CAFNR
March 27, 2014
Fertile Crescent Ancestors
Ancient domesticated African cattle originated in the “fertile crescent,” a region that covered modern day Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Israel.
March 14, 2014
The 1872 Plow Trial
In 1872 the MU College of Agriculture conducted a national contest to determine the best plows for various soil, crops and climate conditions.
Feb. 17, 2014
J.C. Penney, Farmer
James Cash Penney was a famous mercantilist; he also was passionate about agricultural research. To that end, in 1952 he donated one of the world’s most respected dairy herds to establish CAFNR’s Foremost Dairy Research Center, west of Columbia.
Feb. 17, 2014
Fever Fighters
In what was probably the first scientific partnership between two land grant universities, researchers from the new agriculture colleges in Missouri and Texas pooled their efforts to identify the cause of the Texas Fever epidemic and create a method of controlling it.
Jan. 29, 2014
Concealing Swine
The University of Missouri is researching ways to reduce animal agriculture odor.
Jan. 16, 2014
Self-Repairing Plants?
University of Missouri plant science researchers have found a receptor in plants that could be a vital component in the way plants respond to danger, including pests, environmental changes and plant wounds.
Jan. 16, 2014
Newborn Collaboration
A collaborative MU team investigates preeclampsia, a disease that affects 3-7 percent of births worldwide,
Dec. 13, 2013
A Poem to Remember
Today, the University of Missouri’s Memorial Union is a campus icon that remembers soldiers from MU who died in battle. The original idea to build the structure came from a poem written by a College of Agriculture graduate who perished in World War I.
Nov. 19, 2013
A More Nutritious Seed
From beans to cereal grains, understanding how genes and soil types impact nutrition could one day help produce more nutritious food. One University of Missouri researcher wants to know which genes control the elements in these nutrient-rich packages.
Nov. 8, 2013
A Safer Bean
Researchers at CAFNR have found a way to create soybean oil that has no trans fats.