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Chestnut Improvement Network Continues Expanding Footprint of Chestnut Breeding in Midwest and Eastern U.S.

The Center for Agroforestry manages the nation’s largest repository of grafted chestnut cultivars at the MU Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Farm in New Franklin, MO. Established nearly 30 years ago,

Participatory producer-led initiatives drive Kendra Esparza-Harris’ silvopasture research

Over the past year, Kendra Esparza-Harris, a doctoral candidate with the Center for Agroforestry, hosted a series of producer-focused workshops to encourage information exchange among researchers and producers. The workshops were funded by a USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Graduate Student Grant (GNC22-347), and were informed by input form a Missouri producer...

The 2024 Agroforestry Symposium: Silvopasture in Practice to take place January 17th in Columbia, MO and Online

Every year, the Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri hosts a public Symposium to grow connections and raise awareness about important work happening in our field. The 2024 Symposium on Silvopasture in Practice is free to attend and will take place at the beautiful Center for Missouri Studies building in downtown Columbia...

Exploring blue elderberry’s bioactive compounds with Elderberry Wisdom Farm

The Center for Agroforestry is partnering with Oregon-based, Native-led nonprofit Elderberry Wisdom Farm to determine the bioactive compounds found in blue elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp cerulea). Rose High Bear, Deg

2023 CAFNR Symposium

Agroforestry research presented at the 2023 CAFNR Research Symposium

Browse the agroforestry posters at this year's CAFNR Research Symposium.

Center for Agroforestry Hosts Summer Education Events for Producers

This summer, the MU Center for Agroforestry will host three events aimed at helping those producing or interested in producing elderberry, nut trees and practicing agroforestry. Each event is designed to provide classroom and hands-on learning that will benefit both new and experienced growers.

2022 CAFNR Research Symposium

Agroforestry Research Projects Featured at CAFNR Research Symposium

The University of Missouri College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) held its inaugural in-person research symposium this October, where college faculty, staff, and students were encouraged to share their scholarship with

Midwest Elderberry Research

Big Plans for Small Berries

Andrew Thomas, research assistant professor in the Division of Plant Science and Technology in MU CAFNR received a Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) grant for the project Moving American Elderberry into Mainstream Production and Processing. The award is for $5,345,255 over a four-year period, in collaboration with the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture; the...

New Roots for Restoration

UMCA to Join Danforth Center’s Biology Integration Institute Funded by the National Science Foundation

The goal of the five-year research project is to integrate plant traits, communities and the soil ecosphere to advance restoration of natural and agricultural ecosystems. “The New Roots for Restoration Biology Integration Institute offers an incredible opportunity to revolutionize the way in which we approach restoration of human-impacted landscapes by focusing on both natural and...

Chestnut Improvement Network

Scaling Chinese Chestnut Breeding

New selections, seedling orchard populations, and partnerships are forthcoming with the Chestnut Improvement Network, a coordinated effort led by UMCA's Dr. Ron Revord with support from the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service and participating growers.

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