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Strengthening global partnerships

July 11, 2025 by Abigail E. Addae

A group photo of representatives from Missouri State University and Southwest University in China. Dr. Lacy Sukovaty (first on the right) and Dr. Melissa Bledsoe (second on the right) from the Darr College of Agriculture are seated in the front row, alongside Chinese colleagues.

In May, Dr. Melissa Bledsoe and Dr. Lacy Sukovaty from the Darr College of Agriculture represented Missouri State University in China.  The trip’s purpose was to strengthen academic partnerships and build deeper connections with students and faculty of Southwest University in Chongqing.  Visiting valued global partners Bledsoe, the college’s dean, and Sukovaty, School of … [Read more...] about Strengthening global partnerships

Filed Under: Academic affairs Tagged With: Darr College of Agriculture, environmental plant science and natural resources, faculty, Lacy Sukovaty, Melissa Bledsoe, study

Attaining his dream job

April 17, 2025 by Ella Reuter

Matthew Huchteman

Growing up in Dadeville, Missouri, on his family’s farm instilled in Matthew Huchteman a love for farming and gardening. So, it’s no surprise that when it came time to further his education, the 2022 Missouri State University graduate chose to pursue a bachelor’s degree in environmental plant science with a minor in animal science. He also earned a master’s degree in plant, … [Read more...] about Attaining his dream job

Filed Under: alumni, Alumni spotlight, Horticulture Tagged With: animal science, environmental plant science and natural resources, Student Success

Ready for a future in sustainable farming

May 15, 2024 by Ella Reuter

Grace Ford speaks to a group of African people.

For alumna Grace Ford, her educational journey at Missouri State University has been a fulfilling one. She graduated this May with a major in natural resources and a minor in geology. While attending MSU, she has studied abroad and done an internship in Africa to research food security. Expanding her horizons From January-July 2022, Ford studied abroad in Uganda. She … [Read more...] about Ready for a future in sustainable farming

Filed Under: alumni, Study Away Tagged With: environmental plant science and natural resources, School of Agricultural Science and Conservation, Spotlights, Student Success

Chosen for a prestigious committee

June 20, 2023 by Strategic Communication

Dr. Wenping Qiu

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) selected Dr. Wenping Qiu, research professor in the Darr College of Agriculture, to join an ad hoc committee. The committee will provide guidance on grapevine disease research to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-Wing Sharp Shooter (PD/GWSS) Board.   Qiu … [Read more...] about Chosen for a prestigious committee

Filed Under: Faculty & Staff Accomplishments Tagged With: Dr.wenping qiu, environmental plant science and natural resources, Faculty News

Introducing the Kindrick Family Farm

May 29, 2018 by Emily Yeap

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

Filed Under: alumni Tagged With: agriculture, environmental plant science and natural resources, News, Rev. Dr. Paula Kindrick Hartsfield

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