CAFNR Showcase at South Farm

Name: CAFNR Showcase at South Farm
Start: 2024-09-28T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-09-28T15:00:00-05:00
Location: MU Central Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center

Schedule

Sat Sep 28 2024 at 10:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

MU Central Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center | Columbia, MO

The Mizzou College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) is proud to present the CAFNR Showcase at South Farm in 2024! We are opening our farm to the community to share the fun and excitement of science and discovery. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there — rain or shine!
South Farm is located at 3600 New Haven Rd. in Columbia, Mo.
Join us for:
-Educational activities including sawmill demos, cockroach races, fishing simulator, reptile petting zoo, lawn games and more
-Walk or take a wagon ride to the Equine Teaching Facility for a foal parade and baby animals
-Taste of CAFNR including Mizzou Meat Market, Buck's ice cream, grape juice, tomatoes and peppers, maple syrup, chestnuts and more
-Purchase food from local food trucks
-Passport stamp collection for kids 12 and under – complete for a free pumpkin (until supplies run out)

About South Farm
Five miles south of the MU campus, South Farm, which is part of the Central Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center, supports the research, outreach and teaching missions of animal science, plant science, veterinary science, biology, botany and other disciplines. South Farm is home to the Ag Lime Control Service, the Beef Research and Teaching Farm, the Equine Teaching Facility, the Feed Mill, Missouri Foundation Seed and the Swine Research and Teaching Farm as well as other services and operations.