CAFNR

Field of trees.

Sep. 16, 2022

Mizzou Center for Agroforestry to Partner with The Nature Conservancy for USDA-Funded Project

The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry is part of a $64-million, 5-year grant led by The Nature Conservancy for Expanding Agroforestry Production & Markets for Producer Profitability and Climate Stabilization, announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week. The project aims to advance agroforestry in 38 states across the eastern United States and Hawaii, and is funded by the USDA through the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Initiative. “Those of us studying agroforestry have always known that it has great potential as a climate-smart solution, but it has not received the level of funding that would encourage…
green cover crops in a field

Sep. 15, 2022

$25 Million MU Grant to Help Farmers Adopt Climate-Smart Practices

USDA award is the largest federal research, education and extension grant ever awarded to an MU faculty member.
A soybean field in southern Missouri near harvest.

Sep. 13, 2022

Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center Releases Missouri Farm Income Outlook

State-level report identifies key changes in projected net farm income.
A brown haired woman is leaning over a tree showing something on the tree to the man to her left.

Sep. 12, 2022

Q&A with Katie Kammler

Katie is a horticulture specialist serving the east-central region.
Charlie Nilon

Sep. 9, 2022

Get to Know Charlie Nilon

Nilon is a professor of urban wildlife management in the School of Natural Resources.
White man with glasses with dark hair and beard, wearing a light button up shirt, standing in front of a wall of green plants

Sep. 8, 2022

Small RNA Have Big Implications for Crop Growth

Learn more about Blake Meyers, the 12th MU faculty member to be elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
Peng and a student are in a lab holding some plants together.

Sep. 2, 2022

Q&A with Peng Tian

Peng is a plant pathologist and director of the MU Plant Diagnostic Clinic.
Patrick Westhoff.

Aug. 31, 2022

FAPRI Updates Baseline Food and Agricultural Outlook Report

The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute released an update to yearly baseline outlook report to include impact of key current events.
Late last year, as part of the University of Missouri’s mission to strengthen student success, Mizzou offered funding opportunities to enhance teaching and learning. Eric Aldrich, an assistant teaching professor of atmospheric science, secured $100,000 which has gone toward the Weather Analysis and Visualization (WAV) Lab. The funding includes upgrades to the computing infrastructure and the installation of a suite of broadcast-ready weather graphics and equipment.

Aug. 29, 2022

Enhancing Education

CAFNR secures nearly $700,000 to enhance teaching and learning for students.
Jenna Fusinatto is an academic advisor for students in the parks, recreation and sport degree program.

Aug. 29, 2022

CAFNR Advisor Spotlight: Jenna Fusinatto

Fusinatto serves as an academic advisor for the parks, recreation and sport degree program.