Views: 0The Princeton percussion ensemble earned a silver outstanding rating at the State Music Festival on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia Thursday. Band teacher Mark Knorr says members of the ensemble include Calvin Berwanger, Claton Sweeten, Parker Howsden, Cody Kelly, Preston Thomas, and Austin Kelly.
Views: 0The University of Missouri Extension of Harrison County and Girl Scout Service Unit 816 will present a babysitting clinic for Harrison County youth between the ages of 11 and 15. The youth will practice and learn various aspects of babysitting during the clinic to be held at the Immanuel Baptist Church of Bethany June […]
Views: 0An unusual pest—the Winter Grain Mite—has appeared in southwestern Missouri wheat fields. “I was scouting wheat fields and saw a small black insect with red legs and thought it was a nest of spiders at first,” said University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist Jill Scheidt. “Then I began to see them everywhere by the […]
Views: 0 With the warmer weather arriving, and young people looking to earn some money, lawn mowing is often one of the first jobs young people have. It is also one of the most dangerous spring activities, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. U.S. hospital emergency departments treat about 80,000 […]
Views: 0Strength training for older adults, and a brain fitness class are planned in Chillicothe through the University of Missouri Extension. The eight-week strength training class for older adults meets at the Grand River Multipurpose Center on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning April 16th. The hour-long classes start at 1:30 for new participants and 2:45 for those […]
Views: 0Five seconds. That is all it takes for flowing grain to trap a farmer. In 60 seconds, grain engulfs and suffocates the farmer. That is why the University of Missouri Extension, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Grain Feed Association formed an alliance to help to protect farmworkers. OSHA employees will […]
Views: 0The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the University of Missouri Extension will hold the Northwest Missouri Grazing School in June. The event will be held at the MU Hundley-Whaley Research Center in Albany June 26th through 28th. NRSC Contract Specialist Sarah Wheeler says the school will cover inventory and farm resources, soils and topology, […]
Views: 0Livestock owners increasing their herds must grow demand for meat. Current herd size expands meat supplies and domestic meat consumption to record levels. With more supply, expect lower prices, University of Missouri economist Scott Brown told the Womack Agricultural Outlook Conference in Columbia. But that didn’t happen as forecast in 2017. Growing beef demand […]
Views: 0 University of Missouri Extension staff will be hosting events in Grundy and Livingston Counties for growers to obtain or be recertified for their Private Pesticide Applicators License. All growers are invited to attend these events. The Grundy County Applicator Training and Ag Update will be held Tuesday, February 27th at the Alexander Student […]
Views: 0The University of Missouri Extension will hold a Low-Cost Home Energy Savings Tips and Tools Workshop in Princeton. The free workshop will be held at the Mercer County Extension Center Wednesday night, February 7th from 6:30 to 8:30 and will cover low-cost practices that can have a large impact on home energy bills and […]
Views: 0The University of Missouri Extension will offer a one-night program on Missouri fence laws at several locations throughout the state on two dates. Locations where the program will be shown January 23rd include the Carrollton Public Library basement. Locations for the program February 13th include the North Central Career Center in Bethany and the […]
Views: 0The University of Missouri Extension will offer a land lease program at various locations in state at the end of the month. The program will be presented via Zoom or Skype the night of January 31st from 6 to 9 o’clock. Two of the locations where it will be presented include the Extension Center […]
Views: 0The University of Missouri Extension will hold multiple Ag Updates in the area through the end of February. Ag Updates will be held at the Bethany Housing Authority January 24th, at the Carrollton Public Library January 31st, at the Braymer Sandwich Shop February 1st, at Hundley-Whaley Learning Discovery Center in Albany February 7th, at […]
Views: 0 Online and in-person training on synthetic auxin herbicides, such as dicamba, is now available, says University of Missouri Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley. Bradley and MU researcher Mandy Bish teach the online, self-paced class. For more information, go to extension2.missouri.edu/synthetic-auxin-herbicide-applicator-training-program. The Missouri Department of Agriculture requires certified applicators to complete online or in-person […]
Views: 0The University of Missouri Extension will start two estate planning classes this week. A class geared toward family estate planning will be held at the Federated Church in Hamilton Thursday as well as January 25th from 6:30 to 8:30 at night. Meridith Berry with the Grundy County Extension Office notes that individuals will need […]
Views: 0Cow-calf herd owners can send more pounds of beef to market by feeding calves after weaning. It’s called backgrounding to prepare calves for the feedlot. Speaking at the Missouri Livestock Symposium in Kirksville, December 2, Eric Bailey asked producers to think bigger. Adding more pounds to calves makes sense in Missouri with plentiful feed […]
Views: 0 Soil tests can save farmers thousands of dollars, says Manjula Nathan, director of the University of Missouri Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory. Too often, farmers follow routine fertilization schedules and end up applying too much fertilizer to fields, Nathan said. A simple soil test gives the farmer accurate information to guide nutrient management […]
Views: 0 Problems growing crops provide topics for talks at the Crop Management Conference, Dec. 14-15 in Columbia, says Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri Extension weed scientist. Answers go beyond problems faced this year with off-site herbicide drift. Bradley says the wise use of dicamba will be covered. With registration open, organizers urge early sign-up. […]
Views: 0Two new scholarships for out-of-state students have been unveiled at Mizzou. During a press conference on Wednesday, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright says one is a $7,500 scholarship for out-of-state students with an ACT score of 25 or 26, whose parents are MU graduates. The other is a $2,500 award for students from a bordering state. […]
Views: 0The University of Missouri Extension and Pro Harvest Resor Seeds sponsor a program on cover crops, forages, and animal health next month. The program will be held at Resor Seeds at 12513 LIV 255 east of Chillicothe the night of December 5th from 5 to 8 o’clock. Chad Fisher and Mike Resor of Resor […]
