Area residents are invited to attend a workshop on high tunnels on Thursday, July 23, in Mountain Grove.
The session runs from 8:30 to 3 p.m. at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove at 9740 Red Spring Road.
Topics and features include:
•High tunnel construction with Norman Kilmer, Morgan County Seed.
•Tomato production in high tunnels with Patrick Byers, MU Extension.
•High tunnel raspberry production with Jennifer Morganthaler and Marilyn Odneal, MSU.
•A discussion panel luncheon with Craig Jennings of Three Oaks Farm, Deborah French and Wayne Simpson of Simpson’s Family Farm, Randy Stout and Jeremy Emery of MSU, as well as the program speakers.
After the presentation, attendees will visit the research and demonstration plantings in the high tunnel at the Fruit Experiment Station. An optional tour of the winery/distillery will be featured after the event.
Learn more at: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/commercial/workshop-2015.htm for the complete schedule and to download the registration form.
Registration is $5, and pre-registration is required.
Funds for this workshop were provided in part through the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.