Thanks to a grant from the Specialty Crops Block grant program and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, MSU Extension Service will be hosting two short courses for grape and muscadine growers. One will be held in Verona and the other in Hattiesburg. Each short course will meet on two dates, one in February and one in July, so that attendees can see and experience the vineyard at different growing seasons. Because the grant covers all the expenses, the short course will be free to attend; however, pre-registration is mandatory. Below the schedules and registration form can be downloaded.
Grape and Muscadine Short Course: Hattiesburg
Grape and Muscadine Short Course: Verona
This course is intended for COMMERCIAL growers (and those interested in becoming commercial) only — those who currently grow or wish to grow for markets (farmer’s markets, local retail, wineries, etc.). Please see the links above for further details and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you at these great events!
More info here: http://msucares.com/news/farmweek/pages-weekly/2015/2015-01-30msugrapecourses.html
Mississippi Fruit and Nut Blog 
What about those wanting to become commercial growers?
Absolutely, those who are thinking about becoming a commercial grower are welcome to attend. In fact, there are so few commercial growers right now that the target audience is folks who are thinking about getting into the business of growing grapes.
Awesome! Thank you!!!
Will you have the short course this year
Carl: We do plan to have a class this year in September, but still working out details. It will focus on winemaking but have some aspects of grape growing too. Stay tuned to this blog for more details. Should be sometime in June when it will be announced.