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Agroforestry Academy registration has opened

The 2015 Agroforestry Academy will be held from July 20 - 24, 2015 in Columbia, Mo. The week-long training includes classroom workshops, on-farm visits and practical agroforestry planning and design, led by experienced trainers. Advanced training is provided on the five recognized temperate zone agroforestry practices integrated with options for bioenergy, marketing, economics, policy, social dimensions and environmental services. Full registration (including lodging, food and local travel) is $1,000/person. There are limited scholarships available for U.S. military veterans. For more information, contact Michael Gold at goldm@missouri.edu or Gregory Ormsby Mori at ormsbyg@missouri.edu.

Link for other details: http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/events/AgroforestryAcademy.php

TRAINERS
Experienced trainers will be drawn from the MU Center for Agroforestry, USDA National Agroforestry Center, Extension and NRCS agroforestry specialists, other selected experts from the U.S. and Canada, farmer educators and agroforestry practitioners. The list includes:

• Michael Gold, UMCA
• Larry Godsey, Missouri Valley
• Richard Straight, National Agroforestry Center
• Bruce Wight, Consultant
• Charlotte Clifford-Rathert, Lincoln University
• Terry Durham, Elderberry Producer
• Grant Schultz, Versaland