Division of Applied Social Sciences

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Oct. 24, 2024

Personal Financial Planning students practice their career skills and help fellow students as Peer Financial Coaches

The Office for Financial Success offers many free tools to students to improve their financial wellbeing and literacy skills, and many Personal Financial Planning students work in the office to help their peers.
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Oct. 21, 2024

New study abroad program to France gives insight to agricultural education and industry

Abby Loesing, senior agricultural education (communication and leadership emphasis) major, traveled to France on the maiden voyage of the agricultural education study abroad program.
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Sep. 23, 2024

Missouri farmland, hunting cash rental rate insights from MU Extension

Missouri's 2024 cash rental rates saw continued increases but the pace of growth is slowing.
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Sep. 23, 2024

CAFNR grad and former Truman the Tiger supports CAFNR Alumni Association Scholarships

Ben Marshall (Agricultural Education, minor in Agricultural Economics ’06) carries his love of all things agriculture and Mizzou into his work as the CAFNR Alumni Association CAFNR Tiger Ag Classic Committee Chair.
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Sep. 22, 2024

Agricultural Education and Leadership students teach future teachers during Missouri Farmers Care Agriculture Education on the Move Training Day

FFA students from 27 Missouri FFA chapters gathered at Bradford Research Farm Sept. 9 for training to become Agriculture Education on the Move educators this school year.
A student in an FFA jacket poses for a portrait.

Sep. 22, 2024

Watkins selected as National FFA Officer Candidate

CAFNR student Morgan Watkins will represent Missouri FFA at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct. 23-26.
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Sep. 11, 2024

CAFNR welcomes new faculty for Fall 2024

Eighteen new faculty members have recently joined CAFNR.
Students work in a lab.

Aug. 21, 2024

CAFNR Hosts Summer Academies for High School Students

CAFNR offers many opportunities for high school students to explore the different majors in the college during the summer.
Jason Franken

Aug. 14, 2024

Jason R.V. Franken

My research is interdisciplinary by nature, drawing from economics, marketing, and decision sciences to understand the organization of marketing channels (i.e., transactions, contracts, and cooperatives) for adding value and managing risk. Educational background Courses taught…
Alejandro Plastina

Aug. 14, 2024

Alejandro Plastina

Plastina is the Director of the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) at the University of Columbia-Missouri. His area of specialization is agricultural production and technology, with an emphasis on farm business and financial management. He has received multiple awards, including the 2023 Iowa State University (ISU) ANR Extension Team Award, the 2023 Outstanding Choices Magazine Article Award from the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, the 2022 Dean’s Citation for Extraordinary Contributions to the ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the 2021 Farm Foundation Agricultural Economics Fellowship, the 2021 ISU Office of the President Excellence…