Ag Opportunities

Volume 19, Number 9
September 2008

*** ON THE CALENDAR ***

Sept 6 - Missouri Nut Growers Association Pre-Harvest Fall Meeting, Joplin, MO. Call 417-623-3727.

Sept 9 - Ozark Rain Gardens Field Day, Mountain Grove MO. Email PMayer@missouristate.edu

Sept 13 - Fall Poultry Fest, Silex, MO. Call 573-485-7261 or 573-384-5859

Sept 13 - Northeast Missouri Food Fest, Kirksville, MO. Call 660-665-9866

Sept 15-17 - MO Women in Ag Conference, Cape Girardeau, MO. Call 573-883-3566 Ext 3.

Sept 15-17-MO Women in Ag Conference, Cape Girardeau, MO. Call 573-883-3566 Ext 3.

Sept 20-A Cross Cultural Workshop: Gardening with the Umana Family, Marshall, MO. Call 573-882-7264 or email CML136@mizzou.edu

Sept 26-Audrain Region Fall Craft and Flower Tour, Centralia, MO. Call 573-634-2824 or e-mail coleco@missouri.edu.

Sept 27 - Sandhill's Sorghum Festival, Call 660-883-5543 or go to http://www.sandhillfarm.org

Sept 29 - Commercial Cut Flower Production Basics, Mountain Grove. MO. Call 417-547-7513.

Oct 2-Local Foods, Local Impact, Lincoln NE. Call 402-472-3717 or jpittam1@unl.edu

Oct 18 - 6^th Annual Missouri Chestnut Roast, University of Missouri Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center, New Franklin, MO. Visit www.centerforagroforestry.org, Rhoadsj@missouri.edu or call 573-882-3234.

Oct 31 - Nov 1 - MO State Beekeepers Conference, Lake Ozark, MO. Call 636-394-5395.

Nov 5-Stock Dog Clinic, Columbia MO. Call 800-633-2535.

Nov 6-8 - 16th National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference, Columbia, MO. Call 800-633-2535, smallfarm@socket.net, www.smallfarmtoday.com/tradeshow.

Nov 8-Rare Breed Swine Initiative, Columbia, MO. Call 919-542-5704.

Dec 3 - Home Winemaking, Mountain Grove, MO. Call 417-547-7513.

Dec 4-6 - 2008 Acres U.S.A. Conference, St Louis, MO. Call 1-800-355-5313

Dec 5-6 - Missouri Livestock Symposium, Kirksville, MO, http://missourilivestock.com

Feb 1-4 - North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association Conference, Savanah, GA. Go to http://www.nafdma.com/

Feb 6 - Missouri Nut Growers Association Annual Nut Evaluation & Show, Nevada, MO. Call 417-436-2351.

Feb 7 - Missouri Nut Growers Association Annual Meeting, Nevada, MO. Call 417-436-2351.

Feb 16-18 - MO Small Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Springfield, MO. Call 417-547-7533

Feb 26-29 - Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, La Cross, WI. Call 715-772-3153 or info@mosesorganic.org

May 31-June 3 - North American Agroforestry Conference, Columbia, MO. http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/events/afta/index.asp

March 6-7 - MO and KS Beekeeping Associations Joint Conference, Overland Park, KS. Call 636-394-5395.

Field Day Dates Set for MU Ag Experiment Station

Sept. 12 - Southwest Research Center, Mount Vernon, Mo.; field day; Richard Crawford, 417-466-2148

Sept. 18 - South Farm, Columbia; Beef Production Field Day; Bob Weaber, 573-882-5479

Sept. 27 - South Farm, Columbia; Showcase; John Poehlmann, 573-882-4450

Oct. 3 - Wurdack Farm, Cook Station, Mo.; field day; Poehlmann

Oct. 18 - Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center (HARC), New Franklin, Mo.; Missouri Chestnut Roast; Nancy Bishop, 660-848-2268

2008 Grazing Schools

Sep 8, 9, 11, 16 & 18 (evenings)- Taneyville, MO, Aaron Hoefer (417) 581- 2719 ext 3

Sept 19-20; Stewartsville, MO; Curtis Walker, (816)-232-6555, ext. 139

Sept 24-25-Albany, MO; Curtis Walker, (816)-232-6555, ext. 139.

Sept 24-27-Beginners Grazing Schools, Linneus, MO. Call 573-499-0886.

Sep 30, Oct 1 & 2 (daytime)- Mt. Vernon, MO, Southwest Center; Richard Crawford or Carla Rathmann (417) 466- 2148

Oct 21, 22 & 23 (daytime)- Bois d’Arc, MO, MDC Dalton Shooting Range & Outdoor Education Center; Mark Green (417) 831-5246 ext 3

Growing Growers Workshops

For more information, call 816-805-0362, email growers@ksu.edu or visit http://www.growinggrowers.org/. There is a small fee for each workshop

Sept 15 - Tree Fruit Production, Williamsburg, KS

Oct - Business Planning and Management for Small Farms, Kearney, MO

Nov - The Organic Certification Process, TBA

Green Hills Farm Project Farm Walks

Green Hills Farm Project welcomes all families to our open farm walks. Always bring your children! Please call ahead to advise the host family of the number attending and to get directions. The host family provides main meat course and drinks. Please bring lawn chairs and covered dish. Come on out and join us for a great time of fellowship and sharing on our farms!

Aug 21 - Tom & Paula Parker, Richmond, MO at 5pm. Call 816-470-3276.

Sept 18 - Doug & Diane Peterson, Ridgeway, MO at 5 pm. Call 660-824-4276.

Oct 16 - Jordan & Anne Bentley, Brookfield, MO. Call 660-412-3399

Nov 22 - Ben & Nancy Coleman, Callao. MO. Call 660-768-5743.