Governor Mike Parson has appointed a new Linn County Assessor. Michele Murrell of Linneus is a current employee at the Assessor’s office and works as the Linn County Field Appraiser. She has been trained in real estate and personal property offices and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Missouri Western State University. Murrell’s community […]
The Livingston County Commission plans to discuss a culvert and road issue in Sampsel Township next week. The Commission will meet at the courthouse in Chillicothe Tuesday, March 19th starting at 9:30 with an agenda that includes George Quinn, John Quinn, and Chris Ruoff at 10 o’clock regarding the road issue and meeting with the […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Linneus woman sustained minor injuries when the van she drove lost control on snow and overturned four miles north of Linneus Friday afternoon. An ambulance transported 24-year-old Sahara Baldwin to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The van traveled south on Highway 5 before it lost control, ran off the road, […]
University Extension presents a dairy day program Monday at the MU farm in Linn County. The program begins at 10 o’clock, February 18th at the Forage Systems Research Center on Genoa Road, east of Linneus. MU extension specialist Valerie Tate talks about Monday’s speakers. Reservations are to be made with MU dairy specialist Reagen […]
Area dairy farmers can investigate ways to improve the bottom line of their farms and their profits during an educational training session near Linneus. North Missouri Dairy Day will be held at the University of Missouri Forage Systems Research Center east of Linneus on the morning of February 18th at 10 o’clock. Extension Dairy Field […]
Managed grazing makes better use of forage in a year of high-priced hay. After a drought with short grass and little hay, fall pastures grew fast with good rains. Management-intensive grazing (MIG) extends fall grass supplies. Or the grass can be saved for winter grazing, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist. Controlled […]
Two traffic accidents happened on Highway 5 in Sullivan County Thursday morning that injured drivers. The first accident was at 7:15 when a car driven by 34-year-old Joni Ussary of St. Joseph was northbound on Highway 5 when it slid off the road, struck a tree, and a fence. She was taken by private auto […]
Every so often the Forage Systems Research Center, located near Linneus, Mo., has a beef animal it can’t bring to the sale barn. There are a variety of reasons for this, including a limp leg or unwanted coat defect. While there is nothing actually wrong with the beef animal, its value at the sale barn […]
Pastures grow green for farmers. When managed well, pastures add dollars to farms. University of Missouri economists reports an added output of $125 million per year from using skills taught for management-intensive grazing (MiG) at grazing schools. “That’s annual impact, not cumulative,” says Craig Roberts, MU Extension forage specialist. Payoffs come in extra milk or […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Linneus woman Wednesday)on a felony charge of passing a bad check. Bond for 47-year-old Linda Fisk is $1,000 cash only with an appearance scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court October 9th. Court documents accuse Fisk of passing a check for $544 drawn upon […]
The Sixth District Missouri Federation of Republican Women president will speak at the next Linn County Republican Women meeting. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Central Committee at the Turner Agency of Linneus the night of September 20th. Social hour begins at 6:30, and the meeting starts at 7 o’clock. This month’s […]
Harley Naumann, an assistant professor in the Division of Plant Sciences, has a research and teaching appointment in forage physiology. His research focuses on understanding the critical physiological components of warm- and cool-season forages that lead to improved forage-livestock production systems. Naumann has been working with a unique forage since he arrived at Mizzou in […]
