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Food Safety, Holidays, Home and Family

Turkey safety myths roasted

Friends and family share tips for creating the ideal Thanksgiving meal; however, not every “secret” passed down is true - or safe. Read More



Barn storm damage aftermath. (Courtesy: National Weather Service)
If you receive seeds in the mail that you didn't order, do not plant them. They could be invasive species or harbor pests or diseases harmful to native plants, insects, crops and livestock. (2020 Missouri Department of Agriculture file photo)

Don’t plant seeds you didn’t order

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Millie LaRue - Egg Collector (No Rulz Ranch Hatchery)

Safety first: keeping children and chickens together

Hunting (Journal stock photo)

After the hunt: food safety begins in the field

Group Of Male Sports Fans Tailgating In Stadium Car Park (Photo: iStock - monkeybusinessimages)

Kickoff your tailgate party with food safety

K-State veterinarian Bob Larson says cattle cannot transmit lumpy jaw or wooden tongue to each other. Groups of animals only contract the diseases when consuming the same coarse grasses. (Photo: K-State Research and Extension)

Cattle Chat: Look out for lumpy jaw and other facial diseases

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service