Horticulture

News

• MU hosts international elderberry symposium, June 9-14
  Tuesday, May 21, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – More than 120 international horticulturists, botanists, biochemists, food scientists, economists and farmers will attend the First International Symposium on Elderberry, June 9-14 at Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia.
  
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• Thousand cankers disease threatens Missouri walnut trees
  Monday, May 20, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri’s black walnut trees could be in trouble if thousand cankers disease (TCD) moves in from bordering Tennessee.
  
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• MU bobwhite quail/native pollinator field day set for June 20
  Monday, May 13, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.–The University of Missouri’s Bradford Research Center will host a bobwhite quail and native pollinator field day Thursday, June 20, 1-7 p.m.
• Top 10 tips for long-living trees
  Tuesday, April 9, 2013
  NEVADA, Mo. —Trees, like people, have a life span. They live, they flourish, they die. University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist Pat Miller offers her Top 10 practices for prolonging the life of your tree.
• Mark your calendars for MU field days
  Monday, April 8, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.– Whether you’re a seasoned farmer or this spring is your first in the field, the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) field days will offer ample opportunities to learn about techniques, tools and technology that you can employ on your farm.
  
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• Start your engines: Mowing season begins
  Wednesday, April 3, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Winter is finally releasing its grip, so lawns will be greening up and growing. It will soon be time for one of the most basic homeowner rituals: mowing the lawn.
  
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• Get ready for cool-season vegetables
  Tuesday, April 2, 2013
  KIRKSVILLE, Mo. Cool-season vegetables let the well-organized gardener enjoy harvest bounty in the spring and again in the fall.
  
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• Edamame: An easy crop to introduce to your vegetable garden
  Thursday, March 21, 2013
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Once available to U.S. consumers mainly in Japanese restaurants, edamame is showing up at farmers markets, salad bars and grocery store freezer aisles. If you enjoy the sweet, nutty flavor of these nutrient-rich green soybeans, edamame might even find a place in your garden, said a University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist.
  
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• New varieties can add spark to flower beds
  Friday, March 15, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. –Petunias and calibrachoas are colorful garden favorites, but they have a reputation for not tolerating heat very well. However, recent years have seen the development of new varieties that are better equipped to withstand summer in the Show-Me State.
  
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• Planting, growing and harvesting onions
  Friday, March 15, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Although onions may make you weep, the world would be a sadder place without the flavor and aroma they bring to our meals.
  
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• Winter weather and plant injury
  Tuesday, March 12, 2013
  KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Road salt comes in handy when streets, sidewalks and driveways are slippery with ice. It’s not so handy when it splashes onto plants or soaks into the soil.
  
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• MU Extension fruit care workshop series begins March 1
  Wednesday, February 13, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.– The University of Missouri Extension Center in Boone County is hosting a series of workshops on raising and caring for fruit. The two-hour workshops will be held March 1, March 15 and April 5 in Columbia. The fee is $25 per class. Participants can attend one, two or all three.
• High tunnel construction tips
  Friday, February 8, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Producers should take care to choose an appropriate site for a high tunnel, according to University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist David Trinklein. He spoke to agriculture educators recently at MU’s Bradford Research and Extension Center.
• Ventilation important in high tunnels
  Friday, February 8, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension regional horticulture specialist James Quinn talked about side ventilation in high tunnels at a recent workshop at MU’s Bradford Research and Extension Center.
• Tomatoes top choice for high tunnels
  Friday, February 8, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. - University of Missouri Extension regional horticulture specialist James Quinn said tomatoes are a good choice for gardeners using a high tunnel for the first time. Quinn spoke about high tunnels at a recent workshop at MU’s Bradford Research and Extension Center.
• Many vegetables grow well in high tunnels
  Friday, February 8, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. While tomatoes are the most popular choice for high tunnel production, many other vegetables, fruits and flowers flourish in the controlled environment of high tunnels, said University of Missouri Extension regional horticulture specialist James Quinn.
• High tunnels increase freshness and cash to producers
  Friday, February 8, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – “We are in a food production revolution,” University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist David Trinklein told agriculture educators recently at MU’s Bradford Research and Extension Center.
  
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• Major factors for horticulture irrigation are water and time
  Friday, January 4, 2013
  MARSHFIELD, Mo.– There are a number of things to consider when making decisions on irrigating horticulture crops, but the most important is determining water needs based on the mature crops, says Bob Schultheis, a University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineering specialist in Webster County.
• Award-winning MU Extension video shows kids how fresh food travels from the farm to the table
  Friday, October 12, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – An animated talking tomato stars in an award-winning University of Missouri Extension video that follows the journey of fresh vegetables from the farm to dinner tables and school lunchrooms.
  
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• From folklore to science: cultivating elderberry
  Friday, April 13, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s been known for centuries as nature’s medicine chest, but modern scientists have mostly ignored the elderberry—until recently.
  
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• The secret's in the soil
  Tuesday, January 31, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – A healthy garden starts from the ground up.
• Japanese beetle scourge hits fields and lawns across Missouri
  Wednesday, July 13, 2011
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – If the leaves of your roses, shrubs or soybeans look like swiss cheese, the culprit could be Japanese beetles.
  
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• Workshops aim to bring local foods to local schools
  Friday, February 11, 2011
  KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The local food movement is going back to school.
• Grocery co-op ends fresh food drought in inner city
  Thursday, August 5, 2010
  ST. LOUIS – It used to require a car trip or a bus ride, but now shopping for fresh produce in the inner city only requires a short walk for Nadia Russell and her children.
  
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Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

• Agricultural Experiment Station
• Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Extension
• Garden 'n Grow
  Summer volunteer gardening program for children ages 9 to 13.
• Master Gardener
  Provides in-depth horticulture training for Missourians who wish to spread their knowledge of gardening.
• Plant Sciences Extension

You may be interested in these external websites:

• eXtension Organic Agriculture Resources

Publications

• NRAES33, Greenhouse Engineering
• NRAES133, Production of Vegetables, Strawberries, and Cut Flowers Using Plasticulture
• NRAES137, Greenhouses for Homeowners and Gardeners
• XR1, Ice and Freeze Damage to Ornamental and Fruit Trees: Implications and Remediation

You may be interested in these related publications:

• AF1004, Tax Considerations for the Establishment of Agroforestry Practices
• AF1005, Funding Incentives for Agroforestry in Missouri
• AF1006, Economic Budgeting for Agroforestry Practices
• AF1007, Growing Chinese Chestnuts in Missouri
• AF1008, Agroforestry Practices DVD
• AF1009, Establishing and Managing Riparian Forest Buffers
• AF1010, Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in an Agroforestry Practice
• AF1011, Growing Black Walnut for Nut Production
• AF1014, Understanding Casualty Loss of Timber
• AF1015, Burgundy Black Truffle Cultivation in an Agroforestry Practice
• AF1016, Using NRCS Technical and Financial Assistance to Establish Elderberries
• AF1017, Growing and Marketing Elderberries in Missouri
• CB1, Agriculture Guide Book
• CB2, Grounds for Gardening Guide Book
• CB5, Binder of MU Agricultural Guides G6000 - G9999
• G9445, Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri
• MP59, Insect/Mite Identification Form
• MP188, Soil Sample Information for Field Crops
• MP555, Horticulture Soil Sample Information Form
• NRAES3, Energy Conservation For Commercial Greenhouses
• NRAES72, Greenhouse Systems: Automation, Culture, and Environment

Courses

• Missouri Beginning Farmers Program