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Luke Rubin earned his parks, recreation and sport degree in May and now gets to see the inner workings on a sports business through his job with The Basketball Tournament. Rubin serves as a team relations specialist where he offers support to the players and teams that compete in the $1 million, winner-take-all tournament. A self-proclaimed “sports geek,” Rubin served as a student assistant with the MU football team for four years. Photo courtesy of Luke Rubin.

July 24, 2022

Pursuing his passions

A job with The Basketball Tournament allows Luke Rubin to explore his passion for sports.
Larna Schnitker (pictured left) graduated with an agribusiness management degree from the University of Missouri in May and created Amp'd Up Ag in 2020, alongside her boyfriend, Michael Fidler (senior agriculture major, pictured right), and her sister, Lucy (senior agribusiness management major). They offer consulting services for a variety of farming challenges, with a focus on helping farmers achieve higher yields while lowering their input costs. To go along with consulting, Amp’d Up Ag also offers custom spraying and tissue testing services. They also play an active role on the Schnitker family farm. Photo courtesy of Larna Schnitker.

July 20, 2022

Amplifying Agriculture

Amp'd Up Ag gives CAFNR couple the opportunity to help farmers with their operations.
A woman is standing in front of a group presenting with a powerpoint.

July 18, 2022

Q&A with Katie Neuner

Katie is a field specialist in agricultural business serving Lafayette and Ray Counties.
Ag Building

July 13, 2022

CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) Winners Announced

Two CAFNR faculty and their teams were recently awarded inaugural CAAT grants.
a group of about 30 people sitting on a wagon as part of a tour for field day

July 7, 2022

Moving the MOAES Forward

Restructured experiment station centers focused on sharing agricultural advances with Missouri farmers and ranchers.
A father, daughter, and son pose in front of a city.

July 5, 2022

Q&A with Anthony Ohmes

Anthony is a field specialist in agronomy serving the Southeast region.
6 week-old swine and hogs at MU South Farm's Swine Teaching Center.

June 28, 2022

Zinc Key Regulator of Sperm Functions During Capacitation Process

Scientists have struggled to fully understand how male sperm cells function and why they sometimes fail to fertilize female eggs, which has implications for both livestock farmers aiming to maximize food production, as well as human couples struggling with infertility. In a new study at the University of Missouri, researchers found that zinc ion plays a crucial regulatory role in the sperm capacitation process, or series of changes sperm undergo in the female reproductive tract that enable them to fertilize an egg. Michal Zigo, a research scientist at the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), from the laboratory…
a woman stands in front of an audience and presents with a projected presentation.

June 21, 2022

Q&A with Elizabeth Picking

Elizabeth is a field specialist in livestock based in Howell County.
A man poses with a large machine in a field on a sunny day.

June 8, 2022

Q&A with Teng Lim

Teng inspects the manure scraper system at the MU swine farm. What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri?  I am an Extension professor and agricultural engineer. I work with agricultural air quality, waste management, and biosecurity. How long have you worked in this position?  I have been in this position for 12+ years. Extension faculty Joe Zulovich, Ray Massey, Cory Bromfield and Teng Lim visit ancient stone carvings in Henan, China. What is your favorite part about the work you do?   My favorite part about the work I do is helping farmers and agency folks…
Food pantries helping clients

June 2, 2022

Food Pantries Serve Critical Needs for Hungry Missourians

Unprecedented study from MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security highlights tough choices made by those who use food pantries and key roles played by hunger relief organizations across Missouri.