Calendar of Events

Upcoming Events

October 2-3: Fall Field in partnership with Missouri Tree Farm System. There will be technical presentations on Friday. On Saturday, we will tour the 2026 Tree farm of the year- Shaw Family and Bert Farms. Registration information will come later.

Past Events

March 20-21 2026: This two day event will feature a tour of a stave mill in New Florence , MO. There we will see mill operations and have a discussion with a log buyer. Friday evening will have a business meeting and a discussion on white oak management with foresters from University of Missouri and the Independent Stave Company. Saturday will feature a Tour of the Harlan Palm Estate Tree Farm. Topics will include, thinning, invasive species, pruning, and a demonstration of a Stihl power pole saw. Find more information and registration here.

October 3-4 2025: The Forest and Woodland Association of Missouri and the Missouri Tree Farm Committee, along with partner organizations, invite you to attend our annual Woodland Owners Conference on Friday, October 3 - Saturday, October 4, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. On the afternoon of the 3rd visit the Licking, Missouri tree farm of Walnut Council members Dag and Lars Seagren who have been planting and maintaining trees since 2015.

March 28-29, 2025: Friday afternoon is a tour of the Todd Kinerk Walnut Plantation, a 4-acre, 40-year-old walnut plantation with an evening activity at Regine’s Common Kitchen in Salem. Following dinner will be two presentations from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) representatives on new forestry-related topics of interest. Saturday is all Pioneer Forest, learning the history of this 143,000-acre managed forest and viewing an active red oak harvest and white oak regeneration site.

October 11-12, 2024: Saturday field day at the Doug Butler tree farm in northern Boone County north of Columbia. Field tour topics include CRP, Walnut and Upland Oak management, repopulating a fallow field to Walnut, Center for Agroforestry improved walnut (for nut yield) planting, and portable sawmill demonstration. Friday program includes choices of optional tours, and evening social, dinner and awards ceremony with keynote speaker.

April 19-20, 2024: Friday optional dinner and forum (self pay) 6:30-8:30 pm, Oliver's Restaurant, Warrenton MO. Saturday field day at Paul and Lisa Heggemann tree farm near Jonesburg, Missouri. Morning topics include an 9 year old hardwood tree planting, maple and walnut syrup, and white oak management. Afternoon topics include a more thorough discussion of management in a 500 tree walnut/oak/pine plantation and wildflower plantings.

October 13-14, 2023: Saturday, October 14-Fall Forestry Field Day, 9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. at the “Black Oak Ranch” in Caldwell County. There is a “getting to know you” session Friday evening, October 13th, in Richmond, Missouri. Saturday's field tour theme is overcoming hurdles in managing trees, native grasses, wildlife, and water quality concerns caused by livestock, flooding, drought, depleted or marginal soils, toxic fescue, predators, invasive species, wildfires, ever changing government programs and challenging economics.

October 29, 2022: Starting at the Arrow Rock State Park Visitor Center. Learn about and discuss woodland management topics with landowners, foresters, and industry representatives. Following a slide presentation by Harlan Palm providing background information on our tour sites, we will travel first to the Jack Crumbaugh walnut plantation.

May 21, 2022: Spring Field Day at "Juglans Nigra Enterprises" tree farm in Boone County hosted by Mike Trial and Yolanda Ciolli. Come learn about and discuss technical topics with landowners, foresters, and industry representatives.