The University of Missouri Forage Systems Research Center east of Linneus is the site of a program tonight regarding Summer annual forages. Those attending are to learn about using Summer annual forages to extend the grazing season and as a tool for renovating pastures and hay fields. Registration is at 6 o’clock tonight with the […]
Mercer County Extension will host a class on Fescue Toxicosis next month. Understanding Kentucky-31 Tall Fescue Toxicosis will be held at the Mercer County Extension Office in Princeton the night of July 10th at 7 o’clock. Topics to be covered include what causes it, impacts on livestock, strategies to reduce the effects on animal performance, […]
The University of Missouri Extension small business development program has helped a Brookfield construction company grow. Better By Design LLC has grown from two full-time and a few part-time employees to five full-time and as many as 13 part-time employees in the last few months. In 2009, Better By Design became a client of the […]
The University of Missouri Extension’s Matter of Balance classes will begin soon. Grundy County Extension Program Director Meredith Berry says she and Harrison County Program Director Janet Hackert will teach the eight-week class. The classes will be held at Princeton and Albany and run Tuesdays and Fridays starting May 16th. Berry says each class lasts […]
The University of Missouri Extension finished the Volunteer in Tax Assistance program for this year. Grundy County Extension Program Director and Family Financial Education Specialist Meredith Berry reports it was a busy year for the program and her personally. She explains one of the reasons was because the VITA program at North Central Missouri College […]
Several Trenton High School students and one Princeton High School performed at the State Solo and Small Ensemble Festival on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia on Friday. Trenton students receiving a one rating were senior Jacob Davis, baritone sax solo; senior Ellis Gilham, euphonium solo; and junior Claire Utley, violin solo. Trenton students […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
“Don’t look in the rearview mirror,” a University of Missouri Extension economist told cattle producers at the Kirksville Livestock Symposium. Scott Brown said record-setting high cattle prices are not likely to occur again soon. “The beef outlook approaches a new near-normal trend.” On the commodity price trend lines, Brown knocked out prices from the last […]
A University of Missouri professor of atmospheric science has given his projections on winter weather for the state of Missouri. Tony Lupo says to expect slightly colder weather this winter, and an average accumulation of snow. He noted winter weather conditions are dependent on air patterns in the west. Lupo says the colder air will cause […]
Jaylen Neff, a senior at Trenton High School, was among 112 students selected for participation in the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s High School Mini-Medical School. The program, entering its 18th year, allows high school seniors the opportunity to go through a one-week preview of medical school, attending one of two sessions, either June […]
Trenton High School student Katerina Black was the number one ranked individual in the state during meat judging competition at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia. Her team from Trenton high school finished in second place, just 30 points behind the top ranked meats judging team from Tipton. Other members of the 2nd place meats team […]
MILAN, Mo. –University of Missouri Extension in Sullivan County hosts a Show Stock Clinic for 4-H and FFA livestock exhibitors and their parents on April 9. The clinic is open to exhibitors in any county and covers beef, bucket calves, market goats, market lambs and market hogs. “Participants will learn about selection, handling, feeding, grooming, […]
University of Missouri Extension in Sullivan County is hosting a Small Animal Show Clinic on April 30 for 4-H and FFA members to improve their skills. The clinic covers rabbits, poultry and dogs, says Penny Kittle, MU Extension 4-H youth program assistant. Youth and their parents are welcome to attend. Participants are encouraged to bring […]
The University of Missouri Extension recently released an update for its free ID Weeds app for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices to help people easily identify weeds in the field, lawn, or garden. Kevin Bradley, an MU Extension weed scientist, says the update includes new graphics and is more user-friendly than the initial version. The app […]
BETHANY, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension is offering a free six-week class to help those living with chronic health conditions. Friends, families, caregivers and others are welcome to attend “Living a Healthy Life With Chronic Conditions,” says MU Extension nutrition and health education specialist Janet Hackert. The class begins April 4 at the Harrison […]
