News releases from MU Extension and the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/index.idc Recent Stories en-us Copyright © 2012 University of Missouri - College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources - All rights reserved agebb@missouri.edu (MU Extension - AgEBB) 15 Watermelons in the home garden http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5865 Tue, 22 May 2012 14:32:39 CDT Most plants in the vegetable garden need just a few square feet of space to grow well. Members of the squash family, called cucurbits, are the exception. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5865 Dryness creeps north in Missouri http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5863 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:54:12 CDT Missouri's spring is on track to be the warmest on record. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5863 MU expert offers tomato tips, encourage gardeners to try different varieties http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5862 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:10 CDT Tomatoes reign supreme as the No. 1 home gardening vegetable for a reason. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5862 Disease problems dog trees around state http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5859 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:30:45 CDT Two diseases this spring are making trouble for some tree species around Missouri. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5859 Think of land price as bushels of corn, MU economist tells Breimyer Seminar http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5858 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:58:35 CDT To help farmers decide how much debt farmland can support, Joe Horner asks them to calculate payments not in dollars but in bushels of corn. That may surprise some on how cheap land has become. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5858 You should still scout for soybean seedling diseases http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5857 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:46 CDT With above-average temperatures and ideal planting conditions this spring in most of Missouri, widespread soybean seedling diseases are less likely to occur, but farmers should still be on the lookout, says a University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5857 Top 10 horticulture tips from veteran MU Extension agronomist http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5856 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:22:14 CDT During her 23 years as a University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist, Pat Miller has answered a lot of questions and looked at a lot of plants. Here are her top 10 horticulture tips. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5856 A problem with patches Fertilizing, watering can worsen fungal diseases in lawns. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5854 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:06:00 CDT A lawn can be a source of pride when healthy and green, but a front yard full of disease can be an embarrassment. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5854 Turning food waste into energy University of Missouri research furthers effort to get more from leftovers. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5851 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:53:43 CDT America is not only a land of big waistlines, but also of big waste when it comes to food. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5851 'Pink slime' label echoes 'swine flu' misnomer, notes MU Extension economist http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5850 Wed, 09 May 2012 14:03:52 CDT Just as the "swine flu" misnomer for the H1N1 virus had an economic impact on the swine industry, the pejorative "pink slime" is causing notable impact on the beef industry, said a University of Missouri Extension economist. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5850 Show-Me-Select heifer sale sets record prices for fall-calving replacements at Fruitland, Mo. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5848 Mon, 07 May 2012 16:49:53 CDT A record-high price of $3,400 for an individual Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer was set at the spring sale at the Fruitland Livestock Auction, May 5. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5848 Thinning fruit in the home orchard http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5847 Mon, 07 May 2012 13:53:07 CDT Sometimes fruit trees try to produce more fruit than is good for the plant. Poor fruit size and flavor, plant stress, and alternate bearing can result when certain types of fruit trees aren't properly thinned. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5847 Warm temperatures continue through April; May rainfall uncertain http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5844 Fri, 04 May 2012 17:02:38 CDT It's too close to call yet, but April temperatures this year look to be cooler than March's. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5844 MU ag prof inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5843 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:31:59 CDT Mike Cook has earned the title hero-a cooperative hero. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5843 MU research identifies method to remove faulty sperm from artificial insemination process http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5841 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:43:41 CDT All bull semen is not created equal, but Peter Sutovsky has found a way to level the bovine-fertility playing field. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5841 Quail, pollinators, farming featured at June 21 field day at MU Bradford Research Center http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5839 Thu, 03 May 2012 15:15:12 CDT You can learn about the birds and the bees June 21 when University of Missouri's Bradford Research Center hosts a field day on bobwhite quail and native pollinators. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5839 Show-Me cow herd owners tour Kansas feedlots; learn that quality premiums start on home farm http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5837 Wed, 02 May 2012 13:12:16 CDT Missouri beef producers learned that how their calves perform in feedlots starts with what happens on their farms-even before breeding time. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5837 Dairy title in new Farm Bill cuts volatility, MU economist tells congressional committee http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5836 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:55:30 CDT Dairy programs in the draft 2012 Farm Bill can reduce milk-feed margin volatility, which has plagued milk producers in recent years. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5836 Safety measures lessen market impact of recent mad cow disease case, says MU economist http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5835 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:31:59 CDT Mad cow disease is much less scary to beef consumers than it was when the first case in the U.S. was found almost a decade ago. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5835 Is it cost-effective to bale your own hay? http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5834 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:26:22 CDT The greening of pastures and the rising of temperatures have led ruminant-livestock owners to start thinking about the upcoming haying season. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5834 As temperatures rise, gardeners look to warm-season vegetables http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5833 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:30:18 CDT Home gardeners can finally put their green thumbs back to work on garden mainstays like tomatoes and peppers. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5833 True armyworm poised to threaten crops http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5832 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:07:38 CDT True armyworms are on the march this spring, and farmers need to be checking fields to make sure their crops aren't among the casualties. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5832 'Ghosts' of storms past may haunt damaged homes Moisture, humidity can trigger mold growth. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5831 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:29:35 CDT Homeowners who made repairs after last year's floods and windstorms may now be finding ghostly shadows-dirty patches of mold and mildew-in parts of the home that got wet. This is a health hazard for people living in the home. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5831 Benefits of a well-drained soil http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5829 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:20:35 CDT An ideal soil is half solid and half pore space by volume, and that pore space should be equal parts air and water. Gardening practices greatly influence pore space in cultivated soils. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5829 To seed or to transplant? http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5827 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:39:46 CDT A fundamental and often overlooked decision in planting a garden is whether to directly seed a crop into the soil or to place transplants of a crop into the garden, says a University of Missouri Extension horticulturist. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5827 Midwest Boar Stud Managers Conference to draw international audience Aug. 9-10 in St. Louis http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5823 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:03:45 CDT When it comes to improving animal reproduction, the males of most species usually get the short end of the stick. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5823 Get into a two-week planting schedule http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5822 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:48:45 CDT Too many gardeners go all in when it comes to planting a vegetable garden by planting the entire garden at once, says a University of Missouri Extension horticulturist. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5822 It's time for asparagus http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5819 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:42:58 CDT Asparagus is always a welcome sight in spring as a first opportunity for fresh vegetables straight from the garden. It is important to know how to prepare and store fresh asparagus for the best taste and maximum freshness, says a University of Missouri Extension nutrition and health education specialist. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5819 MU will host the first international symposium on elderberries in 2013 http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5818 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:39:53 CDT It's been known for centuries as nature's medicine chest, but modern scientists have mostly ignored the elderberry-until recently. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5818 Heavy alfalfa weevil, pea aphid populations seen across state http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5817 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:15:06 CDT The silvered tops of alfalfa around Missouri tell the tale of a bug that just can't eat enough. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5817 Return to the forest: Dusty Walter named superintendent at Wurdack Research Center and director of natural resources management for the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources' out-state research center network. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5815 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:02:04 CDT A passion for the outdoors has guided Dusty Walter's career-although it took him awhile to get there. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5815 Two May sales set for Show-Me-Select heifers; quality keeps getting better, coordinator says http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5812 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:30:34 CDT Quality keeps getting better at the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer sales, says Roger Eakins, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist, Jackson, Mo. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5812 Northwest Missouri farmers prepare for planting a year after flood Up to 30,000 acres in floodplain remain out of production. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5811 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:11:31 CDT Temporary levees serve as signposts on the road to recovery from floods in northwestern Missouri that brought thousands of acres of farming to a screeching halt in 2011. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5811 FCS Financial endows MU Extension 4-H animal science programs http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5808 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:51:03 CDT FCS Financial, a member of the Farm Credit System, has pledged $25,000 to establish the FCS Financial - Missouri 4-H Animal Science Fund. The pledge supports the Missouri 4-H Foundation endowment initiative, The Next Sixty Years, which focuses on providing permanent support for University of Missouri Extension 4-H state programs. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5808 New nutrition labels on meat and poultry make decisions easier http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5806 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:45:36 CST On March 1, a new rule of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service took effect requiring nutrition labeling on major cuts of raw meat and poultry products. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5806 Weeds get jump-start with early warm weather, more control may be needed, says MU specialist http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5805 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:40:58 CST With the early spring warm-up, farmers may face two herbicide applications instead of one before they start planting soybeans. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5805 Lesser-known plants that deserve a place in the Midwest vegetable garden http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5804 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:59:07 CST There are a lot of vegetables out there for home gardeners in the Midwest to try beyond the standard offerings at the garden center, says a University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5804 Lending a helping paw MU Extension program connects farmers with disabilities to service animals. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5802 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:20:26 CST He's a different kind of dog for a different sort of farmer. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5802 Field day schedule set for 2012 http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5800 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:49:00 CST Droughts, floods, spring deluges, and late and early frosts are all possibilities that face Missouri farmers-sometimes in a matter of days. While no one can control the weather, you can learn the best ways to prepare for it and adapt to it at CAFNR's Field Days across the state. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/queries/showall.idc?story_num=5800