Stories

A student poses for a photo in France.

Oct. 22, 2024

New study abroad program to France gives insight to agricultural education and industry

Abby Loesing, senior agricultural education (communication and leadership emphasis) major, traveled to France on the maiden voyage of the agricultural education study abroad program.

a group of people gather around controls on a tripod with a drone flying in the foreground

Oct. 18, 2024

CAFNR receives funding from Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development to provide agricultural drone trainings to Missourians

CAFNR and MU Extension faculty practice landing an imaging drone during the first of several “train the trainer” courses that will allow them to teach agricultural drone skills to Missourians. A grant from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development looks to open doors for Missourians to receive agricultural drone training through the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Research, Extension and Education Centers (REECs), Digital Agriculture Research and Extension Center (DAREC) and MU Extension. “This will be a true workforce development project because it will help train people to have careers in agriculture,”…

People leading a presentation

Oct. 17, 2024

Catch Up With CAFNR – October 2024

CAFNR Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert (right), poses with the game-day ball, along with Chad Higgins (left), Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement, and Srinand Sreevatsan (center), Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, on Ag Day 2024 at the Mizzou football game vs. Vanderbilt. CAFNR staff members Genevieve Howard and Christina Meier shared a laugh along with their insights at the LinkedIn training workshops Sept. 23 in the Ag Building. Senior Associate Dean Bryan Garton introduces the featured speakers at the annual CAFNR Scholarship Donor Recognition Dinner Thursday, Oct. 10, at Memorial Union. This event brings together scholarship…

Oct. 16, 2024

Graduate student spotlight: Q&A with Hunter McConnell

Hunter McConnell is pursuing a Ph.D. in Animal Sciences.

Jaapna Dhillion

Oct. 15, 2024

Get to know Jaapna Dhillon

Dhillon is an assistant professor in the Division of Food, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences.

Beetle collection in historic entomological museum.

Oct. 15, 2024

Celebrate historic milestone, learn more about fascinating world of insects

The Enns Entomological Museum, part of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri, is opening its doors (and cabinets of fascinating specimens) to the local community in celebration of its 150th anniversary.

Administering intramuscular and subcutaneous injections into “bananimals” at a previous Pearls of Production conference.

Oct. 10, 2024

Women learn life-changing skills through Pearls of Production

The 2024 conference is Oct. 29 and Nov. 2.

Leah Gastonguay poses in a field wearing a gold Mizzou shirt and a tan hat.

Oct. 10, 2024

CAFNR graduate student receives sustainable agriculture grant

Leah Gastonguay, Ph.D. student in Plant, Insect and Microbial Sciences (emphasis in Entomology), along with her advisor, Debbie Finke, professor of Plant Science and Technology, was awarded $19,792 for the project, "Companion Planting to Optimize Beneficial Insect Ecosystem Services in Pepper Cropping Systems."

Arshdeep Singh

Oct. 9, 2024

Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences graduate student receives national scholarship

Arshdeep Singh, a food and hospitality systems Ph.D. student, was recently awarded the Frank DeBenedetti Scholarship from the Northern American Meat Institute (NAMI) Scholarship Foundation.

An overhead view of a room filled with posters on easels and people gathered discussing those posters.

Oct. 3, 2024

Fourth annual CAFNR Research Symposium poster winners announced

The fourth annual CAFNR Research Symposium was held Tuesday, Oct. 1, and included a poster session. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs contributed posters to the session. In total, 89 posters were exhibited.