CAFNR
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.
Nov. 8, 2013
A Century of CAFNR
Progress of the College of Agriculture in historic photos.
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.
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.
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.