The CAFNR Center for Regenerative Agriculture (CRA) recently received the largest grant in University of Missouri history – $25 million to help farmers adopt climate-smart practices that will ultimately help them improve the resiliency of their crops and livestock. In addition, they are also part of a $95 million award as part of the same grant program – Partnerships for…
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Get to Know Nate Bock
Bock is a system support analyst with CAFNR IT
What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources? My fellow coworkers and I are what is known as Tier 2 support, although we are 2nd to none. We are where the rubber meets the road so to speak in the University’s DOIT model. We support a variety of technical needs for CAFNR. My…
$8 Million Grant Will Expand National Swine Resource and Research Center at CAFNR
NIH grant will support research with genetically modified pigs to study human diseases
After decades of basic research that led to successful scientific innovations, Randall Prather and his team of investigators at the National Swine Resource and Research Center (NSRRC) at the University of Missouri have become the go-to source for genetically modified pigs used by researchers across the United States to study various diseases that impact humans. Keeping up with the ever-growing…
Making CAFNR More Accessible
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
In recognition of October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we would like to share some information and resources with our CAFNR community. Helping create a diverse and inclusive community in CAFNR is one of our Strategic Priorities, and inclusion of and accessibility for those with disabilities is something we can all help with! Mizzou has a number of resources…
CAFNR/MOAES Research Magazine: Finding the Perfect Partner
MOAES partnerships allow for unique research opportunities
This story appears in our MU CAFNR/Agricultural Experiment Station Research Magazine. A major focus of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station (MOAES) has been finding unique collaborations and partnerships to take research projects to the next level. Those partnerships come in many forms – and seeking out collaborations of all types is a primary goal of the newly restructured MOAES. “We can…
CAFNR/MOAES Research Magazine: Weather Updates at Your Fingertips
Missouri Mesonet offers real-time weather updates across the state
This story appears in our MU CAFNR/Agricultural Experiment Station Research Magazine. It was 30 years ago when Pat Guinan, with the help of the University of Missouri’s Extension Commercial Agriculture Program, established the first of a small network of automated weather stations in northwest Missouri. The network, known as the Missouri Mesonet, now includes 40 weather stations – 32 of which…
CAFNR/MOAES Research Magazine: Exploring Careers
Career Exploration Days offer students a look at careers in agriculture, food and natural resources
This story appears in our MU CAFNR/Agricultural Experiment Station Research Magazine. For years, the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) has opened the doors of its Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station (MOAES) to thousands of high school students to showcase its research, programs and academic opportunities. Referred to as Agricultural Education Days, these events also give students…
CAFNR/MOAES Research Magazine: New Faces in New Places
New directors, resident faculty focused on driving the MOAES to distinction
This story appears in our MU CAFNR/Agricultural Experiment Station Research Magazine. One of the most important changes during the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station (MOAES) restructure was the consolidation of the research farms into four Research, Extension and Education Centers (REECs) – each with its own director. Hiring committees were formed for each REEC, and, in tandem with CAFNR leadership, directors…
CAFNR Communications Wins Two National Agricultural Alumni Development Association Awards
CAFNR Marketing & Communications brought home two awards in the 2022 National Agricultural Alumni Development Association (NAADA) Publications & Projects Competition at the annual conference, held in Fayetteville, Ark., in June. NAADA annually celebrates the achievements of its members through Individual Achievement Awards and awards for exemplary publications and projects in several divisions. CAFNR Connected, the college’s alumni newsletter, received…
CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) Winners Announced
Two CAFNR faculty and their teams were recently awarded inaugural CAAT grants
The CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) is a new translational research funding opportunity for faculty in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR). The CAFNR Strategic Plan established an ambitious goal to double intellectual property metrics such as invention disclosures, patents and start-up companies based on translational research done in the college. CAAT is designed to accelerate…