What’s a permaculture garden and how do you set one up? Jennifer Morganthaler, clinical instructor of agriculture at Missouri State University, answers these questions and more on Well+Good. … [Read more...] about Creating a permaculture garden
Despite challenges of international travel due to COVID-19, Missouri State University’s Dr. Benjamin Onyango got to spend some time in Kenya this past summer working with KAG (Kenya Assemblies of God) EAST University. An agriculture professor, Onyango helped to develop agricultural courses for the Maasai community surrounding the university. The project was made possible by the … [Read more...] about Developing agriculture training courses for the Maasai community
Agriculture students at Missouri State University who want to learn more about poultry science will now have the option thanks to a new partnership. MSU’s William H. Darr College of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences and its department of poultry science at the University of Arkansas (U of A) have joined forces to create a … [Read more...] about A new dual degree in poultry science
It was a successful outing for Missouri State University’s Ranch Horse Team at the recent American Stock Horse Association National Show (ASHA) in Sweetwater, Texas. Top awards The team of six students led by coaches Dr. Gary Webb and Will Boyer finished as the 2021 Division II Reserve Champion Team. Webb, the animal science department head, won the All-Around Champion title in … [Read more...] about A stand-out performance at national horse show
Visualize a tree. It grows larger over time. If surrounded by many other large trees, the branches will slowly converge. This reduces the amount of sunlight hitting the ground. If left in such a condition for too long without disturbance, important tree species cannot regenerate. Dr. Michael Goerndt, associate professor in the Darr College of Agriculture, leads forest … [Read more...] about Fostering growth in forests and research