AgEBB-MU CAFNR Extension
Green Horizons
Volume 20, Number 3
September 2016
Calendar of Events
Missouri Walnut Council Fall Field Days
September 30 and October 1
Please RSVP via e-mail (mowalnutcouncil@gmail.com) or call Aaron Twombly at 913-704-5210 by September 25th.
Please note which days you plan to attend and if you will attend the Friday evening meal.
Website: https://www.walnutcouncil.org/state-chapters/missouri.html
Missouri Chestnut Roast
October 8, 2016
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Horticulture & Agroforestry Research Center (HARC), New Franklin
For more information, contact Caroline Todd at (573) 884-2874
2016 Missouri Nut Growers Association - Fall Harvest Meeting
November 5, 2016
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Weather permitting, attendees will see a full range of equipment used in the nut industry in operation.
Location: Paul Manson Property at 22848 Highway 24, Brunswick, MO
Lunch available for $8.
Please bring lawn chairs as seating opportunities are limited.
RSVP to Sara Jean Peters (417-275-4422) by November 1st.
Green Lands Blue Waters Conference
November 29 & 30, 2016
Going Green with Conservation-Based Farming: Market-Based Approaches to Promote Soil Health and Water Quality
Keynote Speakers: Bill Buckner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Noble Foundation and Sean McMahon, Executive Director, Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance
Full Registration: $180 (2 days); $130 (Tuesday); $70 (Wednesday)
Register online; for more information contact Michael Gold at 573-884-1448
Website: http://snr.missouri.edu/green-lands-conference/
8th Annual Agroforestry Symposium
January 26, 2017
Enhancing Health, Conservation and Livelihoods: Medicinal Plants in Agroforestry
Keynote Speaker: Tom Newmark, American Botanical Council
Contact: Gregory Ormsby Mori: ormsbyg@missouri.edu 573-882-9866