Stories
Nov. 17, 2025
Mizzou, SLU meteorology students meet annually to discuss weather technology
Meteorologists know the importance of planning around the weather. In today’s world, there’s always some new technology or innovation that helps with accuracy when it comes to forecasting. It takes a team of people to recognize when something new is needed to ensure the safety of the public, and meetings are one way this collaboration can happen.
Nov. 14, 2025
MU Collegiate Soil Judging places 3rd at regional contest, helps out rival team
Last month, the MU Collegiate Soil Judging Team took home third place at the 2025 Region V Soil Judging Contest in Omaha, advancing to the 2026 National Collegiate Soil Judging contest in Raleigh, North Carolina, this upcoming spring. Mizzou’s team is the largest collegiate soil judging team in the nation, and although 24 Mizzou students competed in the contest, only 21 actually competed for the Tigers.
Nov. 7, 2025
2025 Column Awards recognize outstanding CAFNR alumni
The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources honored six recipients with the 2025 CAFNR Column Award for Distinguished Alumni at an event Thursday, Nov. 6. This is the only award specifically for alumni presented by the college – the highest honor bestowed by the College in celebration of outstanding alumni. The awardee class includes one graduate from each of CAFNR’s six divisions, reflecting the six historic columns at the University of Missouri.
Oct. 27, 2025
SNR clubs provide unique opportunities to students
Current students say it's important to know how the clubs offered by CAFNR foster an environment of growth, community and innovation, allowing its students to get the most enriching education possible. For students wanting to branch out and receive as many professional opportunities as possible, SNR clubs are just the place for them to be.
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.
Sep. 10, 2025
CAFNR welcomes new faculty for Fall 2025
CAFNR welcomes 12 new faculty members.
Aug. 29, 2025
Alumna forecasts a bright future with the U.S. Air Force
Since graduating from the University of Missouri’s School of Natural Resources in May 2025, Kirsten Robinson has launched a career that combines her passions for atmospheric sciences and military service.
July 23, 2025
2025 C-DRIG recipients announced
The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Office of Research offers the CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) of up to $2,000 to support or partially support dissertation research projects proposed by doctoral students in the College. Eligible students will have completed their coursework and have advanced to candidacy or will advance to candidacy within six months of the C-DRIG awards. Proposals are evaluated by the CAFNR Research Council, an advisory body that advises CAFNR Office of Research and is made up of representatives from each Division in the College. This year, six awardees were granted $2,000 each. The…
July 21, 2025
Mizzou Researcher Helps Map Global Threats to Marine Megafauna in Landmark UN-Backed Study
As part of a massive international research effort aimed at protecting the ocean’s most vulnerable wildlife, Mizzou researcher Michael Byrne contributed vital data on mako sharks to a landmark study recently published in Science.
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.