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Plant Now for a Bountiful Fall Harvest
Boost your fall garden harvest with some midsummer plantings. Fill vacant spaces left in the vegetable garden after harvesting lettuce, spinach, and other early maturing crops. Expand your edible plantings to other vacant spots in flowerbeds, mixed borders, and containers.
Read MorePlant Now for a Bountiful Fall HarvestOne Last Trip to the Buffalo
Fifty years ago, this summer I was working at Buffalo River as a naturalist for the National Park Service. It was a grand time and I loved it. In October you can help me celebrate those days and my birthday by joining me for a float down the Buffalo River.
Read MoreOne Last Trip to the BuffaloHill N Hollow Quilters Guild 40th Anniversary
by Peggy Moody, Chair Communications and Public Relations A quilt exhibit by members of Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild will be held at The Sheid at ASU during the month of August 2023. “Our 40 years 1984-2023” features beginner, intermediate, and award-winning quilts. A reception will be held August 10 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Read MoreHill N Hollow Quilters Guild 40th AnniversaryAccording to the US Drought Monitor
According to the US Drought Monitor, 100 percent of the state was classified as “abnormally dry” or worse on the July 12, 2022, report, and drought conditions existed in most of the state, peaking in mid-October. The second factor is flooded soils during the growing season.
Read MoreAccording to the US Drought MonitorA Slick, Slimy, Seldom-Seen, Salamander
by Larry Dablemont We had a good meeting at Buffalo, Mo on Sunday to kick off our “Common Sense Conservationist” membership drive. We had representatives from Owensville, Ellington, Farmington, Conway, Marshfield-Niangua and Cabool attending. I will be going to each of those communities to hold future meetings in the quest to establish C.S.C. memberships all across Missouri. If you want to be a member, contact me. I will put more information on my website, www.larrydablemontoutdoors.
Read MoreA Slick, Slimy, Seldom-Seen, SalamanderMOS presents Jerry Hopper Band Saturday
Our band for July 22 is another local favorite Jerry Hopper Band. We have some great door prizes to give away so that’s something you do not want to miss.
Read MoreMOS presents Jerry Hopper Band SaturdayIRT Blood Drive
There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive Friday, July 14, at YellvilleSummit Middle School. Donations can be made between 10 a.m.
Read MoreIRT Blood DriveExtension Corner
by Kenny Simon, Instructor and Extension Forage Specialist Has your forage yield been lower than expected? You are not alone! Many producers across the state have been experiencing the same thing. Why are yields so much lower than normal? Lance Blythe, Greene County agricultural agent, surveyed his livestock and forage producers.
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