University of Missouri Extension Agents in the Family Nutrition Education Program for the Southwest Missouri Region held their monthly meeting here at the State Fruit Experiment Station. Cristi Crisp, agent for Wright County invited the group. Christi has recently relocated to the experiment station as it is developing into an outreach center for the area. … [Read more...] about Family Nutrition Education Program Tour
Archives for August 2015
We harvested the Seyval Blanc grapes today. They will be used to produce distilled grape spirits. The harvest crew that started the season off included Avery, Dean, Josiah, Randy, Kelsey, Shelia, Tom and W.J. … [Read more...] about Seyval Blanc grapes harvested today
Here is the juice analysis for the berries collected yesterday, August 4. 4-Aug-15 Cultivar ˚Brix pH TA Cayuga White F 17.8 2.95 1.064 Chardonel F 19.1 2.81 1.767 Delaware MVEC 18.2 2.96 1.306 Seyval Blanc R 18.9 3.04 1.260 Vignoles F 18.0 2.86 1.977 … [Read more...] about Grape juice analysis
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 2220 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 … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation