David Brown

Jun 5, 2024 | statecourtreport.org | David Brown |Douglas Keith |Gabriella Sanchez |Chihiro Isozaki

Cyberattacks targeting state and local courts are growing in frequency and intensity, as hackers attempt to steal sensitive data, demand ransoms, and sow chaos. Over the last 18 months, court systems and related agencies like public defenders, prosecutors, and county clerks have been forced offline in Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Mississippi, Colorado, and Ohio. The worst recent attack, on the Kansas court system last October, took four months and millions of dollars to overcome.

Jul 20, 2023 | themilanstandard.com | David Brown

By Dr. David Brown, University of Missouri Extension Forage remains the least expensive source of nutrients to maintain the sheep and goat herd. However, the drought condition experience across the state is affecting nutrient quality of forage in a variety of ways. During drought conditions, there is little or no grass growth, hence sheep and goats have access to older and less desirable pasture. In addition, drought stress reduces plant growth, ion uptake and nutrient metabolism.