Ozark Mtn. Technical Center, local K-8 and K-12 school counselors, and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) representatives toured the Fruit Station. The group was interested in job opportunities that we have for students and what we look for in the students that apply. The weather was perfect for a wagon ride tour of the research field (courtesy … [Read more...] about Ozark Mtn. Technical Center, Area School Counselors and DESE Tour the Fruit Station
Dr. Elliott is fixing to retire on August 1, 2016. We had a fish fry to help celebrate his retirement. People recounted all that he has done for our State Fruit Experiment Station and for each of us personally. We will certainly miss him! Thanks to Pam Turner for the photos! … [Read more...] about Dr. Elliott’s retirement party
In the 2014 East Meets West- Eastern Division ( sort of the old International Eastern Wine Competition ) our Grapeshine won a Silver, Blueberry Infusion a bronze and Apple Liqueur a Silver. This was put on in Sonoma County, CA and is part of Vineyard Management magazine … [Read more...] about East Meets West
Here are the juice analysis results for the berry samples collected YESTERDAY morning. 9/17/2013 Cultivar TSS pH TA Catawba R 19.9 3.15 0.927 Chambourcin F 22.9 3.18 0.915 Norton F 23.4 3.26 1.02 Traminette F 20.3 3.12 0.769 … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
Marilyn Odneal is spraying Raspberries for mites. The raspberries are in the high tunnel. She is spraying from the outside in. She is dressed up in a light spray suit to keep the spray off her body. (I think she scared off the mites they think she looks like a ghost) … [Read more...] about THE HIGH TUNNEL GHOST