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CAFNR Research Digest
CAFNR Office of Research Newsletter // Jan. 11, 2024 // 6(1)
Feature Story
New pilot app supports Missouri farmers’ participation in climate-smart agriculture programs (click to read)
New pilot app supports Missouri farmers’ participation in climate-smart agriculture programs »

A groundbreaking app is revolutionizing farming in Missouri — empowering farmers to easily apply for and benefit from sustainable incentive programs.

Research Highlights
CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) winners announced (click to read)
CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) winners announced »

Three CAFNR faculty and their teams were awarded funding in the second round of CAAT grants.

Programs of Distinction
MU Center for Agroforestry to host 15th Annual Symposium (click to read)
MU Center for Agroforestry to host 15th Annual Symposium »

This year’s featured topic, Silvopasture in Practice, to be explored by producers and researchers.

CAFNR Website Updates

After an extensive, two-year-long process, the CAFNR communications team has launched CAFNR’s new, redesigned website! The new design integrates more seamlessly with Mizzou’s website and offers a better overall user experience. You are encouraged to take a look and familiarize yourself with the new site!

Research Roars

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

Samantha Carter, Co-Management of Natural Resources: Expert Perceptions from Hawaii and Aotearoa New Zealand, AZ State University (NSF), 9/1/23-8/31/24, $19,729

Ron Revord, Revitalization of Pecan Research and Breeding for Missouri, Miswsouri Department of Agriculture, 11/1/23-10/31/25, $47,704

Craig Paukert, Edward K. Love Conservation Foundation 2023, Edward K. Love Conservation Foundation, 9/28/23-9/27/24, $50,000

Grover Shannon, Determining the Causes of Declining Test Weight of Soybean and Utilizing Breeding to Increase Test Weight, Agricultural Research Service, 10/1/23-9/30/24, $31,691

Kelly Nelson, 2024 Sulfur Application Timing in Corn, Anglo American Woodsmith LTD, 10/1/23-1/31/25, $18,620

Grover Shannon, Yield Limitations of Soybean Varieties Under Drought: Identifying and Overcoming Weaknesses by Team Drought via Breeding, Genomics, Phenomics and Physiology, Agricultural Research Service, 10/1/23-9/30/24, $52,622

Henry Nguyen, Yield Limitations of Soybean Varieties Under Drought: Identifying and Overcoming Weaknesses by Team Drought via Breeding, Genomics, Phenomics and Physiology, Agricultural Research Service, 10/1/23-9/30/24, $50,602

In the News

Project Thin Ice: Researchers explore our changing freshwater lakes
Columbia Missourian

Scientist urges public to eat ‘environmental time bomb’ wreaking havoc in US waterways: ‘Our focus should be on reduction’
MSN.com

USDA predicts lower 2024 crop prices, but that won’t immediately show up at the grocery store
WCMU Public Media

University of Missouri is preparing for new meat laboratory
MissouriNet

MU Center for Agroforestry to Host 15th Annual Symposium
Missouri Ag Connection

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