Faculty and students from UniCesumar, a private university in Maringá, Brazil visited the Fruit Station today. The students and faculty come to Missouri State for a short study away program in which they have classes and tour companies and operations across the entire state. Missouri State students and faculty will travel to Brazil later this month for a similar experience. … [Read more...] about Faculty and Students from UniCesumar University, Maringá Brazil Visit Fruit Station
Six members of the Graduate Student Senate, led by Stephanie Morrison, toured the State Fruit Experiment Station Friday, May 3. Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang welcomed the group who were introduced to Jennifer Morganthaler, Susanne Howard, Shelia Long, C. J. Odneal and myself. The rain held off for a field tour after a winery distillery tour. Pam Turner helped the group with their … [Read more...] about MSU Graduate Student Senators tour the Mountain Grove Campus
The five Viticulture Engineering students from Ningxia who are taking the viticulture course I teach invited me to have lunch on Sunday, April 7. When I arrived, I was served a feast of wonderful Chinese foods cooked by my students!! Everything was delicious and I am going to try a few of the recipes in the future. … [Read more...] about Viticulture Engineering students make great chefs!
The Ningxia Graduate Student group is hosted by Dr. Gerald Masterson and the Graduate interdisciplinary Programs Office. The students were studying many different fields including agriculture, linguistics, accounting and many other disciplines. The group was welcomed by Dr. Hwang, were introduced, and then tasted MSU wines, jams and honey. A tour of the winery and distillery … [Read more...] about Ningxia Graduate Student tour of the Mountain Grove Campus
MSU Plant Science Lab Students visited the Fruit Station yesterday. Jennifer presented an overview of the history and current research at the station. C. J. gave a tour of the distillery and winery, then Jennifer and Cheri gave a tour of the plantings in the field and high tunnel. Thanks again to C. J. for a great tour and to Cheri for bringing the students to see the … [Read more...] about MSU Plant Science Lab Students Visit the Fruit Station