Stories

Nov. 23, 2021

Q&A with Joe Horner

In September 2018, Joe visited with attendees of the Forage Systems Research Center field day, which took place in Linneus, Missouri. The event focused on drought topics. What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri? Joe speaking to Missourians about making the most of the new USDA Dairy Programs. I’m an extension specialist with the University of Missouri’s Division of Applied Social Sciences. I’m working on a couple of grant-funded feasibility studies and a set of MU guides on the economics of including warm-season grasses in pasture…

Nov. 19, 2021

Yvonne Hampton Selected to Attend Prestigious Seminar Course

The seminar is a weeklong, intensive workshop focused on frameworks.

Nov. 12, 2021

Faces of CAFNR: Personal Financial Planning

Introducing the faculty members from PFP.

Nov. 5, 2021

Agricultural and Applied Economics Doctoral Students Took Top Honors at Mizzou’s Three Minute Thesis Competition

Lucy McGowan and Barituka Bekee, both doctoral candidates in agricultural and applied economics, took top honors at Mizzou's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

Oct. 26, 2021

Q&A With Rylee Page

Page is a senior in personal financial planning.

Aug. 12, 2021

Q&A with Jung Ha-Brookshire

Ha-Brookshire is the program chair for Personal Financial Planning.

Aug. 6, 2021

Keri Jacobs Testified During the State of Beef Supply Chain Hearing

Keri Jacobs, associate professor of agriculture and applied economics at the University of Missouri (MU) College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), testified during the State of Beef Supply Chain: Shocks, Recovery and Rebuilding hearing organized by the U.S. House Ag Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture on Wednesday, July 28.

Aug. 2, 2021

Highlighting Different Agricultural Topics

The Graves-Chapple Research Center field day set for Aug. 24.

July 28, 2021

Agricultural Leadership, Communication and Education faculty receive Outstanding Research Presentation award

Agricultural Leadership, Communication and Education faculty, Adam Cletzer, Rebecca Mott, John Tummons, Jon Simonsen, Jaelyn Peckman and Kate Preston won Outstanding Research Presentation award at the national American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) Research Conference in May. The paper was titled Agricultural Leadership: A National Portrait of Undergraduate Courses.”

June 30, 2021

CAFNR Abstract Presented During North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Conference

During the recent North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) annual conference, a peer-reviewed research abstract from a group of CAFNR faculty and staff was presented “live” during the virtual conference. A total of 208 abstracts were submitted and only 12 were presented during the conference. The abstract is titled “Factors Influencing College Choice of Matriculants and Non-Matriculants: A Generational Comparison.” Adam Cletzer, assistant professor and director of student services in the Division of Applied Social Sciences; Jon Simonsen, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Division of Applied Social Sciences; and Julie Scroggs, director of student…