August 2-5
Walnut Council International annual meeting and
summer tour at Danville, Ill. Contact: Ken Konsis, (212)
442-1619 or Nancy Gunning, (317) 873-8780.
August 12
All Missouri State Fair nut show entries must be
delivered to the fairgrounds to be eligible for show.
August 13
Missouri State Fair nut show judging, 10 a.m. at
fairgrounds. All volunteers appreciated.
September 17
Tree Farm Committee meeting at MU Horticulture
and Agroforestry Research Center (HARC) at New Franklin,
Mo., 10 a.m. Contact: Doug Wallace, (573) 876-0908.
September 18-19
Missouri Forest Products Assn. fall
meeting, Holiday Inn Select, St. Charles, Mo. Contact: Cory
Ridenhour, (573) 634-3252.
October 17
Missouri Chapter of Walnut Council meet at HARC
at New Franklin, Mo., 9 a.m. and tour Scott Brundage's
walnut farm west of Fayette. Emphasis on how to make money
on natural walnut stands with a little help from the owners.
Contact: Roland Cartwright, (417) 962-3411 or Scott
Brundage, (573) 443-3977.
October 31
Hammons Products Co. annual black walnut
production field day at Sho-Neff Plantation north of
Stockton, Mo. Emphasis on nut production, agroforestry and
tree culture. Contact: Jim Jones, (417) 276-5181.
November 14
Missouri Nut Harvest Festival and fall meeting
of Missouri Nut Growers Assn. at the Osage Valley Pecan
Farms owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Marquardt at Papinsville,
Mo. east of Rich Hill in Bates County. Contact: Mary Ann
Byrd, (660) 925-3253 or Ronnie Marquardt, (417) 395-4222.
November 21
Central Region Woodland Stewardship Conference,
Lied Conference Center, Arbor Day Farm, Nebraska City,
Nebraska. Contact: Wayne Wittmeyer at (573) 751-4115, ext.
627.