Stories
Aug. 12, 2021
Science Night to Focus on Vegetables, Butterflies and Flowers
Science Night at Jefferson Farm and Garden will continue this month. The event will be held Thursday, Aug. 19, at 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 6, 2021
Hank Stelzer Receives the SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Program Award
Hank Stelzer, associate professor in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri (MU) College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) was awarded the SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Program award.
Aug. 6, 2021
Keri Jacobs Testified During the State of Beef Supply Chain Hearing
Keri Jacobs, associate professor of agriculture and applied economics at the University of Missouri (MU) College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), testified during the State of Beef Supply Chain: Shocks, Recovery and Rebuilding hearing organized by the U.S. House Ag Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture on Wednesday, July 28.
Aug. 2, 2021
Highlighting Different Agricultural Topics
The Graves-Chapple Research Center field day set for Aug. 24.
July 29, 2021
Studying Variable Rate Technology
Earl Vories has been researching variable rate irrigation in cotton fields at the Fisher Delta Research Center.
July 29, 2021
Henry Nguyen and Jianfeng Zhou publish a book titled High-Throughput Crop Phenotyping
Henry Nguyen, professor of plant sciences, and Jianfeng Zhou, assistant professor in agricultural systems technology, co-edited a book titled High-Throughput Crop Phenotyping.
July 29, 2021
Caio Canella Vieira Receives Developing Emerging Leaders and Talent in Agriculture (DELTA) Award
Caio Canella Vieira was awarded a grant of $3,000 through the Corteva Developing Emerging Leaders and Talent in Agriculture (DELTA) program.
July 28, 2021
Agricultural Leadership, Communication and Education faculty receive Outstanding Research Presentation award
Agricultural Leadership, Communication and Education faculty, Adam Cletzer, Rebecca Mott, John Tummons, Jon Simonsen, Jaelyn Peckman and Kate Preston won Outstanding Research Presentation award at the national American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) Research Conference in May. The paper was titled Agricultural Leadership: A National Portrait of Undergraduate Courses.”
July 27, 2021
A New Beginning
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $500,000 in funding for a project titled “MU-Osage Food & Agriculture Program for Tribal Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Success” through the New Beginnings for Tribal Students (NBTS) grant program. NBTS is a competitive grant for land-grant colleges and universities to provide identifiable support, specifically for Tribal students. The MU-Osage Food & Ag Program is a collaborative project that grew from relationships between the University of Missouri (MU) College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Center for Agroforestry and the Osage Nation Department of…
July 26, 2021
Q&A with Jill Scheidt
During a past Southwest Research Center Field Day, Jill educated high school students and producers on how to interpret and use a soil test. What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri? I serve row crop and forage producers in Southwest Missouri by presenting research-based programs related to relevant topics in agriculture. I also do field site visits and client calls, all while collaborating with local partners to bring timely research to the community. How long have you worked in this position? Eight years in the current full-time position. In 2011, I did an internship with MU Extension in the Barton…