...

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Custom Rates for Farm Services in Missouri

Publication date: April 1, 2023

Drew Kientzy Research Analyst, Agricultural Business and Policy Extension Raymond E. Massey Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and Policy Editor’s note Rates are available in the PDF file, available via the “Download this ...

Cash Rental Rates in Missouri

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2021

Raymond MasseyProfessor, Agricultural Business and Policy ExtensionBen BrownState Specialist, Agricultural Business and Policy ExtensionThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that 9.7 million acres of Missouri cropland and ...

Managing the Armyworm Complex in Missouri Field Crops

Publication date: May 1, 2004

Figure 1aTrue armyworm. Facts at a glanceSeveral armyworm species may attack field and forage crops in Missouri.True and yellowstriped armyworms are more early-season pests, whereas the beet and fall armyworms are generally late-season ones.The ...

Tall Fescue Toxicosis

Publication date: April 1, 2000

Craig RobertsDepartment of AgronomyTall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is Missouri's most widely used forage crop. It is insect and nematode resistant, tolerates poor soil and climatic conditions well and has a long growing season. Unfortunately, tall ...

Ozark County Courthouse

Publication date: Dec. 1, 1980

Missouri CourthousesContact and other information about this county is available on the National Association of Counties website.Marian M. OhmanDepartment of Community DevelopmentCounty: OzarkOrganized: Jan. 29, 1841Named after: Ozark MountainsCounty ...

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MU Extension in Ozark County
526 Third St
Gainesville, MO 65655

Phone:
417-679-3525

Contact Us

Office hours:

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday Mailing address: PO Box 187

Description:

We are located southeast of the Ozark County Courthouse, between Ozark County Gas and Court Square Pharmacy.