Inside CAFNR

Feb. 12, 2025

Get to know Derek Brake

Derek Brake What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources? I am an assistant professor in the Division of Animal Sciences. My current appointment is 45% research, 45% teaching and 10% service. In other words, I teach several 4000/7000-level courses, advise students, and participate on committees while also conducting fundamental research designed to understand how to better meet the nutrient requirements of ruminants.   How long have you worked in CAFNR? I joined CAFNR in August of 2018. What do you enjoy about working for CAFNR/Mizzou? I grew up…
Tiger Garden student workers pose with Dean Daubert.

Feb. 12, 2025

Catch Up with CAFNR – February 2025

Catch Up with CAFNR, February 2025: A photo gallery of CAFNR happenings!

Dec. 12, 2024

Catch Up With CAFNR – December 2024

Shuangyu Xu, assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources, received the CAFNR Golden Apple Award Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in a surprise ceremony led by Bryan Garton, Senior Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs, Sonja Wilhelm Stanis, Associate Director of the School of Natural Resources, and staff from CAFNR’s Office of Academic Programs.  Jason Young, instructor in the School of Natural Resources, received the Golden Apple Award on Dec. 5, 2024, in a surprise ceremony led by Sonja Wilhelm Stanis, associate director of the School of Natural Resources and director of SNR undergraduate studies and Bryan Garton, senior…

Dec. 9, 2024

Message from Dojin Ryu

It has been a busy year for the Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (FNES)! I have just completed my first full year as director. I am pleased with progress we are making in our mission areas of teaching, research and extension. I share with you here a few highlights! FNES welcomed 126 new undergraduates in August; a 25% increase from last year! Total combined opening day enrollment in our two majors, Food Science & Nutrition and Nutrition & Exercise Physiology (NEP), was 426. Also in August, we welcomed a “new,” full-time academic advisor, Tammy Conrad.
Mary Agnes and Al McQuinn at a podium with MU banner behind them.

Nov. 22, 2024

The gratitude of latitude

Alumnus Al McQuinn establishes a legacy at Mizzou.
People smile at annual lunch event

Nov. 12, 2024

Catch Up With CAFNR – November 2024

Vice Chancellor and Dean Daubert with the CAFNR Staff Advisory Council during his “Tackle Goals Together” open office hours Oct. 23. From left: Amy Grus, Michelle Niemeyer, Secley Kennedy, Dean Daubert, Matt Fleming, TaylorAnn Washburn and Shannon Fickess. Eric Aldrich shares his teaching journey and philosophy with the crowd, including his family and some of his students, at the 2024 Maxine Christopher Shutz Lecture for Distinguished Teaching Tuesday, Oct. 22. This award honors the first female full-term member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators, and is given to a faculty member each year who demonstrates extra effort to…

Oct. 28, 2024

Message from Harvey James

Welcome to the Fall 2024 edition of the Division of Applied Social Sciences (DASS) alumni newsletter! I am Harvey James, Director of the Division. I was formally appointed Director in March of this year. I was Interim Director for about 15 months prior to that. Some of you may know our previous Division Directors: Joe Parcell (2017-2022), Jill Findeis (2011-2017), and the late Mike Nolan (1995-2011). DASS is one of six Divisions within the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR). Our focus is on the social sciences. The other five divisions (animal sciences; plant…
People leading a presentation

Oct. 17, 2024

Catch Up With CAFNR – October 2024

CAFNR Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert (right), poses with the game-day ball, along with Chad Higgins (left), Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement, and Srinand Sreevatsan (center), Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, on Ag Day 2024 at the Mizzou football game vs. Vanderbilt. CAFNR staff members Genevieve Howard and Christina Meier shared a laugh along with their insights at the LinkedIn training workshops Sept. 23 in the Ag Building. Senior Associate Dean Bryan Garton introduces the featured speakers at the annual CAFNR Scholarship Donor Recognition Dinner Thursday, Oct. 10, at Memorial Union. This event brings together scholarship…
a group of people wearing black and gold

Sep. 12, 2024

Catch Up With CAFNR – September 2024

Jim Crawford, Graves-Chapple Director, visits with Mandy Bish and Wayne Flanary at the Graves-Chapple EEC field day. New students attended the CAFNR Fall Roundup on Wednesday, September 29, at the Trowbridge Event Center. Over 300 freshmen and transfer students connected with representatives from 40+ CAFNR clubs. They also enjoyed a dinner featuring Tiger Stripe ice cream and received new CAFNR shirts. On Aug. 30, the CAFNR community celebrated College Colors Day, and Black and Gold Friday. Tomato Festival attendees taste-test tomatoes, peppers and more! Local vendors partnered with Extension Master Gardeners, Jefferson Farm and Garden and the Central Missouri Research…
two people with a lamb

Aug. 16, 2024

Catch Up With CAFNR – August 2024

CAFNR faculty and staff worked together to educate participants in Life Sciences Quest, a week-long summer academy held on the University of Missouri campus July 14-18, 2024. Cory Bromfield provided Missouri pork producers with an influenza update on July 31 at the 2024 Swine Health Symposium. The CAFNR Advancement Team showed their heart by volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House on July 12, 2024, preparing and serving a delicious meal for the guests. Wine researcher Stephan Sommer shows off the first juice of the 2024 winemaking season. The Northern Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center held their annual field day…