Extension
July 5, 2022
Q&A with Anthony Ohmes
Anthony is a field specialist in agronomy serving the Southeast region.
June 21, 2022
Q&A with Elizabeth Picking
Elizabeth is a field specialist in livestock based in Howell County.
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…
May 10, 2022
Q&A with Donna Aufdenberg
Horticulture field specialist Donna Aufdenberg supports horticulture programming in 18 counties in Southeast Missouri.
April 29, 2022
Kristen Veum and Tim Reinbott elected officers in the American Society of Agronomy
Reinbott and Veum have been elected to serve roles in the American Society of Agronomy.
April 28, 2022
Jordan Thomas Receives Creative Extension Programming by New Faculty Award
Jordan Thomas, assistant Extension professor in the Division of Animal Sciences, has received the Provost's Award for Creative Extension Programming by New Faculty.
April 22, 2022
Q&A with Denice Ferguson
Agricultural business field specialist Denice Ferguson supports programming across four counties.
April 8, 2022
Q&A with Tamra Reall
What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri? I am a field specialist in horticulture in the Kansas City area. I coordinate the Extension Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City, one of the three largest chapters in the state with over 400 motivated volunteers. We train and work with these volunteers to offer horticulture programing for the public, such as a gardening hotline, speakers bureau, children’s programming, 16 community gardens of various specialties and video creation for our YouTube channel. I also co-advise the Osage Trails chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalists. Tamra also serves…
March 31, 2022
Q&A with Jamie Gundel
What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri? I am a field specialist in agronomy and interim county engagement specialist based in Oregon County in the Southeast Region. I work with producers to help them address issues within their operations and work to educate them on various aspects of crop and forage production. How long have you worked in this position? I have been in this position for six and a half years. What is your favorite part about the work you do? I really enjoy getting to meet so many new people and…
March 8, 2022
Q&A with Jenna Monnig
What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri? I am a livestock specialist headquartered in Mercer County in the North Central portion of the state. I also currently serve as the superintendent of the Thompson Farm. As a livestock specialist, I work to answer questions for producers about all species of livestock and bring them unbiased research-based answers that will hopefully help improve their operations. Most of my work focuses on beef cattle reproduction through AI schools, calving clinics and the Show-Me-Select heifer program. I also answer many nutrition and management questions and questions about other…