Green HorizonsVolume 18, Number 2Spring 2014 Save The DatesMCFA Fall 2014 meetingThe Missouri Consulting Foresters Association has scheduled their Fall Meeting at the Ozark Underground Laboratory (OUL), Pro Tem, Mo. (in Taney County) on October 16, 2014. The theme will be "Advancing Environmental Forestry." The program will be led by Dr. Tom Aley, owner of OUL and a MCFA member, as well as his staff. The full day program will include a tour of the research cavern and its surface watershed. The program will also include the unique opportunity to view the evening feeding flight of about 50,000 bats from the main entrance to the cave. The program will be open to non-MCFA members, however space is limited, so pre-registration is required. Program and registration details will be available soon, in August 2014 by contacting Shelby Jones, Executive Director, at 573-635-4598 or midwestforestconsultants@embarqmail.com.
Walnut Council annual meetingThe annual meeting of the Walnut Council is from June 8 - 11, 2014, in Manhattan, Kansas. The meeting will include field trips, indoor presentations, and the Landowner Show and Tell. Some of the field trips throughout the meeting include a trip to the Wayne Geyer Forestry Research Area which will show crop tree release studies, tree felling and portable sawmilling demonstrations. Their annual awards banquet will be on Tuesday, June 10. Registration can be done online at www.walnutcouncil.org and closes on May 26.
Northern Nut Growers Association meetingThis year’s meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association is a milestone one. It is their 105th Annual Meeting, from August 10 - 13, 2014. The NNGA meeting will be in Corvallis, Oregon, at Oregon State University. There will be a technical presentation, a tour of the Oregon hazelnut factory and more throughout the meeting days. Registration is not open yet, but those interested can send an email with the subject "NNGA 2014 Meeting" to the webmaster at icomserve@aol.com. Head to www.nutgrowing.org for further information.
Missouri Agriculture Experiment Station field daysFarmers can find out more about the latest in agricultural science through these field days, August - October 2014. Future details can be found at aes.missouri.edu/events.php AUGUST
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