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Spring 2009

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Dining in Appreciation: Scholarships hold meaning for donors and students
Healthy Ice Cream? MU scientists study how to add nutrients such as fiber and pro-biotics to frozen desserts
For love & experience: Students in Horse Farm Volunteer Program learn from animals
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥: MU food safety experts to build a US-China food science curriculum
A big return for a research buck: A study shows the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station beats other states and outpaces the stock market in ROI
Championship Oink!: The MU Independent Aggies support Missouri kids hoping for a career in ag
Milking it for all it's worth: CAFNR is training tomorrow's leaders in the dairy industry
Green wood: CAFNR professor Francisco Aguilar researches environmentally certified forest products
MU Plant Science corn research published in Science magazine
Stinky little uranium traps: Sulfate-reducing bacteria smell terrible but can make radioactive toxins less harmful
Less feed, more filling: MU researchers are determining why some cows need less food to achieve weight goals
Seeing Green: New technology at MU's Delta Research Center has the potential to keep money in farmers' pockets and help protect the environment
Mapping new directions for K-12 education: MU prepares young people for opportunities in medical science
Space-age taste: New book gives history of astronaut food — plus out-of-this-world recipes
From Pig Cells to Stem Cells: Finding could result in better tests for stem cell therapy
You've Got Quail: Farmer George Hobson has converted parts of his 100-acre farm to habitat for quail and other wildlife.
A Dry Subject: CAFNR researchers study the effects of drought by making their own
Educational technology the easy way
Sweet sorghum might be a promising Missouri-made biofuel
President Gary Forsee and Chancellor Brady Deaton tour South Farm, a nearby extension of CAFNR's research and teaching facilities
MU's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources launches new alumni into the world
Exceeding the Goal: CAFNR surpasses fund-raising goal for the For All We Call Mizzou Campaign
Living pots, Biodegradable planting pots mean healthier veggies and environment
Helping astronauts live in space, a 2004 bioengineering graduate describes life at NASA
Ready for the storm, Campus Weather Service helps make MU "storm ready"
Lives of Nepal's fish farmers improved with help from an MU professor, science and vertical cages
Gentry Hall Conference Room dedicated to memory of Paul Vaughn
New chip identifies important bovine genomic traits
Is ACRE a good deal for farmers? Ask the spreadsheet at FAPRI
After the storm, Delta Center personnel help stabilize southern Missouri after one of the worst ice storms in decades
Finding a stronger soybean, New National Science Foundation grant focuses on resistance genes in soybean
Following flowers, Kim Cottrell's initial career goal was in architecture. Work at MU's Tiger Garden helped to discover her real passion.
Off-hours crime fighter, By day he studies reproductive efficiency of farm animals, by night he invents ways to link felons with their victims
Chasing thundersnow, MU researcher Patrick Market releasing weather balloons during winter storms in search of phenomenon
MU faculty earn funding through the Missouri Life Sciences Research Trust Fund
MU researchers use Norton grape to understand innate immune systems of grapevines against fungal pathogens
First soy bar to add probiotics eases common intestinal problems
A promising new way to grow rice, A research program succeeds in spite of a passing hurricane
MU Southwest Center researchers identify genetics that make a more efficient cow
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Avoid soil compaction when harvesting wet fields
Hurried harvesting of wet corn fields may have a long-term effect on soil compaction, said a University of Missouri Extension agricultural engineer. - Nov 04, 2009

October average rainfall tops 10 inches, a near record Month was 5th coldest, creating problems for farmers
With statewide rainfall averaging more than 10 inches, Missouri weather records show October was the wettest in 68 years and second wettest in history. - Nov 02, 2009

Heavy rainfall complicates soybean harvest and storage
Heavy rainfall across much of Missouri will extend the soybean harvest well into November, raising the question of just how wet soybeans can be when harvested and stored. - Oct 30, 2009

Wet fall increases grain sprouting before harvest, causing storage problems, says MU agronomist
Prolonged wet weather increases chances that grain crops will start sprouting before harvest this fall, said a University of Missouri Extension agronomist. - Oct 30, 2009

Increased Earned Income Tax Credit will benefit working families
Working families will see a boost in their Earned Income Tax Credit when they file their 2009 tax return. - Oct 29, 2009

Grow Your Farm program is growing
A three-year, $730,000 USDA grant will enable the University of Missouri, Lincoln University and the Jefferson Agricultural Institute to expand a training program for beginning farmers. - Oct 26, 2009

Topics include lowering costs, improving profit
Topics ranging from the size of cows used for grazing pastures to studying dung beetles as indicators of grassland health are on the agenda for the annual meeting of the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council, Nov. 2-3, at the Lake of the Ozarks. - Oct 23, 2009

Red-banded stink bugs could threaten 2010 soybean crop in Missouri
Soybean producers in southeast Missouri likely will face a new threat to yields during the 2010 growing season - the red-banded stink bug. - Oct 22, 2009