October 8 Fall meeting of the Missouri Chapter of the Walnut Council. Tour Forrest-Keeling Nursery at Elsberry, Mo. with special emphasis on production and plantation establishment of nut trees produced under the RPM method. Starts at 10 a.m. Lunch provided by Forrest-Keeling. Please call ahead at 1-800-356-2401.
October 12-15 Second Annual National Small Farm Conference, St. Louis, Mo. Regal Riverfront Hotel. For more information check out the website at http://www.luce.lincolnu.edu/nsfc or call Ms. Troy Darden, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., (573) 681-5587.
October 15 Missouri Tree Farm Program 50th Anniversary Celebration and Tour, Shannondale Tree Farm, Eminence, Mo. (See details for registration.) Contact Cory Ridenhour at (573) 634-3252.
November 4-7 National Tree Farm Convention will be held in Louisville, Ky., with field tours and other hands-on learning sessions. Contact: American Forest Foundation (AFF) at (770) 451-7106 Please note: There is no on-site registration - everyone must pre-register. Registration is $135 until October 4th, $150 after that. There are several special tours and activities that cost extra.
November 5-6 National Small Farm Trade Show and Conference sponsored by Small Farm Today magazine will feature two sessions on nut trees and agroforestry on Friday, Nov. 5 in the morning. Show is held at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Columbia, Mo. and features more than 120 exhibitors. Contact: 1-800-633-2535.
November 13 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference. Quincy Holiday Inn, Quincy, Ill. Contact Mike Bolin (217) 333-2778 or Judy Stoll (217) 333-3650.
November 13 Third annual Nut Harvest Festival hosted by the Missouri Nut Growers Assn. and Jim and Florence Wilson Family 5 miles north of Nevada, Mo. On Highway 71. Continuous harvesting demonstrations, nut products and crafts for sale, plus food. Harvest tours begin at 10 a.m. MNGA meeting at 9 a.m. Contact: (417) 667-8115 or (660) 925-3253.
November 20 Central Region Woodland Stewardship Conference, Lied Conference Center, Arbor Day Farm, Nebraska City, Neb. Contact: Wayne Wittmeyer, Missouri Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 108, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180. (573) 751-4115, ext. 627.
March 3-4, 2000 The first Tree Farm-Stewardship Days in the new millenium! Mark your calendars. Ramada Inn, Columbia, Mo. Program details to be announced.
Send your forestry related event dates to: Sandy Hodge, 203 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Bldg., MU Center for Agroforestry, Columbia, MO 65211.