Youth from across the nation go on location to Columbia, Mo., this summer for FilmFest 4-H, the national 4-H film festival. Co-produced by Missouri 4-H and the Missouri Film Office, FilmFest 4-H has drawn youth participants from 21 states since its inception. “Companies across all industries use digital media every day,” said Andrea Sporcic, specialist […]
The 2018 Missouri Rural Survey is now available online to solicit input from Missouri residents, business owners, and elected officials on sustaining local communities and building strong local economies. The University of Missouri Extension reports the survey will take participants about 10 minutes to complete, there are no right or wrong answers, and answers will […]
The Missouri College Advising Corps, headquartered at the University of Missouri, has helped more than 20,000 students enroll in college since 2008. As it begins its second decade, MCAC is poised to help even more students. MCAC’s trained advisers, themselves recent college graduates, commit to two years of full-time, on-site service at one of 43 […]
United States Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri visited North Central Missouri College Tuesday afternoon to discuss Pell Grants and college affordability with students, educators, administrators, and community members. Blunt is the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Education. He talked about the rise in the maximum Pell Grant award in […]
University of Missouri Extension agronomists voiced concern during a teleconference that cool, dry conditions are causing delayed planting and slow forage growth statewide. MU Extension climatologist Pat Guinan reported double-digit departures from normal temperatures for northern Missouri during the first three weeks of April. Much of the state also suffers from a lack of moisture, […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has extended the testing process for its 106th Recruit Class with the application deadline of April 26, 2018. Testing for prospective troopers will be administered in the following areas: Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO ─ Tentatively scheduled for 04/27/2018 Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO ─ April 18, 2018 Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO ─ To be determined […]
“The genie’s out of the bottle” on the spotted lanternfly, University of Missouri Extension entomologist Kevin Rice told farmers Feb. 8 at the second annual NEMO Soils and Crop Conference in Palmyra. Rice gave farmers an update on insects to watch in the upcoming growing season. He urged them to contact him when they find […]
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’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 […]
University of Missouri Extension specialists recently began a survey to learn how many specialty crop growers there are in the state and what their economic impact is. MU Extension commercial agriculture economists Joe Horner and Ryan Milhollin say the survey helps MU and the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) decide how to best help these […]
A piece of legislation sponsored by State Representative Rusty Black of Chillicothe made it to the house calendar for debate, was voted to be the third read and passed, and now heads to the Missouri Senate. The Missouri House of Representatives website says HB 886 “changes the employer contribution for the College and University Retirement […]
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 hold an Ag Technology Update discussing drones and mobile technology use in agriculture and farm management decisions at the Bucklin R-2 School Vo-Ag Classroom the night of April 10th from 6:30 to 9 o’clock. Topics to be covered include the potential uses of unmanned aerial vehicle technology in agriculture; […]
Jose Sanchez Barron IV, a 19-year-old former Trenton, MO resident passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the University of Columbia Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at the Trenton High School Gymnasium. A rosary will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at […]
The University of Missouri Extension will offer “Beef Cattle ReproGene” sessions next month. One of the sessions will be held at Floral Hall at Macon County Park on South Highway 63 in Macon March 11th from 11 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Extension specialists will review current breeding technology and […]
A Resident of Galt, Cynthia Lynn Gott, died late Saturday night at the University of Kansas medical center in Kansas City. She was 55 years old, had operated the Galt Cafe since 1995 and was an EMT with the Galt Fire Protection District. Surviving relatives include her father Bob Gott of Galt; brothers Ben and […]
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 […]
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. […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in December in a case filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt Express). Grain Belt Express seeks a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within Buchanan, Clinton, […]
