Two groups of students will spend 2 days each this week (June 12 - 15) at the Mountain Grove campus to work in our vineyards. Monday and Tuesday we covered grape phenology and grape softwood propagation. … [Read more...]
Dr. Karl Wilker and I held our last Wine Appreciation for Consumers class yesterday evening with our food and wine pairing. The students paired 8 wines with foods including maple bacon wrapped kielbasa, sausage and cheese stuffed mushrooms, fruity bruschetta on crostini, buffalo chicken dip, strawberries, cheese, mini cheesecakes, pineapple salsa with tortilla chips and brownie … [Read more...]
The 2017 Missouri Blueberry School was held on March 17 & 18th. This two-day event is a collaboration between University of Missouri Extension, Missouri State Darr College of Agriculture and Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. Friday, March 17 was held in Springfield, Mo at the Darr Agricultural Center and featured presentations and displays. The keynote speaker was … [Read more...]
On Thursday, November 10 we hosted members of the Missouri Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization. Approximately 140 Agriculture students from 8 Community Colleges visited the Fruit Station. The event consisted of presentations about the Darr School of Agriculture, Agriculture in Nepal and current research being conducted at the station. The students also toured … [Read more...]
Representatives from MSU International Leadership and Training Center and approximately 50 students from the Ningxia University in China visited the Fruit Station to learn about the research we are conducting and the facilities and resources we have to offer. The students are currently attending Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. Students were introduced to … [Read more...]