A new position in the CAFNR Office of Academic Programs aims to bring more focus to student recruitment for the college. Tara O’Brien, from Elsberry, Missouri, was selected to become the college’s Student Recruitment and Event Specialist. O’Brien wanted to…
New communications option brings more flexibility to agricultural education and leadership degree
A degree with the word education in its name would logically lead a graduate into a teaching career … right? However, the Agricultural Education degree in the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources offers more than one career…
Fayette teen creates honey of a business as beekeeper
Devastated by the loss of one of his beehives this past winter, 16-year-old Fayette, Missouri, student, Jonathan Ebbesmeyer showed no sign of losing hope when it came to harvesting and selling his first batch of locally made honey bee products.…
Old-world charm is just across the river in Hermann
The leaves are changing to hues of golden yellow, burnt orange, and fire red as you stroll downtown across the worn brick sidewalks to your next destination. The bright red trolley with grape and vine accents glides across the street…
FFA continues to inspire CAFNR student Sydnee Mason
Dedicated, inspiring, and goal-oriented are three words Sydnee Mason’s high school FFA adviser Tyler Burgin would use to describe her. “She leads by example and never asks someone to do something that she is not willing to do herself,” Burgin…
Scroggs is a champion for CAFNR, helping connect new students to MU
A typical day for Julie Scroggs, director of Student Recruitment for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, starts with a cup of coffee and a black, spiral-bound planner. Within its covers is where she keeps track of her…