Lincoln University Horticulture Program

03/19/2025

🌱 Calling All Farmers & Growers! 🌱

Ready to turn your farm into a more profitable, sustainable business? Join us for the Southeast Missouri Farmers & Producers Conference — a day packed with income-boosting insights, USDA funding tips, marketing strategies, and native crop solutions!

📅 April 4, 2025
🕘 9 AM - 2 PM
📍 LU Sikeston Outreach Center, Sikeston, MO
💵 Learn to make money AND save money on your operation!

✅ FREE Event
✅ Expert Speakers
✅ Networking Lunch Included

Grow your knowledge. Grow your network. Grow your income.

11/28/2024

This Thanksgiving, we give thanks to the small farmers who grow the food that nourishes our families and communities. Your dedication and hard work inspire us every day! 🍂🦃

09/10/2024

Join us this Friday for our Annual Minority and Limited Resource Farmers Conference from 10 am - 3 pm at the Sikeston Impact Center!

We'll have a free catered lunch and presentations on Forest Farming, Soil Health, Pest Management, Funding Opportunities, and Marketing Opportunities.

Come learn from USDA and Lincoln University professionals on topics important to your farming success.

08/27/2024

Join us next Friday, September 6th for a High Tunnel Workshop and Tour! We'll tour 3 working high tunnels in Southeast Missouri to learn about growing in high tunnels.

The workshop is free with a free lunch and refreshments. RSVP today! Space is limited to 25 participants.

07/23/2024

Reminder that Regenerative Soil Approaches for Market Gardens webinar is happening this evening from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Please register and spread the word! https://bit.ly/2024LUHP
See a picture from the presentation with some details about the effect of soil ph has on what can grow in it. We'll explore some basics of this knowledge!

07/16/2024

We will be covering the basics of regenerative soil practices possible in market gardens with research and experience based information next Tuesday, July 23 2024, from 7pm to 8:30pm. Please register and spread the word! https://bit.ly/2024LUHP

07/09/2024

REMINDER: the monthly webinar series with q&a is happening this evening, Tuesday, July 9th, at 7 pm - Lucian Toma, Area Educator with the Horticulture Program will be sharing a short presentation on "Prepping the Fall market Garden in July" and opening the mic to questions. Please register for the zoom link at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9x-zhuufgLQQGxDQP4ZgGyMgD548oP-t_oU65LqBnXxY-fQ/viewform
See you shortly!

PLEASE NOTE THE DETAILS OF EACH WORKSHOP - IN SOME CASES YOU WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION INVITING YOU TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION

07/01/2024

Our Monthly Newsletter is Back! Enjoy program updates, month specific crop and farm care recommendations, research based articles on horticulture topics and a list of upcoming educational events and grower related deadlines, such as applications for USDA, State of Missouri or SARE programs, every month. We welcome and would appreciate feedback. Please take note of our 2 monthly webinars - we invite you to register for one or both of them here: https://bit.ly/2024LUHP

06/11/2024

REMINDER and UPDATE:

We are holding the second session of the Horticulture Program Webinar Series with Q&A on Horticulture Production, Marketing and Business Operations this evening, Tuesday, June 11th, from 7:00 pm to 8:30pm. The topic this evening is "Selling at Farmers' Markets - best practices". Lucian Toma, Area Educator with Lincoln University will share a basic research and experience based presentation and 2 other Missouri farmers will join to share some insight from their experience. Please register for the Zoom Link at https://bit.ly/2024LUHP. Looking forward to learn together.

We are rescheduling the June 18th webinar for July and will communicate the date shortly! Thank you for your flexibility.

06/04/2024

We started a webinar series in April with a small group of farmers, tackling important individual topics and having a Questions and Answers discussion. We think it has a lot of value and are opening it to all aspiring, new and experienced farmers and ag professionals that are in touch with the Lincoln University Horticulture Program. We run it the 1st 3 Tuesdays of each month (unless there are holidays).

This evening, June 4th, from 7:00 pm to about 8:30 pm, Lucian Toma, Area Educator from Laclede and neighboring counties will discuss about different types of irrigation, addressing some technical questions and laying out the pros and cons of different irrigation approaches. Please register to receive the Zoom link at https://bit.ly/2024LUHP
See you this evening!

05/28/2024

Join us this Wednesday for an online workshop on Websites for Small Farmers. The workshop will take place via Zoom from 2 pm - 3 pm. No registration needed.

Scan the QR code or use this link: https://lincolnu-edu.zoom.us/j/87883599856