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July 8, 2026

Get to Know Mary Ann Rotert

What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources? I am the Director of Program Operations in RaFF, the Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center. RaFF is relatively new and we’re still growing. My role is a lot of behind-the-scenes support — I provide support for our researchers and help move projects forward, I manage the outward-facing components of RaFF like our website and social media and I help with HR and grant administration.     How long have you worked in CAFNR? I started in RaFF just over a…
Colin Belger, Ezra Quick, Sawyer Massey and Madison Hancock smile together as CAFNR students who are Summer Welcome Leaders.

July 8, 2026

Meet CAFNR’s 2026 Summer Welcome Leaders 

Four CAFNR students are using their experiences to welcome the next generation of Mizzou Tigers.
Molly Peters

July 8, 2026

CAFNR research scholarship recipient discusses plant science research 

Molly Peters is a junior studying plant sciences with a dual emphasis in crop management and breeding, biology and biotechnology.
a wood frog sitting on a log

July 6, 2026

Survival comes at a price: Mizzou study links salt adaptation to increased risk of disease

Researchers find wood frogs, a common freshwater amphibian in North America, can survive rising salt levels but they may pay a price when disease strikes.
field day participant drives a robotic tool in the field

July 6, 2026

MU Digital Agriculture Research and Extension Center to host third Digital Agriculture Symposium

The public is invited to take part in the symposium July 27-28.
A presenter demonstrates a handheld remote controller to a group of people.

July 1, 2026

Mizzou Field Days set for sites across state to showcase new technology, initiatives and research findings for producers and landowners

Many locations also host high school students to learn more about careers in agriculture, food and natural resource fields. 
Soybeans growing at Bradford Research Center.

July 1, 2026

Mizzou uncovers breakthrough clue to help soybeans fight a billion-dollar pest

Mizzou researchers study plant resistance to the worms that cause $1 billion in annual losses to U.S. soybean industry.
Reid Monsees smiling.

July 1, 2026

Summer internship helps NRSM student reel in experience for career in conservation

Reid Monsees is a rising senior studying natural resource science and management, with an emphasis in fisheries and wildlife sciences.
rob meyers stands among mature corn.

June 23, 2026

Myers inducted into CTIC Hall of Fame

Rob Myers was inducted into the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) Hall of Fame during the 19th annual Conservation in Action Tour in Raleigh, North Carolina. 
Flood waters from the Mississippi River sweep across a roadway.

June 17, 2026

Study: Small global temperature shifts could drive bigger weather extremes in Mississippi River Basin

University of Missouri researchers show how modest increases can amplify heat, rainfall variability and dry spells across one of the nation’s most important agricultural regions.