Stories

Melissa Draves

Sep. 2, 2024

Graduate student spotlight: Q&A with Melissa Draves

Melissa Draves is a third-year Ph. D. student in the Division of Plant Science and Technology with a focus in plant breeding, genetics and genomics.
Harmeet Singh stands in a soybean field

Sep. 2, 2024

Graduate Student Spotlight: Q&A with Harmeet Singh

Harmeet Singh is pursuing a Ph.D. in plant, insect and microbial and conducts his research at the Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center in Portageville, Mo.
Chrisee Brandl at her graduation from the University of Missouri.

Aug. 28, 2024

Q&A with Chrisee Brandl

Chrisee Brandl is an MU Extension livestock field specialist.
Students work in a lab.

Aug. 21, 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.
Beef cattle

Aug. 19, 2024

How hair shedding scores can help select cattle for heat stress

Selecting for cattle with heat tolerance can improve a producer’s profitability.
two people with a lamb

Aug. 15, 2024

Catch Up With CAFNR – August 2024
McKay working in lab

Aug. 13, 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.
Two women pose on a small boat.

Aug. 7, 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.
Students in front of Mizzou Central sign

Aug. 4, 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.
Scholars posing and smiling.

July 30, 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.