Extension

May 7, 2025
Hank Stelzer receives Donald W. Fancher Provost Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Continuing Education
Hank Stelzer, associate professor of forestry, state extension specialist in forestry and education director of extension natural resources, has been given the Donald W. Fancher Provost Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Continuing Education.

May 7, 2025
Mandy Bish recognized with Provost’s Award for Creative Extension Programming by New Faculty
Mandy Bish, assistant professor and extension plant pathologist, has been chosen to receive the Provost’s Award for Creative Extension Programming by New Faculty. Bish also serves as the MU Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinator and director of SCN Diagnostics. Her research is focused on identifying economical and sustainable solutions for disease management in crop production with specific focus on corn and soybeans. This award recognizes faculty with a current (at least 25 percent) extension assignment who have made exceptional accomplishments in their first four years of service to MU in the field of extension or continuing education.

April 28, 2025
Q&A with TaylorAnn Washburn
TaylorAnn Washburn is a program director in the Division of Applied Social Sciences.

March 20, 2025
Q&A with Ivair Valmorbida
Ivair Valmorbida is an assistant professor in entomology for forage and field crops.

Feb. 27, 2025
Weighing the value of eggs amid high prices
Amid high egg prices and shortages driven by avian influenza, MU Extension experts offer practical tips and creative alternatives to keep your diet balanced and budget-friendly.

Feb. 27, 2025
Q&A with Eli Isele
Eli Isele is a horticulture field specialist.

Feb. 5, 2025
Food safety tips for Super Bowl parties
Keep your Super Bowl spread safe and scrumptious with MU Extension's essential food safety tips.

Jan. 24, 2025
Q&A with Gatlin Bunton
Gatlin Bunton is the director of the Wurdack EEC and field specialist in agronomy.

Jan. 16, 2025
Final fall 2024 Show-Me-Select sale sets record
Palmyra’s Show-Me-Select Heifer sale set a local record with $1.16 million in sales, highlighting MU Extension's impactful heifer replacement program.

Nov. 20, 2024
Q&A with Cory Bromfield
Cory Bromfield is an assistant extension professor in swine production.