MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — “Forest Farming in Missouri” is a free workshop planned for 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30 at the Southwest Research Center, 14548 Hwy. H, Mt. Vernon.
This is a free educational workshop that will teach participants to identify high-value trees on their property, maximize income potential, and develop Shitake mushroom production.
Guest speakers will be Dr. Michael Gold, director of agroforestry at the University of Missouri; Gregory Ormsby Mori, Education and Outreach Coordinator Department of Forestry at the University of Missouri; and Andrew Thomas, research assistant professor, University of Missouri at the Southwest Center.
The program is being jointly sponsored by the cooperative extension programs at Lincoln University and the University of Missouri.
For more information on the workshop, please contact David Middleton by email Middletond@lincolnu.edu or by calling 417-466-8056.
The Southwest Research Center is part of a network of University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) centers across Missouri conducting research benefiting agricultural producers and natural resource managers.
For more information about the Southwest Research Center, call 417-466-2148 or visit the center online at aes.missouri.edu/swcenter/
— David Cope and David Middleton, University of Missouri Extension
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