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April 30, 2024
A bountiful harvest: Agrivoltaics blends solar energy with agriculture in innovative research project at University of Missouri
As solar-generated electricity is increasing, some landowners are pondering converting land used to produce food to land used to produce energy, but what if they could do both? What if they didn’t have to choose? Agrivoltaics is a new concept that blends solar energy production with agricultural uses like row crops or pastureland, and researchers at the University of Missouri’s Central Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center (CM-REEC) are looking to answer many questions about the new practice with its new demonstration site. A herd of sheep grazes among solar panels at a farm practicing agrivoltaics. “As a research institution,…
April 29, 2024
CAFNR students and mentors earn Show Me Research Week awards
Over 500 MU students and postdoctoral fellows presented their research and creative activity during Show Me Research Week, April 8-12. The week celebrates Mizzou students as creators, innovators, problem solvers and thinkers.
April 29, 2024
Dairy Products Evaluation Team sees success at national competition
The MU Dairy Products Evaluation Team competed in the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest on April 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.
April 29, 2024
MU Agronomy Club sees success at Students of Agronomy, Soil & Environmental Sciences Spring Meeting
MU Agronomy Club attended the SASES (Students of Agronomy, Soil & Environmental Sciences) Spring Meeting hosted by The Ohio State University April 12-15. The crops judging team placed second overall.
April 29, 2024
Collaborative CAFNR research paper published in American Journal of Botany
“Halophytes and heavy metals: A multi-omics approach to understand the role of gene and genome duplication in the abiotic stress tolerance of Cakile maritima” was published in the American Journal of Botany, a combined effort between CAFNR students and computer sciences students.
April 29, 2024
Three CAFNR students and alumni honored by National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions.
April 29, 2024
Agricultural Education and Hospitality Management get hands-on experience behind the scenes of Missouri FFA Convention
Thousands of high school FFA students gathered on Mizzou’s campus April 17-19 for the Missouri FFA State Convention.
April 27, 2024
Agricultural Systems Technology alumni credit precision agriculture curriculum for career success
Abby Tobben (BS, Agricultural Systems Technology ’23) and Drew Drummond (BS, Agricultural Systems Technology ’23) are in the field and directly applying cutting-edge curriculum from their AST degrees.
April 25, 2024
David Mendoza-Cózatl named Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies
David Mendoza-Cózatl named Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies
April 19, 2024
Felix Fritschi elected President-Elect of Crop Science Society of America
Felix Fritschi elected President-Elect of Crop Science Society of America