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Learning on Different Levels

New outreach program teaches CAFNR students to make plant science knowledge accessible to a younger audience

Although abundant light was shining through the windows, it was the quiet before the storm. Andrew Ludwig, a University of Missouri sophomore majoring in plant sciences, surveyed the small tables and chairs spread out before him in the laboratory of the Benton STEM Elementary School on a recent Monday afternoon. He sifted through his notes. He was ready, even though…

Opportunities for Growth

Eight CAFNR students selected for inaugural AFA Crop Science Institute

For sake of simplicity, Jake Hirniak says that he is from Kirksville – but that can change. “I claim a couple of other home towns depending on how I’m feeling that day,” said Hirniak, a senior who is majoring in agricultural economics. As the son of a colonel who served in the U.S. Army for 28 years, Hirniak has had…