Starting this fall, Missouri 4-H will be able to reach more youths and families across the state through an easy-to-use online learning platform called Canvas that brings 4-H project-based learning directly into the home.
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In-season nitrogen application boosts profits
Use of in-season nitrogen on corn has increased in Missouri and surrounding states over the past 10 years. What used to be rare is now common. Some of these applications are planned, but others are to give corn yields a boost when wet weather causes nitrogen loss.
Free online classes now available to Missourians through Coursera partnership
Missouri workers who have been displaced by the economic disruption can now enroll in online classes for free. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development has partnered with Coursera, an online learning platform, to help Missourians skill up and get back to work.
MDC announces five hunters drawn for elk permits
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering Missourians the state’s first elk-hunting season in modern history starting this October. For the inaugural season, MDC will issue one permit each to five lucky Missourians randomly drawn from 19,215 permit applications, including 33 for one resident-landowner antlered-elk permit and 19,182 for four general permits.
Governor signs HB 1768 and HB 2120 extending Missouri Broadband Grant Program
Governor Mike Parson has signed HB 1768 and HB 2120 extending the Missouri Broadband Grant Program through 2027.
Rolla special waste collection at Brewer Science diverts 29.91 tons of recyclable material from landfill
Meramec Regional Planning Commission, with funding from the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District (ORSWMD) and volunteer support from Brewer Science and the city of Rolla, gathered 29.91 tons of residential scrap electronics, appliances and tires at the 15th annual special collection held June 13 at Brewer Science in Rolla.