Plant Science and Technology

Two adults hold two children in a tractor cab.

July 14, 2025

Back to the Farm – Q&A with Drake and Kaylee Minear

Drake Minear (B.S. Agricultural Systems Management '18) and his wife Kaylee (Michael) Minear (B.S. Elementary Education '18) graduated from Mizzou and returned to the farm.
Agriculture Building

July 9, 2025

2025 CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) winners announced

The CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) are offered through the CAFNR Office of Research. The C-DRIG grant supports up to $2,000 or partially support dissertation research projects proposed by doctoral students in the College.
A group of students pose with a plaque.

July 9, 2025

Mizzou Torq’N Tigers find success at the International 1/4 Scale Tractor Design Competition

Torq’N Tigers had two teams competing in the ASABE International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition this summer.
Erin Sparks

June 24, 2025

Erin Sparks

Sparks holds a joint appointment with the University of Missouri and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. She is passionate about interdisciplinary approaches to solve complex challenges. Her background training includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, a Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology and postdoctoral work in Plant Molecular Biology. Educational background Ph.D., Vanderbilt University…
Alex Mangialardi

May 28, 2025

Alex Mangialardi

Educational background Ph.D., Agronomy-Weed Science, Mississippi State University…
Gary Stacey smiling

May 15, 2025

PST faculty member honored by American Society of Plant Biologists

Gary Stacey receives prestigious Stephen Hales Prize from American Society of Plant Biologists.
Tony Anderson in front of a wall of photos take on Three Story Coffee direct trade trips.

May 15, 2025

Plant sciences alum charts unique and global career path as owner of Three Story Coffee

Tony Anderson (B.S. Plant Sciences ’96) turned his love for plants into a love for direct trade on his journey to becoming owner of Three Story Coffee in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Mizzou Forward graphic.

May 15, 2025

14 CAFNR students awarded Mizzou Forward Undergraduate Research Training Grants

Fourteen CAFNR students have been awarded Mizzou Foward Undergraduate Research Training Grants. The purpose of these fellowships is to financially support undergraduate students who are serious about pursuing a graduate education in STEM and NSF-funded fields in order to enhance their opportunity to be admitted into the graduate school of their choice.
Ruth Williamson in the lab.

May 13, 2025

Plant sciences student presents innovative research at Undergraduate Research Day at the Missouri State Capitol

Ruth Williamson, a senior in plant sciences (breeding, biology and biotechnology emphasis) presented her research on the benefits of being outside on human health.
Rob Meyers smiling.

May 7, 2025

Rob Myers receives the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award

Rob Myers, director of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and an Extension Professor in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, has received the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award.