The October Glory red maple is still putting on its fall show even after the other red maples have lost their leaves. Our red maple row from south to north consists of the following cultivars; Brandywine, Autumn Flame, Armstrong, Somerset, October Glory, Red Sunset, Sun Valley, and Autumn Blaze. All of the cultivars were planted in 1999 and were donated to our horticulture garden by Mike Shade of the Botany Shop in Joplin.
The 73rd William H. Darr School of Agriculture Scholarship and Awards Banquet was held yesterday. I took a photo of Aarthi Talla and Hui Ge, both working in the Grape Genomics Program at Mountain Grove, just before they left Mountain Grove for Springfield. They both looked great. Hui and the people available at the station couldn’t figure out how to tie a tie, so hopefully someone at the banquet figured it out!
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 3853 (+284 departure from normal) at Mountain Grove
http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp
Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system
http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf
Yesterday the Rotary GSE Team from Italy toured the Experiment Station and Journagan Ranch. Led by Cathy Smith and Joe Beltz, both of Mountain View, the group included Sergio Sernia, Giuseppe Lombardi, Alberto Argentiero, Felice Leone and Chiara Valente – all from the “bootheel” of southern Italy and all interested in agriculture. Chiara is a winemaker for Cantina Colli Romagnoli (Emilia Romagna, Italy).
Dr. Anson Elliott welcomed the group and introduced our faculty and staff. Afterward, the group toured the grape genomics lab, the Mountain Grove Cellars winery and distillery, and the field and research area. Dr. Elliott, Dr. Hwang and Susanne Howard then drove the group down to the Journagan Ranch to have an authentic Ozark meal at Big Ed’s. Mr. Marty Lueck, ranch foreman, led the tour of the ranch featuring polled Hereford Cattle.
The first frost occurred today. A minimum temperature of 28.7 degrees Fahrenheit was reached at 6:51am this morning.
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 3712 (+246 departure from normal) at Mountain Grove
http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp
Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system
http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf
Here are the juice analysis results from the berry samples collected this morning.We continue to harvest the rest of the Chambourcin and will go on to the Norton variety.
| 10-Oct-11 | |||
| Cultivar | °Brix | pH | TA |
| Norton NN | 24.3 | 3.44 | 1.146 |
| Norton NS | 23.1 | 3.38 | 1.170 |
Last Friday, October 7, the Missouri State University Staff Ambassadors visited the Mountain Grove Campus. The group arrived in the Horticulture Garden to have lunch and enjoyed a welcome from the Director of the School of Agriculture, Dr. Anson Elliott. Then they toured the field on a hay wagon and the Mountain Grove Cellars winery distillery. They enjoyed a walking tour of the rest of the campus, led by Dr. Elliott, including the Paul Evans Library of Fruit Science and the Center for Grapevine Biotechnology. The tour ended in Shepard Hall.
