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Felix Fritschi (right) and Bob Sharp received a $1.56 million grant in 2009 to construct drought simulators. The first two were built at the Bradford Research Center. Additional simulators have been built at the Fisher Delta Research Center, in Portageville, and the Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center, in New Franklin.

Aug. 5, 2019

Research Center Magazine: Battling Drought
Brent Booker was one of six boys who grew up on the Booker family farm, just three miles from the Wurdack Research Center. Throughout their high school years, five of the Booker boys were employed by the Research Center. Brent began at Wurdack in 1980 as a part-time employee. He would go to high school for half a day and finish his day at Wurdack. When he graduated high school in 1981, he was hired as a full-time employee.

Aug. 5, 2019

Research Center Magazine: Familiar with the Farm Life
The Fisher Delta Research Center’s go-to research scientist for cotton is Calvin Meeks, who joined the team at the Center in 2018.

Aug. 5, 2019

Research Center Magazine: Selecting the Best Varieties
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July 25, 2019

Animal Sciences Students, Postdocs Receive Awards at National Meeting
Jeff Wood uses a 32-meter tall instrument-studded tower at the Missouri Ozark AmeriFlux site (MOFLUX) at the Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center near Ashland, Missouri, to monitor the “breathing” of the forest. Using tools to measure the flow of carbon dioxide and water from the level of the individual leaf to the entire forest, he hopes to get a sense of the trees’ and other plants’ health and how they are affecting and being affected by the weather and the climate over time scales of seconds to, eventually, decades.

June 27, 2019

Throwing New Light on Photosynthesis
Stefanie Gray (right) and Amber Strong Helwig officially began their respective roles in the CAFNR Office of Advancement in January. Gray is the senior manager of donor relations. Strong Helwig joins the team as an executive assistant. Both come to CAFNR after working in central advancement at the University of Missouri.

June 27, 2019

‘An Important Family Feel’
The University of Missouri recently announced that researchers in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources have received an $8.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new national research center. The Swine Somatic Cell Genome Editing Center will focus on aiding the development of biomedical treatments for human diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

June 26, 2019

Aiding Disease Treatment
Michelle Enger was recently named director for the CAFNR Office of Marketing and Communications. Enger has been the marketing communications coordinator in the CAFNR Office of Marketing and Communications since 2011. Enger’s new role as director is effective July 1, 2019.

June 25, 2019

‘Sharing CAFNR’s Message’
Portrait of Andrew Clarke

June 24, 2019

Clarke Named UM System Presidential Engagement Fellow
Portrait of Lisa Webb

June 24, 2019

Lisa Webb Wins Scientific Excellence Award