Road to Discovery – 2026
Highlighting Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station innovations
2026 Magazine
No Fences Needed
GPS collars show ‘virtual fencing’ is next frontier of livestock grazing.
A Message from the Director
CONTINUE READING: MESSAGE FROM SHIBU JOSE"I invite you to celebrate the enduring value of long-term agricultural research and the sustained public investment that makes it possible. Together, they continue to transform agriculture, strengthen communities, and improve lives across Missouri and beyond."
Future of Farming
Drones & AI
CAFNR Drone Training
Cattle in the Cloud
Connecting the Dots of Discovery
For more than four decades, Tim Reinbott has connected research with real-world impact in Missouri agriculture, helping shape MoAES research.
Modern MoAES
PARSON MEAT SCIENCE LAB
ELDON COLE MU LIVESTOCK FACILITY
HIGH-THROUGHPUT PHENOTYPING SYSTEM
FERMENTATION CENTER
Impact in Action
CAFNR researchers are helping beef cattle producers
Managing water, nutrients and crop productivity
Dealing a blow to devastating brain disorder
Scientists create pig model to study early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Impact in Action
Soybean cyst nematode field monitoring benefiting growers
Helping Missouri producers manage fescue toxicosis
CAFNR Programs of Distinction
CAFNR’s Programs of Distinction recognize teams whose research, teaching and extension work improve lives and landscapes across Missouri and around the world. These programs embody Mizzou’s values of respect, responsibility, discovery and excellence, and we’re advancing as Missouri’s land-grant college for a healthy world.
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)
Seth Meyer was named director effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Center for Regenerative Agriculture (CRA)
CRA is leading the National Cover Crop Variety Improvement and Seed Production Project.
National Center for Applied Reproduction and Genomics (NCARG)
The Center is a hub for innovation and education in the U.S. beef industry,
The next generation of white oaks
CAFNR researchers continue to study how forest management and regeneration efforts could shape the future.
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