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6 week-old swine and hogs at MU South Farm's Swine Teaching Center.

June 28, 2022

Zinc Key Regulator of Sperm Functions During Capacitation Process

Scientists have struggled to fully understand how male sperm cells function and why they sometimes fail to fertilize female eggs, which has implications for both livestock farmers aiming to maximize food production, as well as human couples struggling with infertility. In a new study at the University of Missouri, researchers found that zinc ion plays a crucial regulatory role in the sperm capacitation process, or series of changes sperm undergo in the female reproductive tract that enable them to fertilize an egg. Michal Zigo, a research scientist at the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), from the laboratory…
In March, the Mizzou Alumni Association and Alumni Association Student Board named the 2022 Mizzou 18 Award and Mizzou ’39 Award recipients. Six CAFNR students earned the honor, including four biochemistry students. Pictured, from left to right: Molly Shumard, Angelina Hein, Shari Freyermuth, Anna Sullentrup, Maya Derhake.

June 27, 2022

An Outstanding Honor

Four biochemistry students earned Mizzou '39 honors in March.
Jaume Padilla

June 21, 2022

Jaume Padilla Receives the 2023 EEP Impact Award

Jaume Padill is an associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology.
a woman stands in front of an audience and presents with a projected presentation.

June 21, 2022

Q&A with Elizabeth Picking

Elizabeth is a field specialist in livestock based in Howell County.

June 19, 2022

Lauren Hamilton and Edgar Diaz Miranda Presented the SSR Travel Awards

Lauren Hamilton is a postdoc and Edgar Diaz Miranda is a visiting scholar/graduate student.
An Asian man with short, dark hair and glasses wears a grey sweater with 3/4 button closures inside of a building wiht large windows and a staircase behind him. He stands with his hands clasped in front of him.

June 15, 2022

Coronavirus Sewershed Surveillance Project Earns Governor’s Award for Quality and Productivity

Chung-Ho Lin is a research associate professor and lead scientist in the bioremediation program at the MU Center for Agroforestry.
Worker with head down in laptop with a help sign

June 9, 2022

How To: Request CAFNR IT Service

Resources from IT are centralized on a ticket system.
Jared Decker receives the Continuing Service Award from the Beef Improvement Federation at the group's annual research symposium.

June 8, 2022

Jared Decker Presented the Continuing Service Award

Jared Decker is an associate professor in the Division of Animal Sciences.
A man poses with a large machine in a field on a sunny day.

June 8, 2022

Q&A with Teng Lim

Teng inspects the manure scraper system at the MU swine farm. What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri?  I am an Extension professor and agricultural engineer. I work with agricultural air quality, waste management, and biosecurity. How long have you worked in this position?  I have been in this position for 12+ years. Extension faculty Joe Zulovich, Ray Massey, Cory Bromfield and Teng Lim visit ancient stone carvings in Henan, China. What is your favorite part about the work you do?   My favorite part about the work I do is helping farmers and agency folks…
Book co-edited by Jiafeng Zhou titled, Unmanned Aerial Systems in Precision Agriculture

June 1, 2022

Jianfeng Zhou Co-edited a Book on Precision Ag and UAV

Jianfeng Zhou is an assistant professor in plant science and technology.