Our fruit pruning workshop was held today and the weather cooperated. John Avery, Dr. Martin Kaps, Susanne Howard, Randy Stout and Jeremy Emery demonstrated the proper pruning of apples, peaches, pears, grapes and small fruit crops. Approximately 40 participants attended the workshop. … [Read more...] about Lovely weather for a pruning workshop!
The first of two distillation workshops was held today. The morning session was held in Faurot Hall and the afternoon session in the distillery. Eleven people attended the event from Missouri, Oklahoma and Alabama. Dr. Karl Wilker, C. J. Odneal and Josh Glasson worked with the group. … [Read more...] about Distillation workshop today
John Avery, Horticulture Outreach, shares his knowledge and skill, leading a workshop that included a great presentation by Patrick Byers, University of Missouri Extension Horticulturist The 37 attendees gained good experience in the art and science of grafting. … [Read more...] about Grafting Workshop
The Mid-American Strawberry Growers Association Meeting was held on Saturday, July 30. The morning session of demonstrations was held at 7:00 am at Simpson's Family Farm and the presentations began at 9:00 am at Faurot Hall. The meeting concluded at 3:00 pm. Sixty-one members and potential members attended the meeting. … [Read more...] about Mid-American Strawberry Growers Meeting
About 90 people attended our High Tunnel Open House on Thursday, June 16. We began the program at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station pavilion with a welcome from our Director, Dr. Anson Elliott. We then went up to the station's high tunnel where Norman Kilmer of Morgan County Seed and Joe Wright, Randy Stout, Jeremy Emery and Steven Turner discussed tunnel … [Read more...] about High Tunnel Open House