Month: March 2025

By Grandma’s Best-Loved RecipesSubmitted by Mary Bailey This easy bread recipe is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. Irish Soda Bread 4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspooon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon caraway seeds 1/3 cup vegetable shortening 1 cup raisins or currants 1 egg 1 3/4

Occasionally, a story is told that warrants a word of thanks to readers. In the Nov. 14 issue of the Corner Post, an article introduced readers to a group of volunteers who gather twice a year to work on a project that helps strangers throughout the world. Recently, we stopped by the Rolf Farm near

By Wayne Flanary | University of Missouri ExtensionSubmitted to Corner Post Liming acid soils can increase yields, for example, research from changing the pH from 4.5 to 6.0 increased soybean yields by fifteen percent. The benefit of liming comes from increasing the soil pH to the crop’s favorable range for growth. There are many other

By Linda GeistUniversity of Missouri Extension CARROLLTON, Mo. — If a leprechaun leaps from the faerie den this St. Patrick’s Day to ask if you know a shamrock from a clover, what will you answer? “If you said the shamrock is a clover, you’re in luck,” says University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Kathi Mecham.

By Julie HarkerUniversity of Missouri Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension’s Pearls of Production committee is hosting five online sessions for women livestock producers across the state over the next few months. Although the content is created for women producers, all producers are welcome to attend. The first “Pixels for Production” session is

By Kirt Anthony Submitted to Corner Post When you hear the word “barber” do you think of a red, white and blue spiral-striped pole? Does the name Floyd come to mind? Most readers of this article who were born after 1800 would answer Yes to the first question. (Readers of this article who were born

Check out these upcoming events. 21st Annual Farm City Breakfast, 7-9 a.m. March 14 in St. Joseph, Missouri 72nd Annual Lions Pancake Days, March 14-16, St. Joseph, Missouri (see page 8) Laughlin Angus Open House Bull Sale, March 15, Maryville Missouri Free Spaghetti Dinner, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, March 16, First Baptist Church, 21298 Chestnut Street,

By Region D Recycling & Solid Waste Management DistrictSubmitted to Corner Post ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — A free composting class for residents of Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, and DeKalb Counties will be offered on two different dates in May to educate people on the process and benefits of composting at home. Todd Higgins, a horticulture specialist

Remember the story about the country mouse that went to visit his cousin in the city, and then the visitor returned the favor by playing host to the city mouse? Both learned new things about the other’s lifestyle, including advantages and disadvantages. Each developed an appreciation for what they had, and for how they could