Scammers and con artists will always try to separate you from you money. They use all types of tricks and trades to rip you off. Now, the Affordable Care Act is a new tool in their arsenal. Today’s Guest is Brenda Procter, associate professor of consume

Accumulated precipitation for August 2013. Graphic by Pat Guinan and the Missouri Climate Center Missouri’s weather in August was full of ups-and-downs. Parts of the state saw little-to-no rain, while other regions in the Show-Me state had much more ra

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” ~ Author, G.K. Chesterton (Photo by Marc Wathieu) StoryCorp, a national oral history project, will celebrate their ten year anniversary in

Serrated ovipositor on a female spotted wing drosophila (photo by Martin Hauser) A fruit fly that can slice open berries and peaches, deposit eggs and destroy the fruit from the inside-out. Sounds like the stuff of nightmares, but this is all too real. Th

Researcher David Brune holding some of his farm-grown shrimp (Photo by Emily Kaiser) One day soon, you may discover something new when shopping for seafood: Midwest grown shrimp. It will be fresh, never frozen, and come from an environmentally friendly, s

Scam artists and con people are using the approaching Affordable Care Act sign-up to trick and intimidate consumers into making bad decisions. Today’s guest is Brenda Procter, associate professor of consumer and family economics for University of Missou

Graphic by Pat Guinan, climatologist for University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program July and August rainfall was evenly undistributed in Missouri. Some parts of southern Missouri got more than they needed, while parts of the Show-Me S

June, in Missouri, had a few days of cool temperatures. Some regions in the state had lots of rain. But, overall the state’s weather for the month was near normal. Today’s guest is Pat Guinan, climatologist for University of Missouri Extension Commer

Seasonal and Simple now available as a free app Seasonal and Simple began as a very popular publication. Now it’s a new app that’s available on your smartphone or mobile device. The new app give you tons of useful information about fruits and vegetabl

“The happiest omen for a New Year is first Mount Fuji, then the falcon and lastly eggplant.” ~ Japanese proverb (photo by Samuel Ascaso Piqueras) Although the most common type of eggplant is large and dark purple, it comes in many sizes (2-12 inches),