The Missouri Tomato School* will be Thursday and Friday, May 20 and 21 at the Southwest Research Center in Mt. Vernon. Day 1 will be live streamed as well.
The School will feature Dr. Rick Snyder of Mississippi State University and Dr. Joe Kemble of Auburn University, as well as regional and local experts. Day 1 will be in a socially distanced lecture format, Day 2 will be a morning of farm visits. Attendance on-site is $30 and includes The Greenhouse Tomato Handbook by Dr. Snyder, all presentations and handouts, lunch on Thursday, and farm tours on Friday (one handbook per family please). Parts of the School will be available on-line for those who cannot travel or attend in person. The on-line option does not include the handbook, but there is no charge for attending on-line.
To see the in-person program and get the registration form, click here.
To see the live streamed program click here and to register to attend virtually, 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.
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.
The School will feature Dr. Rick Snyder of Mississippi State University and Dr. Joe Kemble of Auburn University, as well as regional and local experts. Day 1 will be in a socially distanced lecture format, Day 2 will be a morning of farm visits. Attendance on-site is $30 and includes The Greenhouse Tomato Handbook by Dr. Snyder, all presentations and handouts, lunch on Thursday, and farm tours on Friday (one handbook per family please). Parts of the School will be available on-line for those who cannot travel or attend in person. The on-line option does not include the handbook, but there is no charge for attending on-line.
To see the in-person program and get the registration form, click here.
To see the live streamed program click here and to register to attend virtually, 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.
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.
