Buchanan County

Thank you to all the speakers, exhibitors, and staff that made this year a great success!   The conference will be held on January 8-10, 2009 at the Ramada Inn, St. Joseph.

January 10          High Tunnels Workshop/ Community Supported Agriculture Mini-School
January 11-12     Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference
 

Create healthy environments indoors and out with research-based information and education from University of Missouri Extension.

Speaker Listing & Contact Information
Exhibitor Listing & Contact Information

High Tunnel Workshop Handouts
      High Tunnels at Peregrine Farm: A Different Look at the Old Tunnel - Alex Hitt
      Pest Scouting and Sustainable Vegetable Pest Management in a High Tunnel - Linda Naeve

Community Supported Agriculture Workshop Handouts
      The CSA Model - Is it Right For You?

Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference Handouts
      Small Fruit
            Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in the Midwest - Byers
     
      Sweet Corn
            Sweet Corn Varieties:  What's New? - Maynard

      Farmers Market
            Growing and Selling Sweet Corn, Melons, Tomatoes and Other Vegetables at
                   Farmers Markets - Jirak Family Produce
            Farmers Market Happenings - Taylor-Puckett

      Melons
            Muskmelon and Watermelon Variety Update - Gunter

      Pest Control and Safety
             Considerations on Foliar Application and Volume of Pesticides - Quinn & Peterson
             Pesticide Applicator Safety - Using the Right Gloves? - Naeve

      Cut Flowers
             Woody Ornamentals as Specialty Cuts - Greer
             Biomass Heating in the Commercial Greenhouse:  Is it Worth it? - Adams
             Cut Flower Production on Peregrine farm - Hitt
             Native Plant Cut Flowers - Odneal
             Postharvest Handling of Woody Ornamentals - Greer

      Organic
             Organic Tomato Production

      Food Safety
             Food Safety Practices for Market Farmers - Fandrey
             Implementing Food Safety Compliance for Balls Foods Suppliers - Endicott

      Marketing & Finance
             Revenue Insurance for Vegetable Growers - Barnaby
             Rural Grocery Stores as a Market Outlet - Procter
             Farm to Institution - Quinn & Garfinkel

Home and Garden Resources for Northwest Missouri

    Horticulture in Season by Specialist Tom Fowler.

Northwest Missouri Extension News You Can Use (Regional Newsletter) Taste of Harvest Newsletter provides Northwest Missourians who produce and preserve food with timely, research-based information so they can ... plant ... pick ... prepare ... preserve ... and eat it right.  Do it right with University of Missouri Extension information! Jump to these articles: Making and Preserving Apple Cider Drinking Cider Safely Making Sauerkraut at Home Cabbage Culture Blackberries and Black Raspberries Berry Delicious When They're Hot They're Hot

Missouri-wide Home and Garden Resources

• MU Extension Lawn and garden section
  Find news, publications, program Web sites, courses and events across the state
   
• Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes How does your house measure up?
• H.O.M.E. Homeownership Made Easier Learn what's needed to buy a home.
• HomeWorks Maintain your housing investment.
• Integrated Pest Management Diagnose and manage garden pests.
• Master Gardeners Share your gardening expertise.
• Garden 'n Grow Summer volunteer gardening program developed for 9 to 13- year-old youths.
• Plant Diagnostic Clinic Diagnosis plant and pest problems.
• Soil and Plant Testing Lab Analyze your soil, plants and fertilizer use.
• MU Division of Plant Sciences
• Kemper Center for Home Gardening, Missouri Botanical Gardens Find answers to your gardening questions 24 hours a day.

Note: Links to commercial websites do not imply endorsement.

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