When Marc Linit joined the University of Missouri in 1980 as an assistant professor of entomology, the first lecture he gave was in a teaching lab in the southwest corner of the second floor of the Agriculture Building. It’s the same room, nearly 40 years later, which Linit occupies as senior associate dean for the Office of Research and Extension…
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Sharing Research Results
Fisher Delta Research Center field day featured tours on soybeans, rice and cotton
A great crowd gathered for the 57th Fisher Delta Research Center field day, which focused on “Guiding the Future of Delta Agriculture.” Attendees packed the tour wagons to hear presentations on the soybean, cotton and rice research taking place at the Center. “Our researchers work tirelessly throughout the year on an enormous variety of projects, each of which highlight important…
Improving Production Practices
Gene Stevens continues to make Crop Water Use App useful for users
As a University of Missouri Extension professor, Gene Stevens’ focus is on researching ways to improve production practices for numerous core crops, such as corn, rice, cotton and soybeans. Stevens, who is located at the Fisher Delta Research Center in Portageville, Mo., recently developed the Crop Water Use App, which assists farmers with their irrigation scheduling. Always aware of the…
Meeting Regional Research and Demonstration Needs
Research Center magazine highlights diversity and uniqueness of Missouri agriculture
For the second straight year, the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources has produced its “Road to Discovery” magazine, highlighting the diversity and uniqueness of its Agricultural Research Centers. The Research Centers are spread throughout the state, extending CAFNR’s research to more than 14,000 acres to meet the regional research and demonstration needs of agricultural producers…
Research Center Magazine: Strength in Soybeans
Variety development and germplasm enhancement focus of soybean breeding team
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! You can view the magazine online by clicking here: Road to Discovery. The Fisher Delta Research Center soybean breeding team has gained national recognition for developing improved soybean varieties.…
Research Center Magazine: The Perfect Pairing
Research Center and CASE IH partnership crucial for farming operations, educational outreach
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! You can view the magazine online by clicking here: Road to Discovery. For the Agricultural Research Centers to function at the highest level possible, good equipment is key. High-quality…
Research Center Magazine: ‘More Than Just a Pumpkin’
Alisha Moreland and the CAFNR Research Centers team up to fight breast cancer
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! You can view the magazine online by clicking here: Road to Discovery. It was in 2007 when Alisha Moreland’s manager at the Columbia Daily Tribune was diagnosed with breast…
Research Center Magazine: Research With a Purpose
CAFNR Foundation helps support several Agricultural Research Center projects
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! You can view the magazine online by clicking here: Road to Discovery. For 80 years, the mission of the CAFNR Foundation has been to promote and further agricultural education…
Fielding Gifts
2018 CAFNR field day season to include gift matching to support Agricultural Research Centers
The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Agricultural Research Centers are spread throughout the state and conduct research on everything from corn to chestnuts to cattle to cotton. The Research Centers represent the uniqueness of agriculture in Missouri. With fertile soil, the Fisher Delta Research Center, located in the Bootheel region, studies numerous crops, including rice…
After Hours: ‘Cotton Tales’
Gene Stevens pens children's book
As a graduate student working on his Ph.D. in agronomy at Mississippi State University, Gene Stevens spent the majority of his nights doing schoolwork, as he was also working full-time. To break up those nighttime study sessions, Stevens would read stories to his son and daughter. While his children enjoyed stories from a book, they really tuned in when Stevens…