Research

Leah Gastonguay poses in a field wearing a gold Mizzou shirt and a tan hat.

Oct. 10, 2024

CAFNR graduate student receives sustainable agriculture grant 
An overhead view of a room filled with posters on easels and people gathered discussing those posters.

Oct. 3, 2024

Fourth annual CAFNR Research Symposium poster winners announced
Chestnuts roast in a black pan over a grill.

Sept. 23, 2024

MU Center for Agroforestry Gearing up for Missouri Chestnut Roast Festival
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Sept. 20, 2024

Uzbek interns collaborate with Plant Science and Technology faculty, bringing global perspectives to research
For nearly 150 years, scientists from the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri have contributed to advancements around the globe. For example, Aureomycin, one of the world’s first antibiotics and a contemporary of penicillin, was developed from a fungus found in the soil of Plot 23 in Sanborn Field.

Sept. 17, 2024

CAFNR Research Symposium and Aureomycin anniversary: Celebrating decades of discovery
rob meyers stands among mature corn.

Sept. 5, 2024

Five ways the Center for Regenerative Agriculture is cultivating growth in Missouri
Soyon Park holds a petri dish with parasitic plants.

Sept. 4, 2024

CAFNR plant scientist’s innovative research could revolutionize genome editing in high-value crops
Melissa Draves

Sept. 3, 2024

Graduate student spotlight: Q&A with Melissa Draves
Harmeet Singh stands in a soybean field

Sept. 3, 2024

Graduate Student Spotlight: Q&A with Harmeet Singh
Orange persimmons on a tree limb

Aug. 16, 2024

MU’s Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center to hold Field Day