Green Horizons

Feb. 1-3, 2006: Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach. Details available at www.mnrc.org.

Feb. 3-4, 2006: Missouri Nut Growers Association Winter Meeting and Nut Show, Nevada, Missouri. For additional information contact Jerry Van Sambeek at jvansambeek@fs.fed.us

Feb. 17-18, 2006: Specialty Mushroom Workshop, Columbia, Mo. Hosted by the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry. Expert speakers, educational presentations and a field tour. For additional information, email Julie Rhoads at rhoadsj@missouri.edu, or call (573) 882-3234. Information and registration form available at www.centerforagroforestry.org.

Feb. 24-25, 2006: Missouri Tree Farm Conference, Columbia, Mo. Themed "Adding Value to Missouri’s Forest Products," the conference begins Friday with demonstrations on crop tree management and specialty wood products at the MU Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center in New Franklin, Mo. Friday evening will feature an informal landowner show-and-tell. On Saturday expert speakers will share the latest information on identifying new value-added products from Missouri’s forests. Information will be posted soon at www.moforest.org.

Feb. 27 - March 1, 2006: 15th Annual Central Hardwood Conference, Knoxville, Tenn. Co-hosted by the University of Tennessee (Department of Forest, Wildlife, and Fisheries) and the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station. For more information, contact the University of Tennessee Forestry Department at (865) 974-7346, or visit http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/central/.

March 2, 2006: Mid Missouri Grazing Council Conference, Boone County Fairgrounds, Columbia, Mo. Hosted by the Missouri Department of Conservation, the National Association of Conservation Districts, University of Missouri Extension, USDA Farm Service Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this conference includes sessions on forage management; supplemental feeds; predator control; soil fertility and genetic management for beef herds. Program and registration information avaialable at http://outreach.missouri.edu/cmregion/ag/mmgc/grazingconf.shtml. For additional information, contact Jim Jarman at (573) 642-0755, email JarmanJ@missouri.edu; or Ed Gillmore at (573) 893-5188, email ed.gillmore@mo.usda.gov.