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Harvest creates rural roadway hazards
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Farm safety yields real results” is the theme of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety’s National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 19-25.
Missouri Businesses and Organizations are Embracing Celebration of National Good Neighbor Day
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – National Good Neighbor Day is Tuesday, Sept. 28, and University of Missouri Extension encourages residents from across the state to find ways to celebrate good neighboring in their community. Individuals and businesses around the state are starting to embrace the idea. Individuals use the holiday to launch personal efforts to build relationships with the eight closest neighbors to your home or apartment door.
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'Hunger can happen to anyone': Missouri 4-H event spotlights food insecurity
SEDALIA, Mo. – Missouri 4-H’ers and friends packed 450 boxes of food for distribution to veterans and their families. The food packing effort at the 2021 Missouri State Fair in Sedalia was just one way 4-H’ers are expanding their efforts to address food insecurity in the state.
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Youths compete at Missouri 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
COLUMBIA, Mo. – More than 100 youths competed at the 2021 University of Missouri Extension State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest on Sept. 11 at the MU Trowbridge Livestock Center in Columbia. This contest brought together 122 Missouri 4-H members to apply their evaluation and communication skills.
Simple Neighboring Ideas for 1000 Acts of Neighboring Challenge
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- National Good Neighbor Day is Sept. 28. In Greene County we are going to celebrate all week (Sept. 26 to Oct. 2) with a 1,000 Acts of Neighboring Challenge. “If you perform an act of neighboring and report it online through our website or Facebook page you will be eligible for prizes in a random drawing as well as cash prizes for the best examples of neighboring,” said David Burton, county engagement…
Four Farms in Greene County Honored with Century Farm Status Sept. 13 Including One Founded in 1839
Four family farms in Greene County were honored with Century Farm status on Sept. 13 at the Greene County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting held at the Sac River Event Center west of Springfield. Farm owners were presented with an official fence sign and certificate from the University of Missouri and official proclamations from Greene County presented by Commissioners Bob Dixon and John Russell.
Education directors for Animal Health and Production
Tim Safranski and Corinne Bromfield have been appointed extension education directors for Animal Health and Production, said Rob Kallenbach, CAFNR associate dean for extension.
The Export Plan: Pricing Strategy
Now that you’ve identified a country for export and have selected a path to your customers, it’s a good time to start to think about pricing. You’ll need to make the important decision on what you will charge for your product. In this issue, we’ll discuss the additional costs you can expect to incur when exporting to a foreign county and will review how those should be factored into the sales price of your product.
Will the Real Neighbors Please Stand-Up?
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The planning is almost over. It is nearly time for residents to begin hosting parties and doing good deeds for their neighbors as part of National Good Neighbor Day on Sept. 28. If you live in Greene County, Missouri, residents there will celebrate Sept. 26 to Oct. 2. They can report their activities at www.surveymonkey.com/r/NationalGoodNeighborDay to win a prize or neighborhood award as part of the 1,000 Acts of…
Neighborhood Bingo Chart Available for Use in Your Community
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Neighborhood Bingo does not involve dabbers, a rotating bingo cage, or numbered balls. But it does require a game card created by a University of Missouri Extension specialist for use as a tool for connecting neighbors and families through a fun activity.
Self-performing woman-owned construction business pushing it forward, Hartline Construction - Kansas City, MO
Coming out of the recession and opening her own company, Jennifer Hart wanted to ensure it would last, so she took every business class she could think of. The Elevate program is the latest of those classes. Programs like Elevate “help small companies push it forward,” Hart said.
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Heirloom apples are ripe for the picking
COLUMBIA, Mo. – September is prime apple picking time in the lower Midwestern states.Not only are new cultivars available in stores during September, but many heirloom apple cultivars are at their peak in farm markets and U-pick operations, says Michele Warmund, University of Missouri Extension horticulturist.
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Laclede County youth tops State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest
SEDALIA, Mo. – Whitney Yerina of Laclede County topped the State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest, held Aug. 21 at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. “Yerina had an incredible week in the show ring as well, taking home both 4-H/FFA and Open Supreme Champion Dairy Female,” said Karla Deaver, University of Missouri Extension 4-H youth development specialist and a coach of the Missouri 4-H Dairy Judging Team.
Greene County Commission Hosts Fifth Annual County Agriculture Tour Sept. 3
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Members of the Greene County Commission hosted the fifth annual Greene County Commission Ag Tour on Friday, Sept. 13.The tour was made possible through a partnership with the University of Missouri Extension.The tour departed from the Commission offices at the Cox North Tower at 8:30 a.m. and visited four sites on the east side of the county that are uniquely impactful to agriculture in the county.
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Conditions are right now for cracking, splitting tomatoes
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Gardeners might notice that their tomatoes are cracking or splitting now.“This is a common problem when there are widely varying soil moisture conditions, especially during the hot, dry days of late summer,” says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein.
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Missouri 4-H'ers donate more than a half-ton of protein to fight food insecurity
COLUMBIA, Mo. – This summer, Missouri 4-H youths raised more than 1,100 pounds of protein for Missourians in need by donating pigs at the 2021 Missouri State Fair. The pork contributed through Missouri Farmers Care’s Hogs for Hunger program will go on to provide 5,028 meals for food-insecure Missourians.
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Budding flower business benefits from drip irrigation
HUNTSVILLE, Mo. – When Amanda Quinn quadrupled the growing space at her Randolph County flower farm, she didn’t want to quadruple the time spent watering flowers.Quinn, owner of “bloom: Cut Flower Farm,” contacted University of Missouri Extension specialist Dan Downing for advice about drip irrigation systems. She had attended an MU Extension demonstration of a drip irrigation system last year at a flower farm in La Plata.
Export Planning Streamlined
The Missouri Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) recently brought a new international export business planning platform to small businesses across the state.
Coexist with wildlife while preventing damage
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Few things are more enjoyable than watching deer in your backyard or listening to squirrels chatter at dusk or dawn from your patio.That is, until you find that they have inflicted costly damage to your home, patio furniture, flower bed or garden. In some cases, such as bird droppings, wildlife can even be hazardous to your health.
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Drainage water recycling systems improve corn yields
NOVELTY, Mo. – A recent report through the Transforming Drainage project shows that drainage water recycling systems can improve corn yields and the environment, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Kelly Nelson.
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Cool-loving Chinese cabbage grows well in Missouri autumns
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The warm, sunny days and cool nights of fall in Missouri provide ideal growing conditions for cool-season vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein.“The Chinese cabbage group, which includes napa and bok choy, grows best under short days with temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees,” Trinklein said.
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Show-Me-Select lowers enrollment fees
COLUMBIA, Mo. – U.S. Marine Corps recruiters used to say they were “looking for a few good men.” University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Eldon Cole says he is “looking for a few good heifers” to help beef producers through the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program.
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Soils, cropping systems specialist joins MU Delta Research Center
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. – Justin S. Calhoun starts Sept. 1 as a University of Missouri Extension state specialist in soils and cropping systems. He will be based at the Fisher Delta Research Center (FDRC) in southeastern Missouri near Portageville. Calhoun will also be an assistant professor in the MU Division of Plant Science and Technology.
Suicide prevention in the workplace
In the United States alone, suicide accounts for nearly 40,000 lost lives per year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. That's an average of one suicide every 13 minutes. The truth is that anyone can be at risk. Sometimes you NEED help. Sometimes you ARE the help.