Green Horizons

Oct. 24, 26, 31 and Nov 2, 2006: Missouri Woodland Steward - Mountain Grove. For more information, contact Ted Probert, (417) 741-6134; or email probertt@missouri.edu

Nov. 2 - 4, 2006: National Small Farms Trade Show, Columbia Fair Grounds, Columbia. www.smallfarmtoday.com

Nov. 7-9, 2006: Shortleaf Pine Symposium: Restoration and Ecology in the Ozarks, University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, Spring. eld, Mo. For more information, visit http://mdc.mo.gov/science/sl_pine/.

Nov. 18, 2006: Central Region Woodland Stewardship Conference; Lied Conference Center on the Arbor Day Farm, Nebraska City, Neb. For more information and a registration form, contact Hank Stelzer, (573) 882-4444 or email stelzerh@missouri.edu

Dec. 5, 7, 12, and 14, 2006: Missouri Woodland Steward - Jackson. For more information, contact Gerald Bryan, (573) 243-3581; or email bryang@missouri.edu

Dec. 10-11, 2006: Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach, Mo. For more information, visit www.mda.mo.gov.

Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2007: Missouri Natural Resource Conference, Tan-Tar- A Resort, Osage Beach, Mo. For more information, visit www.mnrc.org.

Feb. 2-3, 2007: Missouri Nut Growers Annual Winter Meeting and Nut Show, Nevada, Mo. Contact: Barb Ittner, email dwighti@netins.net; or 417-436-2351.

Feb. 23-24, 2007: Early Alert! Missouri Woodland Steward Conference (formerly the Missouri Tree Farm Conference); Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, Mo. For more information and a registration form, contact Hank Stelzer, (573) 882- 4444 or sstelzerh@missouri.edu

The fall meeting of the Missouri Nut Growers Association (MNGA) was held Sept. 15-16 at Ittner Nut and Tree Farm, Noel, Mo., owned by Dwight and Barb Ittner. An overview of the tree farm and tour of the nut plantings were featured, and nut tree specialists and local researchers offered commentary to the tour. For more information about MNGA, contact Jerry Van Sambeek, at jvansambeek@fs.fed.us; or by phone at (573) 875-5341, ext. 233.

Missouri Woodland Steward: October 24, 26, 31 and Nov 2. Mountain Grove. For more information, contact Ted Probert, (417) 741-6134; or email probertt@missouri.edu

Central Region Woodland Stewardship Conference: November 17-18, 2006 - Lied Conference Center on the Arbor Day Farm, Nebraska City, Neb. For more information and a registration form, contact Hank Stelzer, (573) 882-4444; or email stelzerh@missouri.edu

Missouri Woodland Steward: December 5, 7, 12, and 14. Jackson. For more information, contact Gerald Bryan, (573) 243-3581; or email bryang@missouri.edu

Early Alert! Missouri Woodland Steward Conference (formerly the Missouri Tree Farm Conference): February 23-24, 2007 - Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, Mo. For more information and a registration form, contact Hank Stelzer,
(573) 882-4444; or email stelzerh@missouri.edu