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Training for professional growers & serious hobbbyists

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Learn more in 2023

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 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


Friday, April 28
Strawberry harvest
Strawberry fertility management
Strawberry foliar and petiole testing
Blackberry RCA trellis training
Blackberry fertility management
Elderberry fertility management
Preparing for blueberries
 
Tuesday, June 6
Blackberry harvest
Preparing the blueberry site
Blackberry SWD trapping and management
Blackberry fertility management
Elderberry fertility management
 
Monday, July 31
Preparing for strawberry planting – prepping beds, soil testing
Pruning blackberries on the RCA trellis
Blackberry fertility management
Elderberry fertility management
Blackberry foliar testing
Maintaining a trickle irrigation system
 
Monday, October 16
Managing strawberries in the high tunnel
Planting blueberries
Preparing the blackberry rows for winter

​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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The 2023 Missouri Tomato School is May 16-18. 
The School gives tomato growers tried and true methods to improve their tomato crop.  
The hybrid class kicks off on May 16 with a full day of presentations in-person in St. Louis or via Zoom.
May 17 features farm visits in St. Louis, May 18 features options for farm visits in Southwest or Central MO.

The School brings together national and regional experts and tomato farmers to share the latest best practices and time-honored methods for successful tomato production.  Recordings will be provided to both in-person and zoom registrants.
Click here for the agenda and presenters. 

Click here to register.
For more information, call:  Eli Isele at 314-400-2115

4 Registration Options: Registration Deadline is May 9th, 5:00 p.m.


St. Louis In-Person Lecture + St. Louis- Metro Farm Visits - $30
Zoom Lecture + Springfield Metro Farm Visits - $20
Zoom Lecture + Central Missouri Farm Visits - $20
Zoom Lecture Only - $10
With the exception of Zoom Lecture Only, attendance is limited to 40 participants for each option.


Lecture Day, May 16:
In-Person - 8225 Florissant Road, St. Louis, MO 63121
(the Urban East MU Extension Regional Office on UMSL Campus) or by Zoom

Farm Visits:

St. Louis Metro Area: May 17, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Hermans Farm and Orchard, Confluence Farms, and Thies Farm


Springfield Metro Area:  May 18, 2023 -  9:00 am. to 12:00 p.m.
Springfield Community Gardens, Amanda Bell Farm at Cox South Hospital and Milsap Farm


Central Missouri: May 18, 2023 (Centralia – 40 minutes north of Columbia) - 9:00 am. to 12:00 p.m.
S&M Produce and Christie Gingerich Farm


School Partners - MU Extension, USDA – NIFA, USDA – OAO, and Lincoln University.  The School is underwritten in part by a specialty crops block grant through the Missouri Department of Agriculture. 

The 2022 Missouri Tomato School*
 
was held May 19 and 20,
at
Lee's Summit, MO 64064.  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

The 2021 Missouri Tomato School* - for videos of Day 1 presentations, click here.

The 2021 Winter Production Conference
Learn about four successful winter production operations in Southwest Missouri on-line presentations:
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.


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.

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