Q&A

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July 17, 2022

Q&A with Katie Neuner

Katie is a field specialist in agricultural business serving Lafayette and Ray Counties.
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June 20, 2022

Q&A with Elizabeth Picking

Elizabeth is a field specialist in livestock based in Howell County.
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June 7, 2022

Q&A with Teng Lim

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. What is your favorite part about the work you do?   My favorite part about the work I do is helping farmers and agency folks improve problems ranging from on-farm air quality issues to waste management, anaerobic digestion, and biosecurity. I also enjoy working with students. I sometimes…
Margaret Straw

May 11, 2022

Get to Know Margaret Straw

What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources? As the CAFNR Extension Communications Strategist, I work to tell the story of the huge impact our Extension specialists have across the state. Some of my job responsibilities include news releases, internal newsletters and social media for the Agriculture and Environment Extension program. How long have you worked in CAFNR? I joined the CAFNR team in January, so just 4 months! What do you enjoy about working for CAFNR/Mizzou? I love getting to work in a university setting. Everybody…
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May 9, 2022

Q&A with Donna Aufdenberg

Horticulture field specialist Donna Aufdenberg supports horticulture programming in 18 counties in Southeast Missouri.
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April 21, 2022

Q&A with Denice Ferguson

Agricultural business field specialist Denice Ferguson supports programming across four counties.
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Nov. 22, 2021

Q&A with Joe Horner

What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri? I’m an extension specialist with the University of Missouri’s Division of Applied Social Sciences. I’m working on a couple of grant-funded feasibility studies and a set of MU guides on the economics of including warm-season grasses in pasture systems.  How long have you worked in this position? I started in 1988 as an agricultural specialist.
Joseph Fischer, CAFNR Business Services

Nov. 11, 2021

Q&A with Joseph Fischer

Fischer is a business support specialist in CAFNR Business Services.
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Nov. 4, 2021

Q&A with Daniel Mallory

Mallory is a livestock specialist in northeast Missouri with the Agriculture and Environment Extension Program .
Jill Kanaley

Aug. 11, 2021

Q&A with Jill Kanaley

Kanaley is the interim program chair of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology.