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Sept. 8, 2022

Small RNA Have Big Implications for Crop Growth
Reagan Brown

June 10, 2022

Get to Know Reagan Brown
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Nov. 12, 2021

Q&A with Joseph Fischer
Lesleighan Cravens, instructor of floral design in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, was recently honored for her dedication to teaching with the CAFNR Golden Apple Award. The award is designed to recognize faculty in CAFNR who go above and beyond in teaching and/or advising.

Sept. 24, 2021

A Blooming Passion for Teaching
Beef cattle research was introduced at the Thompson Research Center in 1963, and since that time the site has served as an important research location that emphasizes premium cattle genetics. Thompson, part of the University of Missouri (MU) College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Agricultural Experiment Station, is continuing to build on that prestigious research resume in 2021. With the help of a USDA Rural Business Development Grant, the Research Center has developed its own feedlot allowing specialists the opportunity to feed and keep cattle in the state and build Missouri’s economic impact.

June 29, 2021

Building Missouri’s Economic Impact
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April 9, 2021

Q&A With Amy Moum
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Feb. 11, 2021

A Deserved Distinction
With the help of a grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Pei Liu, an assistant professor of hospitality management in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Division of Applied Social Sciences, is looking to help Hmong farmers overcome some of the challenges they face. Photo courtesy of Pei Liu.

Nov. 2, 2020

Serving a Community in Need
David Patterson, a Chancellor’s Professor in the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Division of Animal Sciences and state beef Extension specialist, has earned numerous awards and honors throughout his distinguished career. His most recent honor came this summer, when he was named an American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Fellow.

Oct. 27, 2020

Serving the Animal Industry
Patrick Market was recently named the director of the School of Natural Resources. Market, who has spent his entire professional career at MU, was hired in 1999 as an assistant professor of atmospheric science. He became an associate professor of atmospheric science in 2005, and moved to a full professor in 2013.

Oct. 22, 2020

Up to the Challenge