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Showing posts with label extension. Show all posts
Showing posts with label extension. Show all posts
Thursday, April 28, 2022

As you plant your garden this year, beware of invasive Asian jumping worms that are spreading across the U.S.

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An invasive species called the Asian jumping worm is spreading across the United States and Canada, damaging plants, animals and forests in ...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Better than telemedicine? Program brings specialty training to rural health-care providers to help patients directly

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A virtual mentoring program, Project ECHO  (which stands for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) aims to equip rural medical provid...
Friday, October 01, 2021

Pandemic roundup: Covid the leading cause of death among law enforcement; Mississippi hires retired extension agents to get rural areas vaccinated

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Here's a roundup of recent news stories about the pandemic and vaccination efforts: In Mississippi, which has one of the nation's lo...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Dicamba damage complaints up, despite new label; seed man says he's never seen anything harm U.S. farming more

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"An estimated 650,000 acres of soybeans have been damaged by dicamba in Arkansas this summer and dicamba complaints filed with the stat...
Thursday, July 01, 2021

Feature article lauds Institute for Rural Journalism

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Al Cross speaks to Latin American journalists visiting Bardstown, Kentucky, in 2019. (Photo by Forrest Berkshire, Kentucky Standard) A new f...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

'Adulting 101,' weekly online class for teens, teaches basic skills they need to mange time, stress, money, health, etc.

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The University of Kentucky will offer an eight-week online course this summer that aims to teach teenagers nationwide about basic skills th...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Local news site links to Extension Service list of farmers who sell to the public; good idea for community papers

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During the pandemic, food-supply chains were disrupted and many farmers began selling directly to the public. In a recent column, Jennifer P...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Earth Day is Thursday; here are resources for reporting on it

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Thursday, April 22, is Earth Day. Here are a few resources for coverage: The official Earth Day website includes news stories  and resource...
Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Agricultural economists to discuss pandemic's impact on the agricultural economy in webinar at 2:30 ET Thursday

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As part of the  University of Kentucky 's Cafe Conversations series, three agricultural economists will discuss how the covid-19 pandem...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Wed. is Earth Day; here are coverage ideas and resources, and a list of possible activities from an Extension specialist

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Wednesday, April 22, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Here's a few resources to help you cover it: The official Earth Day we...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Ky. research team explores using drones to monitor cattle

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Beef cattle graze in Montana. (Alamy stock photo) Almost 3 million U.S. cows die from health problems each year, costing the cattle ind...
Monday, August 20, 2018

Rural journalism institute director promoted to full professor

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Al Cross Al Cross, the director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues , which publishes The Rural Blog, has been p...
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Monday, November 13, 2017

Wed. is deadline for big livestock and poultry farmers to file with EPA, which still doesn't have a good measuring tool; universities offer help

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Wednesday is the deadline for livestock and poultry producers who emit more than 100 pounds of ammonia or hydrogen sulfide in a 24-period t...
Monday, June 06, 2016

Mississippi State University starts center to help rural communities bridge digital divide

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The  Mississippi State University Extension Service has created a program to help nine rural communities "transition to, plan for, ...
Monday, January 11, 2016

Cooperative Extension Service has website that's all about safety and health on farms and ranches

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Farming is one of the most dangerous occupations, but many injuries and deaths could be prevented with relatively simple measures, as the...
Friday, September 26, 2014

CDC gives Extension at 6 universities $4.2 million to fight obesity in counties where it's very high

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The  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded the Cooperative Extension Service at six land-grant universities $4.2 million ...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

New Georgia law targeting Obamacare prohibits Extension Service navigators who help enrollment

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It's no secret that some states do not like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Recently Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed tw...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Organic corn selling for $14 a bushel; farmers could cash in with some education about it

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Last year's drought drove corn prices up to $8 a bushel, giving farmers incentive to plant even more corn this year, especially if it...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Is the Extension Service still useful in the digital age? It seems so, but adjustments may be needed

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It's been 100 years since extension services came to rural areas across the country, and in an age of much more advanced technology, wi...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Women outnumber men in ag-related programs

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Women enrolled in agriculture-related programs at the 67 U.S. land-grant universities outnumber the men, according to a report by the U.S. ...