Stories
June 28, 2023
Q&A with Jennifer Schutter
Get to know Jennifer Schutter
June 28, 2023
Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center Cultivates growth in Local Agribusinesses
Nearly one-third of Missouri's economy is tied to agriculture. Now, as part of a partnership that evolved from a statewide effort to help agricultural producers scale their businesses, the Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center (MAFFIC) has launched. The center draws on agricultural business development expertise at the University of Missouri and the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA).
June 21, 2023
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology Faculty Member Receives Edwin Bierman Award from ADA
Elizabeth Parks, professor of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, was named by the American Diabetes Association as its 2023 Edwin Bierman Award recipient.
June 21, 2023
CAFNR Graduate Student Named DCRC Scholar
Isabella Sellmer Ramos, a Master's student in Animal Sciences, was named the 2023 DCRC Scholar by the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council.
June 16, 2023
A Race Against Time
Phelipanche aegyptiaca, a parasitic plant commonly known as Egyptian broomrape, has been wreaking havoc on farmers’ crops in Africa and Mediterranean Europe since the ‘90s, and, in 2014, it found its way to the United States when it was discovered in a crop of tomato plants in northern California. The plant is difficult to detect and eradicate once it takes hold, but one University of Missouri researcher hopes to change that before the plant has the opportunity to spread to the Midwest.
June 15, 2023
CAFNR Recognized for Best Recruitment Materials at NAADA
The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources received first place in Print Media Division-Student Recruitment Materials at the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association's 2023 Publications and Projects Competition. The award was presented at NAADA's annual conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 6-8.
June 14, 2023
44 CAFNR Researchers Contribute to Innovation
CAFNR researchers generate innovations that are further developed in commercial settings for the benefit of society each year. In calendar year 2022, 44 CAFNR researchers had patents, commercial agreements, startup companies and first product sales. These researchers are: Mathew Ashby, senior research specialist Yan Barnett, senior research consultant Andrew Biggs, CMREEC assistant director for crops Shi-Jie Chen, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Physics and Biochemistry Michael Wayne Clubb, research specialist lead Mark V. Coggeshall, adjunct assistant professor Melissa Crisel, senior research associate Ryan DelPercio, doctoral student Elizabeth De Meyer, doctoral student Bishnu P. Dhital, research specialist Dan England, senior research specialist…
June 12, 2023
An Unpredictable Path
Growing up, Atmospheric Sciences graduate student Sarah Weaver experienced three tornados. Now, through her PhD program at Mizzou, she is contributing to national hurricane forecasts, helping keep others safe from devastating severe weather and finding her career path.
June 9, 2023
CAFNR Faculty Member Appointed to Nationwide Insurance Board
Keri Jacobs has accepted a role on the Nationwide Board Council for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Jacobs is an associate professor of agricultural and applied economics, the MFA Chair in Agribusiness, and executive director of the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership (GICL).
June 8, 2023
Torq’N Tigers Teams take 2nd and 5th places at ASABE Quarter-Scale Tractor Competition
The University of Missouri Torq'N Tigers had two teams compete in the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition this month, with one being named Performance Event Winner.