A quarter-acre plot on an urban medical campus is all that remains of the MU Horticulture Farm.
History ⋅ Page 2
The Bidding War for CAFNR
Missouri counties vied to be home of the College of Agriculture
There was no shortage of counties wanting the new Missouri College of Agriculture.
MU From the Air, 1919
A biplane-eye view of Mizzou and Columbia 95 years ago
The first aerial photos of Mizzou were taken by Warren Fowler, a civil engineering student.
Farmers’ Week, 1910-1957
Student event brought thousands to the MU College of Agriculture
MU’s Farmers’ Week succeeded wildly, becoming one of the largest agriculture events in the nation. Almost 10,000 people would visit Mizzou to hear agriculture faculty describe their latest research findings.
Mizzou’s Air Force
MU operated a fleet of corporate aircraft for 24 years
From 1960 to 1984 Mizzou operated 10 corporate aircraft
The Notorious Miss Mizzou
More than ink, she occasionally called the MU campus home
From her beginning in 1952 to her passing in 1988, she was more than the pen and ink drawings of the other girls, for she inspired calendars, airplane pin-ups, beauty contests and halftime events on the MU campus.
Still Standing
HARC's Hickman House is a glimpse into pioneer history
The 1819 Hickman House is a look at early 19th century pioneer living in Missouri.
The 1872 Plow Trial
Missouri's Agriculture College gave high-tech data to farmers
In 1872 the MU College of Agriculture conducted a national contest to determine the best plows for various soil, crops and climate conditions.
J.C. Penney, Farmer
The department store founder supported MU dairy research
James Cash Penney was a famous mercantilist; he also was passionate about agricultural research. To that end, in 1952 he donated one of the world’s most respected dairy herds to establish CAFNR’s Foremost Dairy Research Center, west of Columbia.
Fever Fighters
John Connaway partners with Texas A and M to cure a cattle disease
In what was probably the first scientific partnership between two land grant universities, researchers from the new agriculture colleges in Missouri and Texas pooled their efforts to identify the cause of the Texas Fever epidemic and create a method of controlling it.