A dairy farm on the outskirts of Okawville, Ill., has adopted a technology that has revolutionized traditional dairy farming. Elm Farms, Inc., is a family farm owned and operated by Norbert Hasheider and his daughter Michelle Hasheider-Burianek. A few years ago the family was forced to make a difficult decision between continuing traditional labor-intensive milking…
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Local equine center provides therapy for mental, physical and emotional disorders
The feeling of riding a horse, breathing the scent of sawdust and horse manure, grabbing onto the reins as you start to move. Your body sways back, forth, diagonal and side-to-side as you travel around the arena. You trust the horse to walk with you without bucking or moving too quickly. This is the trust…
‘Traveling Aggie’ to spend summer in Mozambique
Breanne Brammer was eagerly awaiting her summer travels with a Mozambique visa, updated immunization records and a pre-packed suitcase. Brammer is a sophomore science and agricultural journalism major at the University of Missouri. She also is an international agriculture minor, which makes sense when you realize Brammer has traveled to six countries through study abroad…
Division clubs unite for picnic and planning
Shorts, sandals, sunshine and free barbecued pork! The Division of Applied Social Sciences held the first DASS Clubs Spring Picnic. The event was held Monday, May 6, at Stephens Lake Gordon Shelter. DASS is the Division of Applied Social Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. CAFNR is divided into specific divisions.…
Editorial: Importance of music education
The day that I decided to play the clarinet was one of the most important and fateful days of my life. As a 10 year old who tried every sport and afterschool activity but had yet to excel, it seemed that music education was my last resort. Little did I know that the first horribly…
Let me introduce you to your meat; students learn beef facts
There’s a cow in Lowry Mall? As students walked across Lowry Mall May 8, they may have noticed a cow, booths of information about beef and a station to purchase rib eye sandwiches. The Mizzou Collegiate Cattlewomen and Boone County Cattlemen organized the fourth annual Meet Your Meat event to educate others about beef. “Don’t…
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