MU Animal Sciences 2021 Leadership Academy $500 scholarship winners were Jadyn Lower, Humansville; Brooke Anderson, Ionia; Aubrey Mattson, Conception Junction; and Alex Schnell, Sturgeon. Photo courtesy of Marcia Shannon.

$2,000 in scholarships awarded at MU Animal Sciences Leadership Academy

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Four participants in the University of Missouri Division of Animal Sciences 2021 Leadership Academy took home $500 scholarships to MU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.MU Extension swine nutritionist Marcia Shannon said winners were selected by their peers based on group presentations on current topics.

Soybean seedlings, one rotten and one slow to emerge, from a field with extensive stand loss due to seedling disease. Photo by Kaitlyn Bissonnette.

Spring rains bring root rots to Missouri field crops

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Frequent spring rains in Missouri set the stage for seedling and root rotting diseases that can lower yields.Pythium species usually infect the roots of corn, soybean and wheat, especially in the northern half of the state, says University of Missouri Extension plant pathologist Kaitlyn Bissonnette.

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Master Naturalist grants help Forsyth and Willard 5th graders learn outdoors

Springfield Plateau Chapter Missouri Master Naturalist News Release   Contact:    Jennifer Ailor, 417-581-4018   Master Naturalist grants get students outside to learn

Jenny Cummings, a member of the Randolph County Extension Council, turned Candace Rodman's idea into the graphic used on T-shirts and other materials for the 100 Miles in 100 Days challenge.

400-plus accept the challenge: 100 Miles in 100 Days

MOBERLY, Mo. – When Candace Rodman pitched the 100 Miles in 100 Days challenge, she thought she’d be lucky if even 100 Randolph County residents signed up.Rodman, a University of Missouri Extension county engagement specialist in nutrition and health education, wanted to offer a free, fun incentive to get more people moving this summer and spend time outside.

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June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

From Dwayne T. James, EDIC chair and county engagement specialist in community economic development, St. Louis County

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Basic Event Planning Steps for the Neighborhood

So you volunteered to plan the neighborhood July 4th parade, but you have no idea how to start? Do not panic. Here are some basic steps on how to plan an event. Follow these steps – and apply some elbow grease and time -- and you should have an event that leaves your attendees ready for your next one. 1.      Come up with an idea or theme for an event

Dairy farmers, dairy industry leaders and others joined Missouri Gov. Mike Parson during his proclamation of June as Dairy Month.

June Dairy Month proclamation

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. – Surrounded by dairy farmers and industry leaders, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on June 8 proclaimed June as Dairy Month.The proclamation recognizes the hard work and contributions of our dairy farmers statewide, said Reagan Bluel, University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist and educational director for Missouri Dairy.

Aynsley Harmon, bottom left, and fellow 4-H’ers practice the reciting the 4-H pledge(opens in new window), led by DeafLEAD’s Nicole Hohlt, middle row, right; and Katie Hogan, MU Extension engagement specialist in 4-H youth development, bottom right.

Pledging head, heart, hands and health, Missouri 4-H'ers flock to new ASL project

KAHOKA, Mo. – Aynsley Harmon, a 12-year-old from Kahoka, Missouri, wanted to be able to talk with a deaf relative she sees at family reunions. So she did what any resourceful 4-H’er does: She looked for a project to help her accomplish her goal.

Senior Airman Santiago Valdez and his wife, Julie, are polishing their beekeeping skills in MU Extension’s Heroes to Hives program, which teaches veterans and their families about beekeeping. The couple’s backyard hive provides honey and beeswax for their

From national security to food security

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Santiago and Julie Valdez say the Heroes to Hives program offered by University of Missouri Extension offers a sweet opportunity to expand their business and connect with other beekeepers who are veterans. MU’s Heroes to Hives program is the first state chapter modeled after a program offered through Michigan State University and its partners.

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Building a network to support next-generation manufacturing in Missouri

Missouri manufacturers, chambers of commerce and business and economic development organizations will team up with University of Missouri System researchers over the next 18 months in a series of roundtable events across the state aimed at strengthening Missouri’s manufacturing sector. The first roundtable was held on May 25 with several manufacturers from northeastern Missouri.

Aly Francis, standing at right, presents ground pork from her barrows to a senior center in Paris, Mo. Her efforts to curb food insecurity by donating pigs helped inspire Hogs for Hunger. Photo courtesy of Aly Francis.

Missouri 4-H'ers can reduce food insecurity across the state

COLUMBIA, Mo. – More than 1.1 million Missourians are food insecure. Missouri Farmers Care and Missouri 4-H are working with pork producers, meat processors and now FFA and 4-H youths to help curb food insecurity in the state.

Top three juniors in the poultry judging contest, from left: Asher Ahrens and Hunter Aufdenberg, both of Cape Girardeau County, and Aiden Wimmer, Callaway County.

2021 Missouri 4-H State Poultry Day

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Thirty youths from around the state participated in Missouri 4-H State Poultry Day, held June 12 at the University of Missouri Animal Science Research Center.

'The stocker cattle industry acts as a niche transition between the cow-calf operation, the feedlots and the packers by putting weight on calves as cheaply as we can,' says MU Extension beef specialist Eric Bailey.

Stocker cattle could add value to your operation without breaking the bank

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Stocker cattle make up just 12 percent of the 4.25 million head currently part of the beef industry in Missouri. But these cattle could add as much as $78 million to Missouri’s economy, according to the Missouri Beef Value-Added Study, a 2016 University of Missouri Extension report for the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority.

Montgomery County 4-H'er Kendra Stille and her 26-inch channel catfish, the Missouri state fish.

Missouri 4-H'ers net awards at 2021 Sportfishing Slam

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The 2021 Missouri 4-H Sportfishing Slam ran March through May with 30 contest entries. The Slam offers nine different categories made up of varying species, habitats and baits. 4-H members are challenged to stretch their knowledge and skills of fishing in Missouri.

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Show-Me-Select sale at Palmyra marks 25th year

PALMYRA, Mo. – Twenty-nine buyers bought more than $305,000 worth of bred heifers in less than 60 minutes at the June 5 Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program sale at F&T Livestock Auction in Palmyra.University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Daniel Mallory said 165 heifers averaged $1,851.

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Make the most from late-planted soybean

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Soggy fields, low soil temperatures and 16 cloudy days in May delayed soybean planting in Missouri.Average yield for soybean planted in the third week of June is at least 25% less than soybean planted in early May, and July plantings fare even worse, says University of Missouri Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold.

MU Extension specialists are seeing signs of ergot in Missouri grasses. Ergot bodies look like mouse droppings, as seen in this 2013 file photo. The toxic fungus infects grasses and cereal crops and can cause severe illness and death in livestock. Photo b

Be on lookout for ergot

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri livestock and forage specialists are reporting ergot infestations that can cause major losses in livestock, said MU Extension state forage specialist Craig Roberts.

Annual population change in Missouri counties (2019-2020). From 'Population Trends in Missouri and Its Regions' by Mark White, University of Missouri associate extension professor.

MU report looks at population trends in Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri’s population grew by about 11,000 people from 2019 to 2020. This 0.2% increase is only half the national rate of 0.4%, though it is typical of the modest growth experienced by many other Midwestern states.

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Rising feed prices call for cutting the fat in cow-calf operations

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey says beef producers can offset rising feed prices with changes in their operations. “It’s time to literally cut the fat from cow-calf operations,” says Bailey.Rising corn and soybean commodity prices are making their way downstream to feed prices, putting a pinch on profits.

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Preparing Undergraduates for Agriculture and Food Research Careers: An Internship Paradigm

Abstract: The University of Missouri Integrated STEM Internship Program (MU-ISIP) is a 9-week internship experience that helps prepare undergraduates for the workforce or graduate school in four Agriculture, Food and Research Initiative (AFRI) areas:

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Up to test – what does that mean?

NEVADA, Mo. – “I brought it up to test.” University of Missouri Extension agronomist Pat Miller often hears that when farmers talk about crop fertilizer applications.“I do not think it means what you think it means,” Miller says, quoting the movie “The Princess Bride.”According to Miller, people who say that usually mean that they made a one-time fertilizer application recommended by a soil test.

American gooseberry fruit at the immature stage ready for harvest. Photo by Michele Warmund.

Gooseberry: Small but mighty

COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Gooseberry grows as a small deciduous shrub with edible fruit,” says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Michele Warmund.Gooseberry clubs once popular

MU Extension, Faith Walk Academy, Monroe County officials, and MU Master Naturalists and Master Gardeners help Faith Walk Academy students learn about gardening and supply food for the community. Participants in the effort include, from left, Sarah Geist,

Healthy communities begin with healthy food

PARIS, Mo. – Healthy communities grow in bountiful gardens.A partnership between University of Missouri Extension and groups in the Mark Twain Lake area is teaching people in Monroe County to grow and use fresh produce.

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Buyers show confidence at Show-Me-Select heifer sales

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Spring Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer sales saw heavy interest and strong prices, says Erin Larimore, sales coordinator for University of Missouri Extension’s Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program.

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Full house packs Show-Me-Select sale at Vienna

VIENNA, Mo. - The May 21 Show-Me-Select Bred Heifer Sale at South Central Regional Stockyards in Vienna, Mo., saw a full house with lively bidding.Eighteen consignors from Osage, Maries, Callaway, Gasconade, Crawford and Miller counties sold 159 heifers for $311,800, said University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Anita Ellis.Lenny Keilholz sold the top-selling lot for $2,400 per head. Two lots were purchased online via DV…

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