Month: July 2025

By Linda Geist University of Missouri Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension specialists say the spotted lanternfly (SLF) might appear in Missouri this summer. MU Extension and Lincoln University urban entomologist Emily Althoff says SLF recently was found in Illinois. “It’s knocking at our door,” says Althoff. First detected in the U.S. in

By Julie Harker and Linda Geist University of Missouri Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. – The first heat wave of summer can have negative effects on Missouri cattle, but it’s the second heat wave causes the most damage, say University of Missouri Extension specialists. MU Extension state specialist in veterinary toxicology and animal health Tim Evans says

By University of Missouri Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. — Registration is open for the fall online University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener course. The 15-week class begins on Aug. 10 and ends in December. Gardening is an activity with many rewards, says MU Extension horticulture specialist Debi Kelly. One of those rewards is “the satisfaction of

By Lauren Heitman Submitted to Corner Post If you grow zucchini (or have a friend or neighbor who does), you’ve probably already used plenty of the harvest in salads, breads cakes, and other baked, stewed and grilled dishes. I know we have. Here’s a new way to use up the bounty that your friends and

By Ted Smith Submitted to Corner Post When we were kids, I spent more time with my older brother and his friends than with kids my age.  He and his buddies were three years older, so they tended to have more fun and daring adventures than my peers did.  Sometimes we went out to an

By Shawn Wyble  Submitted to Corner Post There’s just something about Independence Day that can pause and move the soul, isn’t there? Even as the calendar pages turn and August advances, the echoes of the summer celebrations linger. Often simply called “The Fourth,” it’s vital we remember it’s more than just a date; it’s a

By Graham Massey  Submitted to Corner Post We got a good hay crop from our small acreage last month.  We loaded 136 square bales into our hayloft and the neighbor who cut and baled it got nine large round bales for himself. As the baler spit out its product, I considered the quality of the

Doniphan County Fair (Troy KS)  July 19-25 www.doniphan.k-state.edu/newsletters/MayJune2025ExtensionNewsletter.pdf  Page County Fair (Clarinda IA) July 21-27 www.extension.iastate.edu/page/county-fair  North Central MO Fair-Trenton MO July 29-Aug 2 www.facebook.com/p/North-Central-Missouri-Fair-100064927860981/   Nemaha County Fair (Auburn NE) Aug. 10-13 www.nemahacountyfair.org/  Richardson County Fair  (Humboldt NE) Sep. 10-13 www.facebook.com/richardsoncountyfair/  49th annual Great Pershing Balloon Derby, Aug. 29 – Sep. 1, Brookfield MO. The longest-running, continuously-sanctioned balloon event in the nation. www.pershingballoonderby.com/