The University of Missouri Extension will host a program about enrolling in the Affordable Care Act at the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library in Trenton later this month. The program will be held at the Hoover Theater in the library the evening of November 20 at 6 o’clock. Grundy County Extension Family Financial Education Specialist […]
You’ve just been elected to a public board of directors, now what? The University of Missouri Extension offers a two-night course to help newly elected board members. The course is offered at Unionville, Kahoka, Trenton, Brookfield, Edina and Palmyra, 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 16. Topics: Roles and responsibilities of board members. Procedures and […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold a program on backgrounding calves next month. State Beef Nutrition Specialist Doctor Eric Bailey will present the program at the Mercer County Extension Office in Princeton the night of November 13th at 7 o’clock. Topics to be covered include feed rations for backgrounding, feeding management, and a report […]
A University of Missouri Extension Farm Management Specialist from Unionville will receive the Agriculture Educator Lifetime Achievement Award from the Missouri Livestock Symposium. Joe Koenen will receive the award during the Symposium in Kirksville in December. The Symposium presents the award yearly to an agriculture educator who has made a significant contribution to the agriculture […]
Farmers are being sought to participate in the 2017-2018 University of Missouri Extension Strip Trial Program, which helps farmers and crop advisers compare on-farm management decisions and practices. The program uses on-farm, field-scale research to give growers farm-specific data to guide decisions that can protect or improve the bottom line, said MU Extension nutrient management […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold classes next month on rules and procedures elected officials and public board members should know. Faculty will present information on Missouri’s open meetings laws, fiscal responsibilities, and board procedures in several locations in northern Missouri the nights of November 9th and 16th from 6 to 9 o’clock. Those […]
University of Missouri Extension Nutrition and Health Education Specialist Janet Hackert will retire next month. An open house to honor Hackert for her service will be held at the Harrison County Extension Office October 16th. Cake will be served that morning from 8 o’clock to noon and that afternoon from 1 o’clock to 4:30. Hackert’s […]
Research from the University of Missouri Extension finds that subsurface irrigation as part of an integrated drainage water management system boosts corn yields by more than 40 bushels per acre and up to 14 bushels per acre for soybean on poorly drained flat soils. Further research is evaluating sub surface drip irrigation on soils with […]
The University of Missouri Extension’s Forage Systems Research Center in Linneus will hold its annual field day next month. The free event will be held September 12th beginning at 8:30 in the morning. The Missouri Department of Conservation will share information on edge feathering timber to improve quail habitat and Chronic Wasting Disease in deer […]
Nine Missouri weather stations recently received updates to help farmers and chemical applicators know when to spray herbicides to avoid off-target movement caused by temperature inversions. The University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program operates 24 real-time weather stations throughout the state. The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council recently funded updates for stations in Monroe City, […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold a program on growing alternative horticulture crops at the Linn County Area Career and Technical Center in Brookfield the night of May 8. Registration will be at 6 o’clock, and the program will start at 6:30. Attendees will learn how to grow mushrooms and elderberries in their own […]
Nanetta Carter of Savannah will be recognized as the Lead Gift Contributor for 2016-2017 at the North Central Missouri College Foundation Celebration at the Ketcham Community Center the evening of April 27th at 6 o’clock. Distinguished Alumni Paul Costello, Linda Crooks, Don Gibson, and George “Jack” McCausland, as well as scholarship recipients, will also be […]
The University of Missouri Extension will offer workshops on preventing and responding to disease outbreaks in animals and wildlife this March. One of those workshops will be held at the Missouri Department of Conservation Northeast Regional Office at 3500 South Baltimore Street in Kirksville March 24th from 9:30 in the morning to 3:15 that afternoon. […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold Staying in the Farming Business: Cut Costs, Not Income meetings around the area for the next few weeks. The Staying in the Farming Business meetings will be held in Bethany Wednesday, in Braymer January 31st, in Princeton and Gallatin February 1st, in Chillicothe and Trenton February 2nd, and […]
The University of Missouri Extension will offer a class on Missouri’s fencing and boundary laws for Missouri landowners and renters in February and March. The classes will take place at various locations throughout the state via Skype the evening of February 13 from 6:30 to 9 o’clock and March 7. The fencing and boundary classes will […]
Farmers using irrigation can benefit from a new University of Missouri Extension web application. MU Extension agronomist Gene Stevens says producers can register for the free Crop Water Use web app at www.cropwater.org. In several watersheds in Missouri, the application will help growers qualify for financial incentives from the Natural Resources Conservation Service by adopting […]
University Extension is looking for persons willing to provide assistance on income tax preparations early next year. Training is to be provided for persons who wish to become volunteers in tax assistance program – often shorted to VITA. Meredith Berry is an extension specialist for the University of Missouri: Meredith Berry can be contacted at […]
University extension holds a calving clinic near Linneus December 17th. Topics include Fall and Spring calving season economics, signs of Dystocia and when to intervene, nutrition and Winter feeding during calving, and sire and heifer selection. The calving clinic begins the morning of December 17th at 10:30 at the Forage Systems Research Center near Linneus. […]
For those who are concerned about falling, University of Missouri Extension has classes starting on October 24, 2016, in Gallatin and Trenton that can help them stay independent longer. The Matter of Balance class helps people address concerns about falling. The eight-session class is designed to benefit community-dwelling older adults who have sustained a fall […]
“Flag the Technology” helps farmers and pesticide applicators reduce errors and limit off-target herbicide drift, says University of Missouri Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service developed the program in 2011. Growers in Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana are adopting the technology to bring awareness to herbicide drift. Farmers or applicators […]
