Agroforestry incorporates trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems. The goal is to create environmental, economic and social benefits across the farm. One of those agroforestry practices is mushroom forest farming, where landowners can generate an extra income – or extra food – through growing their own varieties of mushrooms in a forest farming practice. Gregory Ormsby Mori,…
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Leafy Alliance
Mark Coggeshall and partners bring a tree to market
Mark Coggeshall has brought a new tree to market with the help of a few friends.
A New Tool for Agriculture
CAFNR iPhone app connects users to Mizzou
The new CAFNR smart phone app features stories, highlights events, showcases CAFNR’s Agricultural Research Centers and provides users a way to easily connect to the college’s social media accounts.
Runoff Remediation
MU research to help improve conditions in the Dead Zone
Over the next nine years the Center for Agroforestry at the School of Natural Resources will be analyzing runoff water from a dozen farms in Missouri.
Pining for Economic Opportunity
Pine straw can be great mulch and boost for Missouri landowners
Research at the Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center (HARC) could yield new a new crop for Missouri landowners.
Black and Gold and Green
Research centers improve efficiency in research and practice
From turning today’s tuna salad into tomorrow’s tomatoes, and improving water quality and conservation through advanced irrigation and drainage techniques, CAFNR’s 17 research centers are improving production efficiency, reducing costs and inputs and working to conserve natural resources. Sometimes the solutions involve working with what nature provides, such as capturing ground source air to maintain consistent temperatures for heating and…