The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), in partnership with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling Nursery and the Missouri Department of Conservation, will host a Callery pear “buyback” program in locations around the state on April 23.
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3/9/24
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The Fulton County Fair will host a Spring Junior Livestock Show on May 18 at the Fulton County Fairgrounds in Salem, Ark. This show is open to any junior exhibitor.
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3/9/24
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Ozarks Food Harvest’s Full Circle Gardens program will distribute more than 9,000 Garden-to-Go kits this year to help families facing hunger in the Ozarks grow their own food, officials announced. Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, Seed Savers Exchange, The Buffalo Seed Company and other local retailers, donated more than $1.2 million worth of seeds to The Food Bank to make the kits.
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3/8/24
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The University of Missouri Extension Howell County office will host a freezer beef school Thursday and Friday in West Plains.
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3/8/24
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The Missouri Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for anticipated funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Interested people, organizations and research institutions working to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Missouri should submit their application by 3 p.m. March 26.
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3/1/24
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The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced changes to animal health requirements for beef and swine exhibitors at fairs and exhibitions in Missouri.
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2/23/24
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2/20/24
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2/20/24
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After two years of droughts in Missouri, hay supplies are low with many producers feeding hay during the summer months and lacking the pasture growth to get the tonnage comparable to previous year’s hay crops. Many producers in southern Missouri reported 50% to 75% reductions in first-cutting hay crops in 2023. With such a low availability of hay in the state and high input costs, the price of hay has increased, which adds insult to injury for livestock producers. Minimizing hay waste should be at the forefront of the minds of producers this winter.
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By Elizabeth Picking, Field Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
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2/10/24
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The Missouri Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for anticipated funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Interested individuals, community organizations and research institutions working to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Missouri should submit an application by March 26.
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2/8/24
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The University of Missouri Extension-Howell County office is offering a program for those who want to learn to manage nuisance wildlife in the yard, garden and on the farm.
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2/8/24
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Popular farm-humor columnist and speaker Jerry Crownover, who grew up in Mammoth, Ozark County, and graduated in 1970 from Gainesville High School, will speak at 10 a.m. Feb. 15 at the Ozark County Historium, 361 Main St. in Gainesville. The presentation is free and open to everyone.
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1/27/24
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Whether you call it hypertension or high blood pressure, this health condition is often called the “silent killer.” That’s because, frequently, people are unaware that they have high blood pressure until it causes a severe health problem, such as heart disease, a heart attack, or a stroke.
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By University of Nebraska Medical Center
Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health,
Omaha, Neb.
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1/25/24
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Christian Anthony Adkins, 23, Mtn. View, and Lacey Lee Andrews, 28, Mtn. View, married Dec. 30, 2023, in Birch Tree. Officiated by Jeffery Brake.
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1/19/24
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September through November 2023 will go down on record as Earth’s warmest such period on record, a substantial leap — 0.70 degrees Fahrenheit — above the previous record from 2015, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report uses historical climate data going back to 1850.
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1/19/24
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The 4-H and FFA steer weigh-in for the 2024 Heart of the Ozarks Fair will be held Feb. 10, announce officials with the University of Missouri Extension-Howell County.
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1/19/24
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It's colorless, odorless, tasteless and potentially deadly.
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By UNMC, Central States Center for Agricultural
Safety and Health, Omaha, Neb.
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1/19/24
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