CAFNR
April 17, 2024
Cindy Greenwood honored with Safety Leadership Award at Celebration of Excellence
Kelly Nelson, MU Extension agronomist, has received CAFNR's 2024 J.W. Burch State Specialist Agricultural Extension Award as part of the Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony April 16.
April 17, 2024
Mizzou Women in Natural Resources (WNR) receives Outstanding Student Organization as part of 2024 Celebration of Excellence
Mizzou Women in Natural Resources (WNR) was named outstanding Student Organization at the 2024 Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony, held Tuesday, April 16.
April 17, 2024
Lauryn Robnett receives Outstanding Senior Award as part of 2024 Celebration of Excellence
Robnett is an agribusiness management major.
April 17, 2024
Kathryn Wenger receives Outstanding Junior Award as part of 2024 Celebration of Excellence
Wenger is a biochemistry major.
April 17, 2024
Harleigh Lewis received Outstanding Sophomore Award as part of 2024 Celebration of Excellence
Lewis is an agricultural education major.
April 17, 2024
Charlie Lewis received Outstanding Freshman Award as part of 2024 Celebration of Excellence
Lewis is an environmental sciences major.
April 12, 2024
New building at Mizzou’s Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Farm to support research, teaching and extension efforts in mid-Missouri
A new building at the University of Missouri’s Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Farm (HARF) in New Franklin will upgrade the ability of the farm to host educational and outreach events, and support the local community, including producers and landowners.
April 11, 2024
RaFF projects a dip in farm income for springtime
Another decline in net farm income is projected for the Show-Me State, according to the Spring 2024 Missouri Farm Income Outlook released by the University of Missouri’s Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF). The report offers a state-level glimpse at projected farm financial indicators, including farm receipts, production expenses and other components that affect net farm income. Projections from the report suggest that declining market receipts and lower crop prices play a role in the estimated $0.8 billion decrease in net farm income for 2024. “Although decreased production expenses offer some relief, reduced livestock inventories and lower crop prices…
April 11, 2024
Groundbreaking for new building named for former Sen. Roy Blunt held at Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center
Robert Cook, Don Rone, Paul T. Combs, David Haggard, Patrick McHaney, Aaron Brandt, Gary Wheeler, Chris Chinn, Jason Bean, Roy Blunt, Keith Holloway, Shelly Fisher, Trent Haggard, Charlie Kruse, Dave Blakemore, Mun Choi, Justin Rone, Rob Kallenbach, Chad Higgins, Shibu Jose and Chris Daubert. A groundbreaking was held Friday, April 5, for the Roy Blunt Soil Testing and Research Laboratory at the University of Missouri’s Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center (FD-REEC) in Portageville, Mo. “As a longtime Delta Day attendee and Delta Center advocate, I’m pleased to have been part of spearheading a new facility that will support…
April 11, 2024
Taking on the global challenge of hidden hunger
More than 2 billion people suffer from hidden hunger, a form of malnutrition where individuals lack essential micronutrients — like vitamins and minerals — even though they consume what appears to be an adequate amount of calories. Kiruba Krishnaswamy University of Missouri researcher Kiruba Krishnaswamy is focused on tackling this global challenge. She recently received a five-year, $532,000 Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) — the NSF’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty — in support of her project titled “FEAST (food ecosystems and circularity for sustainable transformation) framework to address hidden hunger.” “Food is…