Colorful Gourd Lamps (iStock - Ferit Andac ACUN)

The gourd life begins with this grow-your-own utensil

A northeastern Missouri couple, Ed and Janet Watson, celebrated their 55th anniversary by learning about forestry at a field day offered by University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation. (Photo courtesy of Brian Schweiss.)

Couple learns about forestry on 55th wedding anniversary

University of Missouri undergraduate Sam East sampling a Missouri soybean field. (MU Extension photo.)

Test for soybean cyst nematode this fall

(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Graze milo to save on winter feed expenses, says MU Extension agronomist

(Photo courtesy of University of Missouri Extension.)

Average first frost about 2 weeks away in northern Missouri

Americans feel less connected to their communities post-COVID, according to a 2023 U.S. Surgeon General’s report on loneliness and social isolation. Montana State University has partnered with MU Extension and the MU Department of Psychological Sciences to study the connection between loneliness and mental health in agricultural workers and rural residents.

Loneliness can be as harmful as smoking

2023 inductees in the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame. (Photo by Amanda Stapp.)

Elevating excellence

A specimen of common smoketree with its smoky panicles. (Photo courtesy of Michele Warmund.)

Smoketree: A sizzling hot plant that’s not just for summer