MU Extension workshop offers teens chance to hone video skills, raise awareness of impact of deployment on peers   COLUMBIA, Mo. – Teens who want to learn about video production should plan to attend 3…2…1 Action! ? a University of Missouri Extension workshop, April 18 through 20, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster. Teens…

Last spring’s freeze means fruit growers must prune more, split fertilizer applications COLUMBIA, Mo. – The unprecedented freeze of spring 2007 will affect fruit harvested this year, requiring more pruning and multiple fertilizer applications, said a University of Missouri fruit specialist. “When temperatures plummeted in April after a very warm March, many growers had already…

Seeding legumes in pastures cuts nitrogen cost,boosts livestock performance, MU specialist says COLUMBIA, Mo. – High-priced nitrogen has livestock producers worried about the cost of fertilizing their pastures, said a University of Missouri Extension forage specialist. “There are cost-saving alternatives that improve grazing for livestock,” said Rob Kallenbach, Columbia. “Overseeding legumes into grass pastures now…