Last Wednesday, a group from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds toured the State Fruit Experiment Station. Today, Emily and I visited their large and interesting operation. We toured gardens, greenhouses, and high tunnels with a large assortment of interesting plants! Jere Gettle, the founder, and Leroy, the greenhouse specialist and plant propagator, took time out of their day to give … [Read more...] about Baker Creek Seed Tour
Yesterday evening, Craig Jennings, a horticulture instructor at Missouri State-West Plains, brought some students to the experiment station for a tour. The students are learning about protected culture (high tunnels, low tunnels, and greenhouses). They were particularly interested in the mushroom project, so that is where we went first. They saw the set-ups for the oyster and … [Read more...] about West Plains horticulture group visit the State Fruit Experiment Station
On February 2, Lori Hyde's Ozarks Heritage Class toured the Mountain Grove Campus. Organized by Jeff Gettys, the group participated in a presentation on the history of the State Fruit Experiment Station and then toured Faurot Hall which is on the National Register of Historic Places. They also toured the campus area and ended their tour at the weather station which has been … [Read more...] about Ozarks heritage class tours the Mountain Grove Campus
Lincoln University specialists visited the State Fruit Experiment Station today. Dr. Johnson, Dr. Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Dr. Jaimin Patel, and Dr. Tunisa Hurisso met available faculty and staff and then toured the field, high tunnel and winery and distillery. … [Read more...] about Lincoln University specialists visit State Fruit Experiment Station
The ILTC brought a group of Professionals from the Department of Finance from Shandong province in China to tour our campus today. The group arrived in the morning and were greeted by Dr. Hwang. After a presentation on the Mountain Grove Campus, the group tasted our wines and products. The professionals toured the MSU winery and distillery and the field and research area … [Read more...] about The Shandong China financial group tours the Mountain Grove campus