Clayton Tunnell, Agriculture Teacher brought FFA members in the Greenhouse and AG 2 class from Fordland High School came to visit the Fruit Station. The students were welcomed by Dr. Hwang and faculty and staff from the station. Jennifer then gave a presentation on the history and research being conducted at the station. Susanne and Jennifer then took the group on a tour of … [Read more...] about Fordland High School FFA Students Visit the Fruit Station
MSU Instructor Cheri Hamilton brought AGP 104 Plant Science Lab students to tour the Fruit Station today. Students were welcomed by Dr. Chin-feng Hwang, Department Head of Environmental Plant Science and Natural Resources. The faculty and staff from the Fruit Station also stopped in to greet the students and Jennifer Morganthaler gave a presentation about the history and some … [Read more...] about MSU Plant Science Lab Students Visit Fruit Station
Missouri State University hosted the National Delta Tau Alpha convention this year and on Friday the group spent part of the day touring the Fruit Experiment Station. Delta Tau Alpha (DTA) is the Agriculture Honor Society. DTA promotes and recognizes scholarship and leadership accomplishments of agricultural students while emphasizing character development, enhancing … [Read more...] about Delta Tau Alpha National Convention Tours Fruit Experiment Station
Emily, our summer intern, accomplished a lot this year including a significant part of the Satellite Mushroom Production project as well as completely updating the Ozarks Arboretum map. She also produced several videos on the mushroom project, primarily focusing on proper harvest techniques. We worked with several vendors who helped sell the mushrooms as well. Her last day was … [Read more...] about Summer internship 2021
Emily and Trace, Missouri State summer student interns, and Randy Stout, field supervisor, set up the spent mushroom compost demonstration. This demo will be featured at the Mushroom Production Workshop to be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021. Different levels of compost, a by-product of the mushroom production, were put in each bucket ranging from 25% to 75%. Two plants of … [Read more...] about Setting up the spent mushroom compost demonstration