Stories
Aug. 22, 2024
CAFNR Hosts Summer Academies for High School Students
CAFNR offers many opportunities for high school students to explore the different majors in the college during the summer.
Aug. 20, 2024
How hair shedding scores can help select cattle for heat stress
Selecting for cattle with heat tolerance can improve a producer’s profitability.
Aug. 16, 2024
Catch Up With CAFNR – August 2024
CAFNR faculty and staff worked together to educate participants in Life Sciences Quest, a week-long summer academy held on the University of Missouri campus July 14-18, 2024. Cory Bromfield provided Missouri pork producers with an influenza update on July 31 at the 2024 Swine Health Symposium. The CAFNR Advancement Team showed their heart by volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House on July 12, 2024, preparing and serving a delicious meal for the guests. Wine researcher Stephan Sommer shows off the first juice of the 2024 winemaking season. The Northern Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center held their annual field day…
Aug. 14, 2024
MU animal sciences faculty members help transform agriculture and endangered species conservation with ruminant genome research
A University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) researcher is helping enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability while supporting the conservation of endangered species.
Aug. 8, 2024
San Diego Zoo Reproductive Sciences Lab attracts generations of Mizzou Animal Sciences graduates and students
Rachel Felton (M.S. ’14), Lindsey Fallon (B.S. ‘20, M.S. ’22) and Taylor VanDeVoorde followed their love of research from Columbia to San Diego.
Aug. 5, 2024
CAFNR students learn real-world skills as Missouri State Fair Interns
Devyn Keller, Libby Kleinsorge and Claire Walker joined the staff making the 11-day event happen in Sedalia this August.
July 31, 2024
CAFNR Students Selected for Honors College Cherng Summer Scholars Program
The Cherng Summer Scholars program allows Honors College students at the University of Missouri to explore their passions through research projects aimed at questions they are interested in analyzing.
July 31, 2024
Mizzou Student Chapter of the American Institute of Floral Designers Win Awards at AIFD National Symposium in Orlando, FL
The MU Student American Institute of Floral Designers (SAIFD) Chapter placed 2nd in the nation in the student competition during the American Institute of Floral Designers National Symposium in Orlando, July 2-6.
July 31, 2024
Biochemistry and School of Natural Resources advisors selected for UM System Advisor Development program for the 2024-25 school year
Alison Rutledge, senior academic advisor in biochemistry, and Jenna Fusinatto, senior student services coordinator in the School of Natural Resources, were selected to participate in the 6th annual cohort of the University of Missouri System Advisor Development Program (ADP).
July 30, 2024
Q&A with Kelly McGowan
Kelly McGowan is an MU Extension field specialist in agronomy.