My name is Danni Hammontree and I’m from Liberty Missouri, just outside of Kansas City. I am a junior agricultural communications major with a minor in photography and marketing. I may have grown up in the city, but my family farm always had my heart. I have always loved being in the country and had a huge interest in agriculture. I love photographing outdoors and wildlife in … [Read more...] about Meet the Interns
Check out our progress! Intern, Rachel Kohne, applied fertilizer to the last few pastures left. Now, we can finish our paddock fences and turn the cattle out on the prepared pastures. As of now, cattle will be turned out by the end of March. … [Read more...] about Finishing Touches
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