Missouri State University President Clif Smart visited the State Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove for two events – the Mountain Grove Chamber of Commerce Luncheon in the afternoon and the Tri-County MarooNation Picnic this evening.
A tour group of Missouri State Alums stopped for lunch at the Missouri State Mountain Grove campus before they traveled down to Journagan Ranch for a tour. The alumni participants were also treated to a wine tasting at the pavilion …
Our second distillation workshop was held today. Twelve people participated. The day began with presentations/question answer on distillation followed by lunch at the distillery. Dr. Elliott addressed the group at lunch and talked about School of Agriculture programs. Afterwards, the …
Mountain Grove Cellars participated in the Midwest Regional Beer Wine Cheese and Chocolate festival held at the Ozark Empire Fairground in Springfield, Missouri from noon to 5:00 pm on Saturday February 9. Proceeds from the ticket sales for this event benefit …
Several of our staff members recieved service awards yesterday at the MSU Staff Luncheon. Pam Mayer recieved an award for 25 years of service; Susanne Howard for 15 years and Randy Stout for 10 years.
We had our holiday pot luck lunch today. There was lots of delicious food, festive music and a drawing for gifts. Many of the folks from Springfield brought goodies and joined in.
Twenty-eight people participated in our home winemaking workshop held today. Dr. Karl Wilker, professor and winemaker at MSU, and Mr. Todd Frye, owner of the Home Brewery in Ozark, presented information on home winemaking. Graduate students Xinyi Zhang and Josh Glasson helped people …
The USA Staff Ambassadors visited the Missouri State Mountain Grove Campus. Although the hayride was cancelled by rain, the ambassadors went on a bus tour of the field and research area let by Dr. Martin Kaps with the help of his …
We set up a State Fruit Experiment Station – Darr School of Agriculture at Kidfest on Saturday at the Mountain Grove Fairgrounds. Hui, Xinyi, Qiang, Susanne and I worked in the booth. Rachel Ramsey designed and painted the green june …
Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson visited the State Fruit Experiment Station today. After meeting with local farmers, she addressed the faculty and staff of the Missouri State Darr School of Agriculture to discuss research and education programs.