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
The Grizzly Staff Ambassadors from Missouri State-West Plains visited the State Fruit Experiment Station today. The group introduced themselves to our faculty and staff and then tasted our Missouri State Wines. After touring the winery/distillery, they toured the field and research plantings. They were a fun group and we all enjoyed the afternoon!! … [Read more...] about The Grizzly Staff Ambassadors visited the Fruit Experiment Station today
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