Shibu Jose, associate dean for research, presents Rhonda Turner, executive assistant for the CAFNR Office of Research, with a plaque commemorating her career with Mizzou and CAFNR during her retirement party Nov. 4. Turner served the university for more than 30 years.Bryon Wiegand (second from left), director of the Division of Animal Sciences, smiles as part of the Commodity Outlook with U.S. Farm Report: The Beef Industry, at the 2025 Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture Nov. 12. Host Tyne Morgan, left, was also joined by Lance Zimmerman, senior vice president/senior animal protein analyst, RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness, Rabobank; and Derrell Peel, Charles Breedlove Professor of Agribusiness, Oklahoma State University. Progress continues on the Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory, located on east campus. The new facility will offer expanded lab space, classroom space and faculty offices. When Grace Reynolds spun the question “Who is the dean of CAFNR?” during the First-Generation Student Celebration Nov. 5 in the Office of Academic Programs, she didn’t just answer — she received a surprise personal introduction to Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert, courtesy of Senior Associate Dean Bryan Garton.Faculty, staff and the CAFNR Ambassadors went to Indianapolis Oct. 29-31 for the National FFA Organization Convention and Expo. Booth items included a Mizzou Tigers Football helmet and a softball helmet.Visitors enjoy roasted chestnuts and wagon tours during the Missouri Chestnut Roast Festival on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Farm in New Franklin, Mo. The family-friendly event was hosted by the Center for Agroforestry.Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert stops to chat with Carrie Schlimme and Shawn Poore during the Staff Fall Lunch and Mingle on Oct. 30 at Eckles Event Center. The event, hosted by the CAFNR Staff Council, featured soup, a baked potato bar and door prizes.
