Agriculture
Preparations are underway for Ozark National Scenic Riverways to accomplish several prescribed burns this spring, between mid-February and mid-April.
The burns will be carefully planned and monitored by the park's Fire Management staff. The scheduling of these prescribed burns is dependent...
As weather becomes warmer and drier in the coming days and weeks, Mark Twain National Forest personnel expect ideal conditions for conducting prescribed burning operations. A prescribed fire is a fire ignited by highly trained wildland firefighting personnel, when conditions are right, to promote...
University of Missouri Extension in Benton County, in collaboration with Lincoln University Extension, will hold a Backyard Laying Hen Workshop 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the First United Methodist Church in Warsaw.
Participants will learn basic management practices to...
Do you want to learn how you can manage nuisance wildlife in the yard, garden and on the farm? Then this program may be of interest to you. Trapping is a historical part of our heritage. In the past, individuals depended on trapping to remove unwanted animals, protect domestic animals and provide...
Enrollment for Heroes to Hives Beekeeping Training Program is open through Feb. 28.
Military veterans and their dependents are eligible to attend the free nine-month program by registering at www.heroestohives.com, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen...
University of Missouri Extension is offering an in-person Better Process Control School for processors of acidified foods Dec. 19-20. The first 25 people to sign up will be enrolled for free.
The two-day training will be held in Eckles Hall on the MU campus in Columbia. The course is primarily...
Missouri gardeners will find new guidelines in the updated USDA plant hardiness zone map.
The map helps growers zero in on which vegetables and flowers will do best in different parts of the state, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Tamra Reall.
Perennial flowers and bushes...
Cranberries have long been considered the crown jewel of Thanksgiving dinners, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein.
"This comes at somewhat of a surprise, since cranberries likely were not served at the first Thanksgiving in 1621," Trinklein says.
Although the...
Buyers paid more for Missouri farmland in 2023, according to the annual Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey from University of Missouri Extension.
More than 300 responses were collected from Missouri lenders, farmers, rural appraisers and others familiar with Missouri land values in October...
University of Missouri Extension is one of 14 partners to organize the new Heartland Regional Food Business Center serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas.
The Heartland Regional Food Business Center will help farm and food entrepreneurs build the businesses...