The 2021 Winter Production Conference will be on-line & FREE.* For details, click here. To register, click here.
Learn about four successful winter production operations in Southwest Missouri from 6:30 to 8 pm on:
Tuesday, February 2 - The Yang Family Vegetable Farm
Tuesday, February 9 - Box Turtle Farm
Tuesday, February 16 - OakWoods Farm
Tuesday, February 23 - Millsap Farm
Our Extension partners are visiting farms from September through January to document winter production operations at OakWoods Farm, Granby, The Yang Family Farm, Rocky Comfort, Box Turtle Farm, Mt. Vernon, and Millsap Farm, Springfield. Each night will focus on one farm and end with a live q & a.
Register now!
The Missouri Tomato School will be in May at the Mt. Vernon Research Center. We'll have details posted here soon.
Choosing an Online Platform & Selling Online: Four Missouri Farmers Share their Success Stories
Click here for the recorded presentation by three specialty crops farmers and one beef, pork, chicken, and lamb producer.
Click here for Handout from the Virtual Panel offered on June 15, 2020, which includes a summary of the presentation, presenter backgrounds, and contact information for the presenters. One-on-one mentoring is available through August 30 or until each of the four presenters have logged 20 hours of mentoring.
The 2020 Winter Production Conference* Links to presentations:
Introduction to High Tunnels
High Tunnel Site Selection
Managing Pests in High Tunnels
Introduction to High Tunnel Climate Control
High Tunnel Heating Alternatives
High Tunnel Maintenance
Soil Nutrition
Advanced Soils and Nutrition
Crop Rotation in High Tunnels
Ten Greatest Challenges in High Tunnel Production
Steps to Acquire an USDA/NRCS EQIP High Tunnel
High Value High Tunnel Crops
Cover Cropping in High Tunnels
Greenhouse & High Tunnel Covers
Specialty Cut Flower Production in the Winter
*funded, in part, through Missouri Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grants.
Learn about four successful winter production operations in Southwest Missouri from 6:30 to 8 pm on:
Tuesday, February 2 - The Yang Family Vegetable Farm
Tuesday, February 9 - Box Turtle Farm
Tuesday, February 16 - OakWoods Farm
Tuesday, February 23 - Millsap Farm
Our Extension partners are visiting farms from September through January to document winter production operations at OakWoods Farm, Granby, The Yang Family Farm, Rocky Comfort, Box Turtle Farm, Mt. Vernon, and Millsap Farm, Springfield. Each night will focus on one farm and end with a live q & a.
Register now!
The Missouri Tomato School will be in May at the Mt. Vernon Research Center. We'll have details posted here soon.
Choosing an Online Platform & Selling Online: Four Missouri Farmers Share their Success Stories
Click here for the recorded presentation by three specialty crops farmers and one beef, pork, chicken, and lamb producer.
Click here for Handout from the Virtual Panel offered on June 15, 2020, which includes a summary of the presentation, presenter backgrounds, and contact information for the presenters. One-on-one mentoring is available through August 30 or until each of the four presenters have logged 20 hours of mentoring.
The 2020 Winter Production Conference* Links to presentations:
Introduction to High Tunnels
High Tunnel Site Selection
Managing Pests in High Tunnels
Introduction to High Tunnel Climate Control
High Tunnel Heating Alternatives
High Tunnel Maintenance
Soil Nutrition
Advanced Soils and Nutrition
Crop Rotation in High Tunnels
Ten Greatest Challenges in High Tunnel Production
Steps to Acquire an USDA/NRCS EQIP High Tunnel
High Value High Tunnel Crops
Cover Cropping in High Tunnels
Greenhouse & High Tunnel Covers
Specialty Cut Flower Production in the Winter
*funded, in part, through Missouri Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grants.
