Stories
July 18, 2025
A ‘first’ for Mizzou
The IFT FIRST conference ran July 13-16, and Mizzou was front and center, as CAFNR’s own Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert helped host and kick off the event as IFT’s president, including sharing a welcome at the opening keynote, cutting the ribbon to officially open the expo, and much more.
July 17, 2025
Agricultural education student combines passion for sheep showmanship with classroom learning to help the next generation
Izzy Freymuth, senior in agricultural education – teacher certification, hosts a sheep showmanship camp on her farm each summer.
July 14, 2025
Back to the Farm – Q&A with Drake and Kaylee Minear
Drake Minear (B.S. Agricultural Systems Management '18) and his wife Kaylee (Michael) Minear (B.S. Elementary Education '18) graduated from Mizzou and returned to the farm.
July 14, 2025
CAFNR researchers engineer plants for optimal biofuel production
Arabidopsis may seem like a simple plant, but at the University of Missouri, plant biochemist Jay Thelen is using it as a powerful model to explore ways to boost oil production — an important step toward creating more sustainable, plant-based energy sources.
July 11, 2025
T.E. “Jake” Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center to host third annual Ag Research Expo
University of Missouri’s T.E. “Jake” Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center (FD-REEC) invites the public to its third annual Ag Research Expo Wednesday, Aug. 6, in Portageville, Mo.
July 9, 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.
July 9, 2025
2025 CAFNR Joy of Discovery seed grant program winners announced
The fourth batch of proposals funded by CAFNR’s Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program has been announced.
July 9, 2025
Mizzou Torq’N Tigers find success at the International 1/4 Scale Tractor Design Competition
Torq’N Tigers had two teams competing in the ASABE International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition this summer.
July 9, 2025
Recent CAFNR graduate selected for Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Mackenna Rodgers (B.S. Biochemistry ’25) was selected to participate in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
July 9, 2025
Biochemistry student wins American Association for Cancer Research Undergraduate Scholar Award
Blake Arciga, senior biochemistry major, was awarded the American Association for Cancer Research Undergraduate Scholar Award for his work in Satyanarayana Rachagani’s veterinary medicine and surgery lab.