Catch Up with CAFNR – August 2025

A photo gallery of CAFNR happenings.




Soybean breeding team stands next to a field at Delta REEC
The Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center’s soybean breeding team, led by Feng Lin, far left, is on hand for a field day presentation Aug. 5 at the Center near Portageville.
Speaker presents at Field Day.
Resident faculty member Carson Roberts speaks at the 2025 Northern Missouri REEC Field Day July 31 at Lee Greenley Jr. Memorial Research Farm near Novelty.
CAFNR Advancement team members pose behind the dinner spread they made at the local Ronald McDonald House.
The CAFNR Advancement Team prepared and served dinner at the Ronald McDonald House on Thursday, July 31. From left to right: Lindley Bennett, Shawn Poore, Kathleen Matz, Lisa Williams, Carrie Schlimme and Michelle Niemeyer.
Taking notes at a tour of the Horticultural and Agroforestry Research Farm.
2025 North American Agroforestry Conference participants in July toured the Mizzou Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Farm, which serves the primary research site for the Center for Agroforestry at Mizzou, a CAFNR Program of Distinction.
Presentation at the FRI Public Utility Symposium
The Financial Research Institute (FRI), a CAFNR Program of Distinction, hosted their Public Utility Symposium earlier this summer. FRI specializes in applied financial research focusing on regulated public utilities. Speaking here is Michael Sykuta, FRI director.