Stories
April 23, 2026
2026 William R. Lamberson Distinguished Thesis awarded to R. Tharindu Rambadagalla
He received the award at the April 23 CAFNR Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony.
April 23, 2026
Chung-Ho Lin honored with Mumford Outstanding Faculty Award at 2026 Celebration of Excellence
The Mumford is the college's signature award and named for a ground-breaking former dean.
April 12, 2026
Meet CAFNR’s 2026 Mizzou ‘39 recipients
Three CAFNR students share their undergraduate experiences after being recognized as one of Mizzou's 39 outstanding seniors.
March 30, 2026
Mizzou wins second place in National Championship for Collegiate Soil Judging
India Williams, a senior in Mizzou's School of Natural Resources, also placed second as an individual.
Feb. 19, 2026
SNR faculty member named Fellow of The Academy of Leisure Studies
Sonja Wilhelm Stanis was named a 2026 Fellow.
Feb. 17, 2026
Parvej awarded 2026 Soybean Researcher of the Year
Assistant professor and soil and plant testing lab director, awarded for his leadership in soybean research.
Nov. 24, 2025
CAFNR honors top 10 faculty members in research funding
The CAFNR Office of Research recognized the "Top 10 in 10 Years" Friday, Nov. 21, at the annual CAFNR Novemberfest celebration. These are the Top 10 faculty members in research funding over the past decade (2016-25) in CAFNR.
Nov. 13, 2025
MU Collegiate Soil Judging places 3rd at regional contest, helps out rival team
Last month, the MU Collegiate Soil Judging Team took home third place at the 2025 Region V Soil Judging Contest in Omaha, advancing to the 2026 National Collegiate Soil Judging contest in Raleigh, North Carolina, this upcoming spring. Mizzou’s team is the largest collegiate soil judging team in the nation, and although 24 Mizzou students competed in the contest, only 21 actually competed for the Tigers.
July 22, 2025
2025 C-DRIG recipients announced
The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Office of Research offers the CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) of up to $2,000 to support or partially support dissertation research projects proposed by doctoral students in the College. Eligible students will have completed their coursework and have advanced to candidacy or will advance to candidacy within six months of the C-DRIG awards.
July 8, 2025
2025 CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) winners announced
The CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) are offered through the CAFNR Office of Research. The C-DRIG grant supports up to $2,000 or partially support dissertation research projects proposed by doctoral students in the College.