Stories

July 9, 2025
CAFNR student wins Remington R. Williams Award
Mathew Kimaku, Mizzou undergraduate majoring in health science and nutrition & exercise physiology, was chosen as one of seven recipients across the university system of the Remington R. Williams Award.

July 2, 2025
Cecilia Constantino Rocha receives ASAS Young Scholar Award
Rocha is an assistant research professor in livestock systems in the Division of Animal Sciences.

July 2, 2025
Andrew Clarke honored with award from American Meat Science Association
Andrew Clarke, associate professor of food science, received the 2025 Signal Service Fellow Award from the American Meat Science Association for outstanding contributions to the meat industry. The AMSA Signal Service Fellow Award was established in 1956 and is given to members in recognition of devoted service and lasting contributions to the meat industry and to the association. Clarke’s research focuses on meat processing technology with emphasis on restructured or low-fat meat products, supercritical fluid extraction and meat extrusion.

June 27, 2025
American Tractor Club invites owners to show off their machines
Share the story of your historic tractor by joining a new club launched by the American Tractor Museum in partnership with University of Missouri Extension and Missouri Farm Bureau.

June 27, 2025
Q&A with Cecilia Constantino Rocha
Cecilia Constantino Rocha is an assistant research professor and state extension specialist in livestock systems.

June 17, 2025
From fear to fascination: Mizzou wildlife ecologist challenges misconceptions about sharks
Growing up outside New York City, Michael Byrne was hooked on sharks from the start. As a child, he’d press play repeatedly on the same worn-out VHS tape, completely transfixed by a PBS documentary on the sleek, powerful predators.

June 17, 2025
Northern Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center hosts 2025 field day
The event will take place at the Lee Greenley Jr. Memorial Research Farm just outside of Novelty, Missouri, and participants will learn about the latest in agricultural research with real-world applications.

June 17, 2025
Get to know Kaylin Francisco
Francisco is the outreach coordinator at SW-REEC.

June 16, 2025
Catch Up with CAFNR – June 2025
Catch Up with CAFNR, June 2025: A photo gallery of CAFNR happenings!

June 16, 2025
Private, public cooperators reduce Missouri feral hog numbers
MU Extension continues to support landowners and communities in protecting farms, forests and watersheds from feral hogs.