By CJ Odneal The sixth annual Mid-American Wine Competition was July 13-15 at the Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny campus. It included wines from 15 Midwestern states. More than 600 wines were entered by more than 100 different wineries. Professional wine judges from throughout the U.S. awarded 104 gold medals,190 silver medals and 183 bronze medals. There … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Summer is in full swing and so is Missouri State’s Flower Variety Trial in cooperation with the MSU Grounds Department, the Greene County Master Gardeners and the Springfield/Greene County Botanical Center. Despite the heat, flowers are flourishing at trial locations. The trial tests new varieties of flowers and other plants to see how well (or in some cases, how poorly) … [Read more...]