The Center for Grapevine Biotechnology at Missouri State University, under the direction of Dr. Wenping Qiu, received a grant of $50,729 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This grant will allow them to continue testing viruses and producing virus-tested elite grape varieties. … [Read more...] about Funding continues for Midwest Center of National Clean Plant Network-Grapevine
Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang attended and presented at the annual Project Director meeting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)-Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Plant Biology and Plant Breeding programs May 14-15 at USDA-NIFA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. … [Read more...] about Faculty provided grape breeding update at USDA Project Director meeting
Dr. Arbindra Rimal, Missouri State University professor of agriculture, received a half-million dollar grant through the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant focuses on education about food security and is a joint project with five universities in Missouri. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B8XYzGBrEU The objectives of this project are to digitally … [Read more...] about USDA grant supports education about food security
Dr. Anson Elliott, head of the William H. Darr School of Agriculture, received high honors during the 44th Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, hosted by Gov. Jay Nixon and the Missouri Department of Agriculture. During the awards banquet, Gov. Nixon and Missouri’s Director of Agriculture Richard Fordyce recognized Elliott with Missouri’s Agricultural Educator of the … [Read more...] about Dr. Anson Elliott receives Missouri’s Agricultural Educator of the Year award
Developing the next generation of agricultural leaders and advocates is a passion for Dr. Gary Webb and Christine Sudbrock. Both are faculty members in the William H. Darr School of Agriculture at Missouri State University. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNSJiipfmKo Webb and Sudbrock recently received a $277,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for their … [Read more...] about Maroon Minute highlights USDA grant supporting agriculture education