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
Written by: Laura Wolfe A group of student leaders from the William H. Darr School of Agriculture has been traveling to FFA area banquets to debut a new partnership with PFI Western Wear to support the Missouri FFA Association. The opportunity to show support for agricultural education at the high school and university levels began with a campaign by Durango Boots. With … [Read more...] about Durango Boot Sales Will Benefit FFA
By: Izabella Michitsch Phoenix is a great place in the wintertime, 70 degrees, manicured lawns, palm trees and not to mention the desert and cacti. Now imagine Phoenix overrun with cowboy boots and hats, farmers and ranchers, Farm Bureau members, Young Farmers and Ranchers, and Collegiate chapters all gathered at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge for the 2013 National Young … [Read more...] about Collegiate Farm Bureau Attends Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference in Phoenix
Written by Alison Bos The Missouri State Horsemen’s Association and the Missouri State Ranch Horse Team hosted the first ever Ride with the Bears Horse Show at the Darr Center’s Pinegar Arena. Several riders competed at the event including members from the Missouri State Equestrian Team and Ranch Horse Team, Missouri State Alumni, Northeastern Oklahoma … [Read more...] about First Missouri State Ride with the Bears Horse Show
By Nolan Rapp, Agronomy Club President The soils team competed September 17 to the 21st at Northwest Missouri State University. We drove all over Atchison, Holt, and Nodaway counties on practice soil pits and for the real contest pits. Our overall placing as a team was 6th place. We were 2 points as a team behind 5th place and 10 points behind 4 th place. In the ASA … [Read more...] about Soils Team Earns 3rd Place Award in Group Pit Judging