Plant Science and Technology

Livestock Judging Team

Oct. 24, 2023

MU Collegiate Livestock Judging Team sees success at several fall contests

The MU Collegiate Livestock Judging team, including Allison Eitel, senior in agriculture; Brady Schnelten, senior in animal sciences; Grant Stafford, senior in agriculture; Shane Vehige, senior in animal sciences; Addie Thessen, senior in plant sciences; and Jenna Blessing, senior in agriculture, have had a very successful fall season.

Daniel Sjarpe

Oct. 16, 2023

Daniel Sjarpe

Educational background M.S., Plant Pathology, Iowa State University…

Seconda Francia Ravelombola

Oct. 16, 2023

Seconde Francia Ravelombola

Educational background Ph.D., Crop Soil and Environmental Sciences, 2022…

Student judging livestock.

Oct. 16, 2023

Q&A with transfer student Adeline Thessen

In honor of National Transfer Student week, Adeline Thessen, senior plant sciences major from Taos, Missouri, discusses her experience transferring from Moberly Area Community College to CAFNR.

A light-skinned man in a black polo shirt and kakis drives a futuristic-looking tractor in a field. There are plots of corn behind the tractor and corn stalks in the foreground.

Sep. 26, 2023

First autonomous tractor arrives at MU

Among the first of its kind in the U.S., a new electric, autonomous tractor delivered to the University of Missouri will serve as a proprietary model for research and learning

Marc Libault

Sep. 25, 2023

Marc Libault

Educational background Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Plant Physiology, Paris 11 University (Sud-Orsay, France), IJPB, INRA of Versailles, 2004 M.S., Molecular and Cellular Plant Physiology, Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie University (Paris, France), 2000 B.A., Cellular Biology and Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Genetic section, Paris 7 Denis Diderot University (Paris, France), 1999…

Portrait collage of Pat Westhoff and Blake Meyers

Sep. 20, 2023

Two CAFNR Faculty Named as Curators’ Distinguished Professors

The University of Missouri Board of Curators recently named two CAFNR faculty members as Curators’ Distinguished Professors. The classification is the highest and most prestigious academic rank awarded by the Board of Curators.

Jasmine Neupane

Aug. 31, 2023

Jasmine Neupane

  Jasmine Neupane is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Systems Technology in the Division of Plant Science and Technology. Her faculty appointment includes research and teaching responsibilities in Plant Science and Technology. Before starting her position at University of Missouri-Columbia, Neupane was serving as an Assistant Research Professor of Precision Agriculture at Montana State University. Neupane’s research is at the forefront of agricultural innovation, focusing on seamless integration of advanced agricultural technologies into cropping systems. Her work is driven by a deep commitment to addressing the complex challenges facing modern agriculture, such as increasing food production to feed a growing…

Aug. 30, 2023

Precision Agriculture Technology

Aug. 30, 2023

Floral Artistry and Management