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Portrait of Darius Miller in a black shirt

Oct. 10, 2025

Get to know Darius Miller

What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources?I am the Office Support Assistant IV for the Division of Food, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences. I support various areas’ needs across the division, including course scheduling, coordinating the NEP Seminar Series, and handling classroom and conference room reservations. How long have you worked in CAFNR?I have worked with CAFNR for a little bit over a year and a half now. What do you enjoy about working for CAFNR/Mizzou?I really enjoy my colleagues and the students I work with. I also love that CAFNR offers a…
Live taping of an expert panel

Oct. 9, 2025

Catch up with CAFNR – October 2025

A gallery of recent CAFNR happenings.
Graphic of DNA as food

Oct. 7, 2025

CAFNR Forward: Charting the Future with Generative AI

Artificial intelligence is moving well beyond the tech world and it’s beginning to impact our kitchens, farms, and research labs. Whether it’s developing personalized nutrition plans, improving food production, or driving new discoveries in dietary health, AI is changing how we think about food.
A busy booth.

Oct. 7, 2025

Celebrating Missouri’s perennial harvest at the Missouri Chestnut Roast Festival

This year’s Missouri Chestnut Roast will take place 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, at HARF, and will include crowd-favorite activities such as roasted chestnut samples, live music, kids' activities and tours of the historic Hickman House. This year the festival also offers opportunities to buy a locally sourced lunch prepared by Pasta La Fata, take a wagon tour of the research farm, purchase plants and trees, pick your own pumpkin, sample custom-made agroforestry ice cream flavors crafted by Buck’s Ice Cream Place, and explore more than 30 agroforestry vendors, educational organizations and artisans.
Bish and Barizon pose with award.

Oct. 6, 2025

Jeff Barizon Named Driver to Distinction

Barizon was presented with the award on Oct. 6, 2025.
A map overlays an image of produce

Sep. 26, 2025

Blockchain technology could help build trust in restaurants

While taste and price remain top priorities, more consumers are starting to consider the safety and sustainability of ingredients when dining out — a challenge that restaurants are working to address. To support this shift, researchers at the University of Missouri are investigating how a revolutionary technology that could allow consumers to track ingredients all along the supply chain will affect their decision-making processes.
Kids play in a sunflower maze.

Sep. 25, 2025

CAFNR Showcase at South Farm to be held Oct. 4

CAFNR Showcase at South Farm promotes fun and education via activities around CAFNR degree programs.
Emily Althoff smiling.

Sep. 25, 2025

Q&A with Emily Althoff

Emily Althoff is an assistant extension professor and the state extension specialist of urban entomology.

Sep. 18, 2025

Go global with CAFNR!

Study abroad to find your adventure, discover a new view of the world, and boost your resume! Learning and understanding a new culture and way of communicating, solving problems, and developing independence, are all experiences that will add an invaluable international dimension to your CAFNR degree.

Sep. 18, 2025

Student success in CAFNR

Attending college is an exciting leap into independence, opportunity, and growth. New freedoms include new responsibilities – especially when it comes to academics.