Monica Gevers and Riley Phipps setting up paddocks at Shealy Farm for future research development. In a few short weeks, cattle will be turned out and our research will begin! … [Read more...] about It All Starts With A Corner Post
2018 kicks off the new semester here at Missouri State University. With the new year we have a new group of interns for the Shealy Farm grazing research. Student intern Riley Phipps checked in with her fellow interns to see what was going on! Here is what she found! Danielle Hammontree is using the NIR instrument. The NIR analyzes nutrients from ground forage samples. … [Read more...] about Research Moves Along
As the semester gets rolling again, we wanted to put a spotlight on another of our research faculty. Marissa Stevens, an Agribusiness Management Sales and Marketing student sat down to talk with Dr. Will McClain about his experiences and work in plant sciences. Here’s what Marissa had to say! Dr. Will McClain is an assistant professor here at Missouri State University in … [Read more...] about Meet the Team: Instructor Edition 3.0
Missouri State University Student Nick Matheney spent the summer working at the University of Missouri Forage Systems Research Center in Linneus, Mo., looking at the other side of this project. Check out his summer wrap up! The warm season legume, sunn hemp, originated from India where it was used to feed cattle as a dry season crop. During this grazing study Josh … [Read more...] about MSU Student Nick Matheney Studies Sunn Hemp with MU