Specialty Crops Workshop

May 13, 2010 all day

Missouri State University • Mountain Grove Campus • Faurot Hall Room 101/102

A workshop for fruit, vegetable and cut flower growers and for those who are considering such an endeavor is offered. The new high tunnel and Drangen work cart will be featured at the meeting.

Sponsored by the State Fruit Experiment Station - Missouri State University, Kansas State University, University of Missouri Extension and Lincoln University.

Register by Tuesday, May 11
Admission Cost: $15.00 includes lunch and handouts
Contact: Pam Mayer at PMayer@MissouriState.edu or (417)547-7533

Specialty Crops Workshop Schedule

8:30 am – Registration begins

8:45 – 9:00 Welcome

9:00 – 9:45 Cut Flower Transplant and Bedding Plant Production in High Tunnels, Dr. Alan Stevens - Kansas State University

9:45 – 10:15 – Vegetable Production in High Tunnels, Mr. Andy Read - South Central Regional Horticulture Specialist

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:00 Highbush Blueberry Basics, Dr. Martin Kaps - Research Pomologist

11:00 – 11:30 Elderberry Production, Mr. John Avery - Fruit Grower Advisor

11:30 – noon Bramble Production, Ms. Marilyn Odneal - Outreach Advisor

Noon – 1:00pm Lunch at the Station

1:00 – 2:00 Tomato Grafting Discussion and Demonstration, Dr. Sanjun Gu - State Vegetable Specialist

2:00 – 3:00 Progress report of the new high tunnel at Mountain Grove

3:00 – 3:30 Field demonstration of the Drängen motorized work cart.