Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson recently paid a visit to the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove, Mo. Dr. Wenping Qiu and Susanne Howard accompanied the Congresswoman through the vineyards to showcase the current research being conducted at the Station. In 2005, Dr. Qiu crossed the Missouri state grape, Norton, and a European wine grape, Cabernet … [Read more...] about Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson Visits Fruit Experiment Station
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On Tuesday, August 28th the James River Basin Partnership will host a workshop titled "Healthy Lawns Make Healthy Watersheds" at the Bond Learning Center. Topics to be covered include: JRBP cost sharing opportunities and pollution prevention "Big Urbie" Grant/Urban cost sharing opportunities The importance of soil testing and ways to reduce or eliminate … [Read more...] about Healthy Lawns Make Healthy Watersheds Workshop
Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang, associate professor in the William H. Darr School of Agriculture, received a $4,000 grant to continue his work on the Cornell University-based Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) project entitled “Accelerating Grape Cultivar Improvement via Phenotyping Centers and Next Generation Makers” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). … [Read more...] about Professor continues collaborative grape research