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Sep. 8, 2022

Small RNA Have Big Implications for Crop Growth

Learn more about Blake Meyers, the 12th MU faculty member to be elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
Reagan Brown

June 10, 2022

Get to Know Reagan Brown

Brown is the CAFNR Marketing Communications Coordinator.
Joseph Fischer, CAFNR Business Services

Nov. 12, 2021

Q&A with Joseph Fischer

Fischer is a business support specialist in CAFNR Business Services.
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.

Sep. 24, 2021

A Blooming Passion for Teaching

After graduating with a degree in agricultural education, with an emphasis in plant sciences and agricultural economics, from the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) in 2013, Lesleighan Cravens soon joined the CAFNR faculty as an instructor of floral design in the Division of Plant Science and Technology. Cravens is still instructing MU students – and 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. Cravens teaches five courses in CAFNR…
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

Beef cattle research was introduced at the Thompson Research Center, located in Spickard, Mo., 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. “If…

April 9, 2021

Q&A With Amy Moum

What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources? I am a program/project support coordinator II in the Division of Applied Social Sciences. I work on faculty development for the division, including faculty awards and promotion & tenure. Once the pandemic restrictions are over I will get back to supporting executive education programming in the Division, as well as building capacity in experience learning for our hospitality management students through the Eckles Café event space. How long have you worked in CAFNR? I have been in CAFNR a little over five years. What do…
An Asian man with short, dark hair and glasses wears a grey sweater with 3/4 button closures inside of a building wiht large windows and a staircase behind him. He stands with his hands clasped in front of him.

Feb. 11, 2021

A Deserved Distinction

Chung-Ho Lin, associate research professor in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) School of Natural Resources (SNR), was recently honored by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Lin was elected to the rank of NAI Senior Member. “I am honored to earn the rank of NAI Senior Member,” Lin said. “I appreciate the advisory committee and board of governors for selecting me for the award, and I look forward to working with the organization in the future.” The NAI Senior Member program is an exclusive award distinction created to showcase the innovative ecosystems at…
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

The 2000 United States Census showed less than 30 Hmong residents throughout the state of Missouri. A decade later, that number was estimated to be more than 1,300 – with southwest Missouri serving as a common location for those residents. Farming was and continues to be a popular occupation among the Hmong community in southwest Missouri, but there are challenges that come with the job. 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…
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

For nearly 25 years, David Patterson has helped Missouri cattlemen get the most out of their beef cattle operations. Patterson piloted the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program early in his University of Missouri career. The program has now enrolled more than 150,000 heifers on more than 900 farms – and contributes more than $3.5 million annually to the Missouri economy. Patterson, a Chancellor’s Professor in the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) 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…
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

For the past 20 years, Patrick Market has been a steady presence in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) School of Natural Resources (SNR). 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. Since January 2019, Market has also served as the interim director of SNR. Market’s newest role in CAFNR, which is effective Nov. 1, is as the director of SNR. “I look…