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Workshop helps beginning farmers, ranchers, military veterans understand ABCs of USDA, other agencies
HANNIBAL, Mo. – Openings remain for a free Feb. 16 workshop to help beginning farmers and ranchers, including military veterans, learn about resources offered by state and federal agencies.University of Missouri Extension sponsors the workshop.
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Workshop helps beginning farmers, ranchers, military veterans
ST. PETERS, Mo. – Openings remain for free Feb. 13 and March 7 workshops to help beginning farmers and ranchers, including military veterans, learn about resources offered by state and federal agencies. University of Missouri Extension sponsors the workshops.
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Workshop helps new farmers, ranchers, military vets understand ABCs of USDA, other agencies
ELDON, Mo. – Openings remain for a free Jan. 24 workshop to help beginning farmers and ranchers, including military veterans, learn about resources offered by state and federal agencies.University of Missouri Extension sponsors the workshop.
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Blindness helps man find opportunities for others in ag
MORRISON, Mo. – Jim Brinkmann’s blindness does not keep him from helping others with vision problems reach their potential.
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Grow Your Farm program offered in downtown KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension invites anyone interested in learning to farm to attend an eight-session program, Grow Your Farm, offered by MU Extension in Jackson County. The program also offers two farm tours. Sessions begin Feb. 28 and end April 18. All sessions run 6-9 p.m. at the MU Extension center at 105 E. Fifth St. in the Kansas City River Market.
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Tips for safe snow shoveling
Stay safe while shoveling snow with tips on lifting, breaks, hydration, and proper clothing to reduce strain and injury.
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Cattle producer learns ‘new normal’ through MU Extension’s AgrAbility program
ST. JAMES, Mo. – Cattle producer Carey Portell braces for November weather. Late-stage arthritis makes it hard to feed 120 head of cattle when it’s cold. Portell says she is a 39-year-old person living in a 76-year-old’s body. She’s learned a “new normal” through the help of University of Missouri Extension’s AgrAbility program and the Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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AgrAbility program helps horse trainer begin ride of his life
NEW FRANKLIN, Mo. – Zane Volkmann always wanted to be a horse trainer. A serious accident weeks before his senior year of high school slowed his gait, but it didn’t throw him. He cinched up his saddle and began the ride of his life. “You just pick your lip up off the ground and go ride,” he said.