COLUMBIA, Mo. – Stink bugs are an all-too-familiar foe for Missouri soybean growers, but new University of Missouri research shows just how widespread they are, and how farmers can better time and target their scouting. The green stink bug accounted for more than 80% of all stink bugs collected in a recent MU study […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has set an intervention deadline of June 3, 2026, for a case filed by Spire Missouri Inc., doing business as Spire, for approval to implement changes to its Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge (ISRS). On May 19, 2026, Spire filed an application and petition requesting that
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension specialists are urging farmers, gardeners, hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to take precautions against ticks by treating clothing with permethrin, a highly effective repellent that both repels and kills ticks. The reminder comes as tick activity increases across the Midwest. Recent data from the Centers for
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Cnservation Commission will meet Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29 for its monthly meeting. On Thursday, May 28, the commission will meet at 1 p.m. for a closed Executive Session at the St. Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive in St. Louis On Friday, May 29, at 8:30 a.m. the
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LENEXA, KAN. – The EPA has announced $63,606,000 in funding to protect Missourians from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA’s unwavering commitment to Making America Healthy Again. This funding will go toward finding and replacing
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her office has filed suit against GPD Holdings LLC (“CoinFlip”) for knowingly facilitating fraudulent transactions and profiting from them with convoluted and excessive fees through cryptocurrency kiosks (Bitcoin ATMs). “Bitcoin and crypto ATMs are the new getaway cars for fraud, whisking away innocent people’s money
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Column by Rob Jones, director of Integrated Marketing Communications, University of Missouri Extension; Kale Monk, state couple and family well-being specialist, MU Extension; Naomi Meinertz, state specialist in aging, MU Extension; Chiquita Chanay, education director, Community Health Engagement and Outreach, MU Extension. Across Missouri, many people are facing a problem that hides in plain sight.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Missouri Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger has announced the student winners of the “Lieutenant Governor’s Award for American Patriotism.” Launched earlier this year to celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, the contest invited K-12 students from across the state to reflect on their love of country and the principles
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Community gardens are thriving across Missouri by pairing shared land with shared purpose, but long-term success requires more than good intentions. To support communities beyond startup enthusiasm, University of Missouri Extension has developed the Community Gardening Toolkit, says Bill McKelvey, senior project coordinator and author of the publication. Grounded in research and real-world
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – For many, the term “wildflower garden” conjures images of a delicate spring native to lightly shaded woodland sites or moist meadows. But there are may summer-blooming wildflowers native to dry, sunny hillsides, glades and other places with more austere growing conditions. Many of them are much easier to grow than spring
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