Tag: HARC
Symposium unites research community to improve Missouri's grape and wine industries
December 11, 2012
Story: Mike Burden
From tales of bold undergraduates who siphoned wine from the basement of Mizzou’s original academic hall while curators met above, to exploring the genetic potential of Missouri’s wild grapes, the second annual Grape and Wine Symposium covered the rich history and recently rediscovered potential of the wine industry in Missouri. The College of Agriculture, Food [...]
Tags: Anthony Peccoux, Fabio Chaddad, Grape, Grape and Wine Institute, HARC, Ingolf Gruen, Missouri, Missouri State University, Saint Louis University, Southwest Research Center, University of Missouri, Washington University, Wine
Categories: Agricultural and Applied Economics, CAFNR, Events, Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology •
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Chinese chestnuts are a budding opportunity for Missouri landowners
June 26, 2012
Story: Mike Burden
Chinese chestnuts show potential as a Missouri orchard crop.
Tags: agroforestry, alley cropping, Castanea mollissima, Center for Agroforestry, Chestnut, HARC, Mike Gold
Categories: CAFNR, Events, Forestry, Press Release •
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June 6, 2012
Story: Mike Burden
Photos: Mike Burden
The Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center (HARC), famous for its Chestnut Festival, will host a Field Day on Saturday, June 30. Two tours will cover more than a dozen topics from raising truffles, nuts and fruits to establishing alley cropping systems and growing biomass in a flood plain.
Tags: alley cropping, biomass, Chris Starbuck, flood lab, Food bank, Forage, HARC, Hickman House, Jimmy Houx, Johann Bruhn, John Dwyer, Pine, Ray Glendening, research, silvopasture, Sougata Bardhan, truffle, Water quality
Categories: CAFNR, Lawn and Garden, Natural Resources, News You Can Use, Plant Sciences, Press Release, School of Natural Resources, Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences •
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Pine straw can be great mulch and boost for Missouri landowners
April 13, 2012
Research at the Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center (HARC) could yield new a new crop for Missouri landowners.
Tags: agroforestry, HARC, Mulch, PH, Pine, pine straw, Ray Glendening, Soil
Categories: CAFNR, Forestry, Innovative Thinking •
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