Research

Two men in blue jeans and work boots place tubing into the ground of a harvested corn field to collect a water sample

Jan. 30, 2024

Grant to expand water testing capabilities for northern Missourians

A USDA grant is funding a new water testing facility at MU’s Lee Greenley Jr. Memorial Farm
A pond sits with corn growing in the foreground and rolling hills with hay bales in the background on a cloudy day

Jan. 29, 2024

MU to expand outreach and technical assistance to Missouri land-owners for conservation practices through NRCS grant

A pair of grants totaling $1.4 million will fund eight new positions located throughout the state and impact more than 20,000 acres of Missouri farmland.

Jan. 10, 2024

MU Center for Agroforestry to host 15th Annual Symposium

The University of Missouri’s Center for Agroforestry’s 2024 symposium, Silvopasture in Practice, is slated for Wednesday, Jan. 17, and will feature a full day of presentations, panels and discussions on long-term silvopasture research, early adopters and innovators, intergenerational land management approaches, regional insights and challenges, and the environmental, economic and social impacts of silvopasture as a land-management strategy.

Jan. 10, 2024

CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) winners announced

The CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) is a translational research funding opportunity for faculty in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR).
small, green, leafy plants are growing in a black tray under a grow light

Jan. 10, 2024

Biofuel boost

As the climate continues to change and the landscape of the agriculture industry also shifts in response, one CAFNR researcher’s work is making strides that support the health of the planet and the farming families that feed us.
Caleb Grohmann receives an award from the National Swine Improvement Federation

Dec. 12, 2023

A CAFNR Ph.D. student takes on swine mortality through technology

Caleb Grohmann was recently recognized by the National Swine Improvement Federation.
Fish

Dec. 1, 2023

CAFNR fish ecologist’s research indicates need to conserve iconic migratory snook in Mexico

A new study on the common snook, a prized game fish, will inform conservation policy in the Usumacinta River in southern Mexico.
Dandelion

Dec. 1, 2023

Riding the whims of the wind

Researchers develop a model that analyzes the future survival of plants in a changing climate based on how far wind can carry a plant’s seeds.

Nov. 28, 2023

Empowering roots

Ph.D. student continues personal discovery of identity through impactful research, new NSF grant.
Student in soil lab on computer.

Nov. 22, 2023

Office of the Provost’s Grant for Classroom Improvement enhances soils lab experience

Soils labs in the School of Natural Resources have been upgraded to prepare students to work in the lab and in the field.