Home Economics
Test your smoke alarms – It could save your life
Sherry F. Nelson, LCSW, Human Development Specialist, Marion County, University of Missouri Extension
Each year more than 4,000 Americans lose their life to fire and...
Horticulture
Amending Soils with Sand
Sand is sometimes suggested as an amendment material for clay soils. However, there is good reason to be cautious about using sand. In order...
Kansas News
Fall is a Good Time for Soil Testing
Though we often think of soil testing as a spring chore, fall can actually be a better time. Soil-testing laboratories are often very busy...
Home Economics
What to do if your child worries too much
Lucy Schrader, former HES Associate State Specialist and Building Strong Families Program Coordinator, University of Missouri Extension
“My daughter worries at bedtime every night. She...
Horticulture
Work Garden Soil in the Fall
Fall is the preferred time to prepare garden soil for next spring’s vegetable garden. Spring is often wet making it difficult to work soil...
Outdoors
Whooping Crane Migration Soon to be Under Way
Annually each fall, central Kansas is one of the few places where it is possible to see Whooping Cranes. From late October through early...
Horticulture
Is It a Maple or an Oak?
Sometimes people are unsure on how to tell the difference between a maple and an oak. The easiest way is to look at how...
Outdoors
Little Apple Glow Paddle October 29
Anyone can sign up for a glow run, but to say you’ve spent an evening on a glow paddle is sure to have your...
