Chung-Ho Lin elected to the rank of National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Member

Walter Gassmann, professor in the Division of Plant Sciences, named director of the Bond Life Sciences Center (LSC)

Faculty in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Department of Biochemistry recently received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to bring a state-of-the-art instrument to the MU campus – a Chirascan V100 circular dichroism (CD) spectrometer.

Beef producers in the future could have a more precise way to determine the productivity of their cattle, thanks to a collaboration between Mizzou Engineering and the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR).

Jay Thelen pays respect to the past as he looks toward the future

CAFNR Research Council Webinar Series, Feb. 18

The CAFNR Office of Research is pleased to announce the CAFNR Research Council Webinar Series, featuring speakers discussing a timely topic.

The next webinar will be at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18: “Funding Opportunities for CAFNR Faculty in International Research and Scholarship,” Kerry Clark, director, CAFNR International Programs.

To attend, click here: umsystem.zoom.us/j/91758246857

CAFNR faculty members have received the following recent grants (listed by Principal Investigator):

Thomas Bonnot, Development of a quantitative management framework to assess Missouri’s mourning dove population and guide decisions about harvest management and monitoring, 7/1/2020-6/30/2021, $90,750, Missouri Department of Conservation.

Ashley Conway, Investigating the Potential of Woodland Silvopasture Systems: Prevalence, Practices, Perceptions and Performance, 11/1/2020-10/31/2023, $174,718, University of Minnesota.

Christine Elsik, FACT: AquaMine – A High Performance Genomic Data Mining System for Species of Importance to US Aquaculture, 3/1/2021-2/28/2025, $500,000, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Deborah Finke, Evaluate LavieBio Bacterial Isolates for Effects on Rootworm and Corn, 10/1/2020-6/30/2022, $63,225, Agricultural Research Service.

Felix Fritschi, Impact of experimental microbial strains on Nitrogen Acquisition and Yield in Corn Proposed science plan for 2021 collaboration, 11/1/2020-12/31/2021, $48,000, Joyn Bio.

Raymond Massey, Nudging Landowners and Tenants toward Environmental and Social Stewardship, 12/15/2020-12/14/2023, $498,833, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Jinglu Tan, Acquisition of Goods and Services-Cropping Systems & Water Quality FY20-21, 4/1/2020-3/31/2021, $52,490, Agricultural Research Service.

Corinne Valdivia, SCC-IRG Track 2: Smart Integrated Farm Network for Rural Agricultural Communities (SIRAC), 10/1/2020-9/30/2023, $298,857, Iowa State University.

Michele Warmund, Identifying Herbicide Tolerance in Tomatoes and Assessing Fruit Safety, 1/1/2021-11/30/2022, $39,388, Missouri Department of Agriculture.

Mitchell Weegman, Factors influencing wild turkey nest success and poult survival in northern Missouri, 7/1/2020-6/30/2021, $277,808, Missouri Department of Conservation.

UTIA researchers work to improve eastern grasslands

EurekAlert!

Mid-Missouri Soybean Crush awarded grant

Fulton Sun

The graphic in the header was used for National Weatherperson’s Day (Friday, Feb. 5), as we celebrated our alumni with a roundtable discussion on the atmospheric science program in CAFNR. Speakers included: Patrick Market, director and professor, School of Natural Resources; Tony Lupo, professor, atmospheric science; Eric Aldrich, instructor, atmospheric science; Katie Crandall Vigil, National Weather Service, Mizzou alum. Click here to view the full webinar.