CAFNR

Nov. 8, 2013

A Century of CAFNR

Progress of the College of Agriculture in historic photos.
Entomology was MU's early global research leader

Oct. 11, 2013

Legacy of Success

Mizzou quickly shot to national and international prominence with the study of insects

Sep. 26, 2013

A Little Less Nitrogen

A discovery by University of Missouri researchers could be the first step toward helping crops use less nitrogen, benefitting both farmers’ bottom lines and the environment.
Student with calculator.

Sep. 26, 2013

Unkind Cut?

Discussions of income tax cuts rarely include a focus on the consequences of reduced revenue for state programs and services.

Sep. 16, 2013

The Root Cause

Scientists have identified two – from billions of possibilities – soybean genes that allow a parasite to cause millions of dollars of yield losses each year.

Sep. 13, 2013

A Whale of a Journey

A Mizzou artifact is slowly moldering in the dirt in the Ag Building's courtyard.
Cherry tomatoes on vine.

Sep. 11, 2013

Secret of the Legume

Researchers take a step toward engineering crops to use less nitrogen.

Aug. 26, 2013

Unknown Losses

Beef herd owners would be shocked to learn they’d lost 25 percent of cow pregnancies in two weeks.

Aug. 22, 2013

Toxic Nanoparticles?

Researchers have developed a reliable method for detecting dangerous silver nanoparticles in food.
Plant in soil.

Aug. 9, 2013

Healthy Soil and People

William Albrecht is remembered as the foremost researcher on soil quality and human health. He drew direct connections between poor quality forage crops and ill health in livestock and people.