When something matters to you, you figure out how to support it, says Brandon Thiel. Brandon is a 2012 graduate of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources with a degree in plant sciences – crop management. He started giving back to the college soon after graduation. “It’s small gifts,” he says. “But they all add up. “Hopefully, as…
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Fielding Gifts
2018 CAFNR field day season to include gift matching to support Agricultural Research Centers
The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Agricultural Research Centers are spread throughout the state and conduct research on everything from corn to chestnuts to cattle to cotton. The Research Centers represent the uniqueness of agriculture in Missouri. With fertile soil, the Fisher Delta Research Center, located in the Bootheel region, studies numerous crops, including rice…
Playing a Vital Role
Gifts play a vital role for Research Center operations
This story also appears in our University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Center Magazine. Stop by your local Research Center to pick up a copy! There are a variety of ways to support the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Research Centers. The systems of Research Centers expand Missouri,…
‘A Source of Inspiration’
Biochemistry alumnus shows appreciation for former professor by establishing endowed scholarship in his name
“I choose you as my advisor.” The words came out of Kamal Yadav with conviction as he re-entered the office of George Garner. Yadav arrived in Columbia the day before when he had stepped off a Greyhound bus on at the corner of Hitt and Broadway at 1 a.m. He had spent a large portion of his day trodding up…
Endowing the Future
Diana Hallett gives $500,000 to endow the D.L. Hallett Fellowship
Diana Hallett will give $500,000 through her estate plan to endow the D.L. Hallett Fellowship and add to the Missouri Chapter of Wildlife Society Graduate Fellowship.
Dream Big
'Big O' Samuelson urges on MU students at first Litton Lecture
You can’t dream big enough, legendary agribusiness broadcaster Orion Samuelson told Mizzou students at the inaugural Jerry Litton Lecture at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.