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Audrey Hannah

May 9, 2022

Senior Spotlight: Audrey Hannah

Hannah will graduate with a degree in agribusiness management.
Gina Vekkos spotlight.

May 5, 2022

Senior Spotlight: Gina Vekkos

Vekkos will graduate with a degree in hospitality management.
Two students on wrestling mats.

May 4, 2022

Success on and off the mat

Keegan O'Toole and Rocky Elam, NCAA Div. I Wrestling All-Americans, work hard to balance their sport and their studies.
Patrick Westhoff.

May 2, 2022

FAPRI-MU Updates U.S. Agricultural Market Snapshot

Update reflects impacts to agricultural markets from recent global events.
The Designing and Delivering Educational/Leadership Programs course (AG_ED_LD 4340), has given students the chance to connect with industry partners and develop educational programs to aid those partners. The class, which includes a collaboration with the University of Illinois Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication program, pairs students from both universities with an outside stakeholder. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Mott.

May 2, 2022

Developing educational programs

AG_ED_LD 4340 course has given students the chance to connect with industry partners and develop educational programs.
Rishabh Mahendra

April 28, 2022

Rishabh Mahendra receives the International Student Award

This award honors an international graduate or professional student who shows exemplary leadership and service to the university and to the international student community.
The Mizzou National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) team won this year's National Student Marketing Competition. Their first-place presentation centered on the GerriRig Grain Management System, a product the team modeled after the Grain Weevil, a grain bin safety and management robot. MU competed against more than 20 teams in early April during NAMA’s annual Agri-Marketing Conference. Pictured, from left to right: Annette Kendall (advisor), Regan Ragsdale, Drew Kientzy, Zak Bush, Kate Thompson and Halley Blades. Photo courtesy of Mizzou NAMA.

April 25, 2022

Taking home top honors

Mizzou NAMA team wins National Student Marketing Competition.
The Italy study abroad program gives students an opportunity to identify key principles of sustainable food systems and potential paths to enhancing food security at multiple scales. Ellen Phillips, a senior majoring in agriculture, participated in the Italy program. Photo courtesy of Ellen Phillips.

April 21, 2022

Educational opportunities on a global stage

CAFNR students spent spring break in Italy and Holland for study abroad opportunities.
Portrait of Michelle Segovia

April 20, 2022

Michelle Segovia Honored with Early Investigator Research Award as Part of 2022 Celebration of Excellence

Segovia’s research is focused on the economics of food consumption and health.
Mallory Rahe

April 20, 2022

Mallory Rahe Named 2022 J.W. Burch Specialist at 2022 Celebration of Excellence

Mallory Rahe is the 2022 recipient of the J.W. Burch State Specialist Agricultural Extension Award, presented at CAFNR’s Celebration of Excellence event April 19. Rahe earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural economics from the University of Illinois-Champaign and her PhD in regional planning from the University of Illinois-Champaign. She joined the university in 2019 as an assistant Extension professor of agriculture and applied economics. In 2020, Rahe became the education director of the Agricultural Business and Policy Extension Program and the director of the Missouri Small Business Development Center for Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Rahe specializes in applied…