Free workshops help beekeepers safeguard losses
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension workshops will help beekeepers learn how to leverage USDA insurance, disaster assistance and tax exemption to strengthen their businesses. MU Extension horticulture specialist Eli Isele says the two free workshops will help beekeepers safeguard their businesses and profitability. Participants will learn about safety nets for colony losses due to precipitation and other adverse…
Learn to save the cuss words, secure your load at Pearls of Production
MU Extension specialists will show women in agriculture how to hone their shop skills at “Save the Cuss Words 2.0: You Got This” during the annual Pearls of Production Women in Agriculture Conference on Nov. 8 in Columbia. Other sessions will cover swine and beef topics, small ruminant management, beekeeping and emergency management.
Learn about beekeeping Nov. 8 at Pearls of Production
Women in production livestock can learn about beekeeping Nov. 8 at Pearls of Production in Columbia. The Heroes to Hives program seeks to address financial and personal wellness of military veterans through free professional training and community development centered around beekeeping.
Women in livestock webinar series starts March 25
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension’s Pearls of Production committee is hosting five online sessions for women livestock producers across the state over the next few months. Although the content is created for women producers, all producers are welcome to attend. The first “Pixels for Production” session is 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, and focuses on small ruminants like goats and sheep.
Serving those who served
Discover how dedicated programs support veterans with resources, education, and community services to ease their transition to civilian life.
Heroes to Hives offers veterans training, camaraderie and purpose
Heroes to Hives provides veterans with beekeeping training, fostering camaraderie and a renewed sense of purpose.
Total eclipse is brief 'buzzkill' for bees
Bees remain active as light fades during the eclipse, then abruptly go silent at totality—an unexpected behavioral pause likely mimicking nightfall.
Heroes to Hives to expand in 2024
Heroes to Hives offers veterans free beekeeping training and community support, expanding to a new St. Louis site in 2024.
Veterans find peace, skills and income with Heroes to Hives
Veterans find healing and purpose through beekeeping, gaining skills, camaraderie, and income with the Heroes to Hives program.
Heroes to Hives and other MU Extension programs help veterans
Programs train veterans in beekeeping and farming while connecting them with peers and new career opportunities.
Suicide prevention in the workplace
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From national security to food security
Veterans develop new skills in beekeeping and business to aid their transition to civilian life, while supporting agriculture and pollination efforts.
First state chapter of Heroes to Hives beekeeping program begins at MU
Missouri launches its first Heroes to Hives program, teaching veterans beekeeping skills and pollinator care.