Grape Production Workshop

Join University of Missouri Extension for a day of learning in the classroom and in the vineyard on Saturday, July 23rd.  Extension personnel and grape growers will be on hand to provide information on growing grapes in Missouri, including how to grow premium grapes, grapes that wineries are buying, best vineyard practices, and more.

Participants will hear from a producer who grows grapes for the wholesale market. After the workshop, participants are invited to visit Jubilee Vineyard to get first-hand knowledge about what producers are doing in the vineyard in July.

After the classroom portion of the workshop, participants are invited to visit Jubilee Vineyard, a wholesale winegrap vineyard.  Located 10 miles southwest of the Platte County Fairgrounds, this local vineyard will provide an additional opportunity for discussing the business of growing quality grapes and producing quality wines.

The workshop will be held in the Platte Purchase Building on the Platte County Fairgrounds from 10:00-12:00. After that, participants will head out to a local commercial vineyard to learn first-hand how to apply what we learned in the classroom. We should wrap up in the vineyard by 2:00 pm.

The workshop fee is $10.  To register for the workshop, contact the Platte County MU Extension Center at (816) 270-2141. Register by Wednesday, July 20, 2011.  Check the Platte County MU Extension Website for more information and directions to the workshop.