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Practical Advice from Successful Farmers*
Our Extension colleagues worked with some of the best farmers in Southwest Missouri (honestly, they are remarkable) to share their practices and tips on specific crops. Additional shorter videos will be added during the summer so check back!
Lavender - with Kelly McGuire, MU Extension
Business Models
Oakwoods Farm - farmers market, online, restaurants, health food store, and school sales
Gardener's Orchard - u-pick, seasonal festivals, farmers markets, and value-added.
Millsap Farms - CSA, farm store, school tours & other agritourism, pizza nights, farmers markets, flower sales, and institutional sales
Sweet Potatoes - with Curtis Millsap of Millsap Farms
Sweet Potato Slip Production short with Patrick Byers, MU Extension horticulturist
Alliums - Onions, Leeks, & Garlic - with Curtis Millsap of Millsap Farms
Leafy Greens - with Karen Scott & Jason Hirtz
Tomatoes - with Farmer Dre aka Andre Gradinaru
Establishing a Berry Farm - with Patrick Byers, MU Extension
Tips on Grafting Tomatoes for Commercial Production - with Shon Bishop of Bishop Gardens
Fruit Education Site *
Commercial growers, gardeners, and folks who just want to know where their food comes from are invited to join Extension educators Angela Brattin, Lesa Queen, and Patrick Byers and farmer Lykou Lee for free hands-on workshops focused on high tunnel strawberries and field plantings of blackberries, blueberries, and elderberries. All workshops are free & held from 9 to noon at the Lee Farm - 15392 Ibex Road, Neosho, Mo 64850 Date to be announced - Walk-in Cold Storage, an essential component of a commercial fruit farm. Attendees will walk through areas which are uneven and can be muddy, so wearing sturdy waterproof footwear is encouraged and as well as a walking assist such as hiking canes if you need stability. *funded, in part, through Missouri Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grants. |
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Missouri Tomato School *
Click on links below for audio and/or slides.
High Tunnel & Greenhouse — When Bad Things Happen to Good Tomatoes — Rick Snyder
Audio Slides
Tomatoes and Herbicide Injury Research — Michele Warmund
Audio Slides
What’s bugging you might not be bugging your tomatoes! Beneficials and Pests — Tamra Reall
Audio Slides
The Top Ten Best Practices for Tomato Harvesting & Postharvest Storage — Casey Barickman
Slides
Tomato Nutrient Management 101 — Casey Barickman
Slides
So, You Want to Grow Greenhouse Tomatoes — Rick Snyder
Slides
Crash course on hydroponic tomato cultivation — Juan Cabrera-Garcia
Slides
Comparing Yields and Success of Grafted vs. Ungrafted Tomatoes — Kelly McGowan
Slides
Using Essential Oils to Control Aphids, Spider Mites, & Thrips in High Tunnels — David Middleton
Slides
Learn about four successful winter production operations
in Southwest Missouri *
The Yang Family Vegetable Farm - click here for the recorded presentation.
Box Turtle Farm - click here for the recorded presentation, click here for the chat during the video.
OakWoods Farm - click here for the recorded presentation, click here for the chat during the video.
Millsap Farm - click here for the recorded presentation, click here for the chat during the video.
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.
Click on links below for audio and/or slides.
High Tunnel & Greenhouse — When Bad Things Happen to Good Tomatoes — Rick Snyder
Audio Slides
Tomatoes and Herbicide Injury Research — Michele Warmund
Audio Slides
What’s bugging you might not be bugging your tomatoes! Beneficials and Pests — Tamra Reall
Audio Slides
The Top Ten Best Practices for Tomato Harvesting & Postharvest Storage — Casey Barickman
Slides
Tomato Nutrient Management 101 — Casey Barickman
Slides
So, You Want to Grow Greenhouse Tomatoes — Rick Snyder
Slides
Crash course on hydroponic tomato cultivation — Juan Cabrera-Garcia
Slides
Comparing Yields and Success of Grafted vs. Ungrafted Tomatoes — Kelly McGowan
Slides
Using Essential Oils to Control Aphids, Spider Mites, & Thrips in High Tunnels — David Middleton
Slides
Learn about four successful winter production operations
in Southwest Missouri *
The Yang Family Vegetable Farm - click here for the recorded presentation.
Box Turtle Farm - click here for the recorded presentation, click here for the chat during the video.
OakWoods Farm - click here for the recorded presentation, click here for the chat during the video.
Millsap Farm - click here for the recorded presentation, click here for the chat during the video.
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.