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Susan Mills-Gray, State Specialist, Extension Professor, Nutrition and Health Education, University of Missouri Extension   As days grow longer and warmer, strawberries are first to show...

Central air conditioning systems need regular maintenance to perform at peak efficiency. Things like low refrigerant levels, dirty fans and filters, loose or worn belts,...

When most people think about their garden, they think about the fresh vegetables they will be eating all summer. The vegetables are packed with...

Almost everyone knows that exercise is good, but getting motivated can be a challenge. Most people don’t spring out of bed at dawn, grab...

Mankind's fascination with water is almost as old as civilization itself. Current headlines only cover the extremes--droughts or flooding--but there are more intrinsic, positive values...

Be among the first to sign up to attend the nation’s most popular soil health event. Online registration begins today, May 15, for growers,...

Meat thermometer is the best defense in keeping food safe.   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee says getting ready for the...

Living in a small town can be challenging for anyone. For people with disabilities, rural areas can create even more serious barriers to accomplishing...

May 14-20, 2017, is National Police Week, a time to honor the nation’s law enforcement officers. At Interior, our 3,500 law enforcement officers are...

There has been growing interest in straw bale gardening.  What better place to try this than in Kansas where straw is so abundant.  First,...