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Dec. 11, 2024
Farmers gain financial insights through innovative database, personalized education
For more than a decade, Division of Applied Social Sciences faculty Jon Simonsen and Bruce Fowler have been working to create a robust financial database tool for farmers, while also helping producers hone their own financial skills. “The ultimate goal is to be able to go out there and get the best financial information to enable producers to make the best decisions for their farms and their families,” said Simonsen, professor of agricultural education. Jon Simonsen The project makes use of dozens of agricultural education teachers at high schools and technical schools across the Midwest. These teachers offer adult classes…

Dec. 9, 2024
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Dawn Sherman
Sherman is a senior graduating in December with a degree in agribusiness management.

Dec. 9, 2024
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Anna Buchanan
Buchanan is a senior graduating in December with a degree in agribusiness management.

Dec. 9, 2024
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Mason Locke
Locke is a senior graduating in December with a degree in agribusiness management.

Dec. 9, 2024
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Fiona Heeney
Heeney is a senior graduating in December with a degree in hospitality management.

Nov. 18, 2024
MU Extension releases enterprise budgets for 2025
Missouri farmers and ranchers can plan ahead with new enterprise budgets.

Nov. 18, 2024
Hospitality Management alumna provides unique real-world opportunity to current CAFNR students
Kelly Gillespie, B.S. ’23, Operations Director of Eclipse Catering and Events, supervised current hospitality management students as they executed a public event, “Murder at the Speakeasy,” for their senior capstone.

Nov. 12, 2024
Celebrating our distinguished alumni: CAFNR Column Awards 2024
From left to right: David Larsen, Jonathan Dyer, Blake Hurst, Joel Spencer and Julian Lenis. Not pictured: Kendra Kattelmann. The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources honored six recipients with the 2024 CAFNR Column Award for Distinguished Alumni. This is the only award specifically for alumni presented by the college – the highest honor bestowed by the College in celebration of outstanding alumni. The awardee class includes one graduate from each of CAFNR’s six divisions, reflecting the six historic columns at the University of Missouri. View the event photo album. School of Natural ResourcesDavid LarsenB.S. Forestry ’78, M.S.

Nov. 11, 2024
Q&A with first-generation student Laci Fuhlage
In honor of National First-Generation Student Week, Laci Fuhlage, junior agricultural education major from New Franklin, Missouri, discusses her experience as a first-generation college student.

Oct. 25, 2024
Personal Financial Planning students practice their career skills and help fellow students as Peer Financial Coaches
The Office for Financial Success offers many free tools to students to improve their financial wellbeing and literacy skills, and many Personal Financial Planning students work in the office to help their peers.