Agriculture Future of America (AFA) selected four Darr College of Agriculture students to attend the various educational and networking experiences hosted by the AFA throughout 2020. The scheduled events include National Ag Day, the Policy Institute and the Crop Science Institute. Attendees are selected from around the country based on their applications. All applicants are … [Read more...] about AFA Selects College of Agriculture Students to Attend 2020 Events
Thanks to an alumna, Missouri State University now owns land for row crops for the first time in the university’s history. The land was given to the William H. Darr College of Agriculture in spring 2017 by the Rev. Dr. Paula Kindrick Hartsfield, a 1976 alumna, and her husband, George. Read the full story. … [Read more...] about Introducing the Kindrick Family Farm
It’s a win for molecular grape breeding. New funding has been approved for a research project that uses genomic technology to create better varieties of grapes faster. The VitisGen2 project led by Cornell University, is a collaboration of 25 scientists from 11 different institutions, including Missouri State University. They are working in multidisciplinary teams to … [Read more...] about Helping to create the next generation of grapes
Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang, professor of agriculture at Darr College of Agriculture at Missouri State University (MSU), Li-Ling Chen, research specialist in the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station at Darr College of Agriculture at MSU, and three students; Surya Sapkota, an MSU/University of Missouri collaborative Ph.D. student, and Jacob Schneider and Will Knuckles, both plant … [Read more...] about Agriculture students present grape breeding research at conference
Several Missouri State University alumni have made major gifts to the William H. Darr College of Agriculture. The Darr Family gift Continuing their support for MSU, William H. (class of 1957) and Virginia (class of 1954) Darr have created two new endowed funds: The Darr Family Facilities Endowment to support the day-to-day operations of the college’s facilities The Family … [Read more...] about MSU Foundation announces gifts for Darr College of Agriculture