Event is Oct. 14 at MU Southwest Center in Mount Vernon.
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Photo courtesy of Rudra Baral.
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension offers an afternoon of programs on using native warm-season grasses for their forage value and seed production potential on Oct. 14 at the MU Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center at Mount Vernon. The event is free.
“MU Extension field specialists will help participants decide how to choose a site for establishing native grasses and explore the species that would best suit their farm,” says MU Extension plant science specialist Caleb O’Neal.
O’Neal says participants will learn to overcome one of the biggest barriers to establishing native grasses: seed cost. “We will discuss how to harvest and clean your own native grass seed for future plantings on the farm,” he says.
Those interested in harvesting native grass seed as a farm enterprise can learn business aspects of native grass, including seed production, marketing and sales. This program will include a live harvest demonstration of native grass fields and the subsequent seed cleaning process.
The event is1-5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the MU Southwest Center, 14548 Highway H, Mount Vernon.
There event is free, but registration is required. Details and registration.
For more information, contact O’Neal at onealc@missouri.edu or 417-880-9406.