Partnerships and Friends

The Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri partners with universities, natural resource entities and agricultural organizations and landowners across the Midwest and the nation to foster an integrated approach to farming across diverse landscapes.

MU Collaborations

University of Missouri Extension

College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Partnerships with 15 departments: Animal Sciences; Horticulture; Forestry; Agricultural Economics; Rural Sociology; Entomology; Agronomy; Chemistry; Plant Pathology; Fisheries and Wildlife; Park, Recreation and Tourism; Biological Engineering; Veterinary Pathobiology; MU Life Science Center; and Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences

University of Missouri National Center for Soybean Biotechnology

University of Missouri Center for Sustainable Energy

University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station Outlying Properties:
Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center, New Franklin, Mo., Wurdack Farm, Cook Station, Mo., The Southwest Center, Mt. Vernon, Mo., Greenley Memorial Research Center, Novelty, Mo., South Farms, Columbia, Mo., Delta Research Center, Portageville, Mo., Bradford Research and Extension Center, Columbia, Mo., Thompson Farm, Spickard, Mo.

External University Partnerships

The Agroecology Issue Team, Iowa State University

Chetopa Experiment Station, Kansas State University

Environmental Science, Lincoln University

Federal and State Agency Partnerships

Federal Collaborations
USDA Agricultural Research Service - Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center, Booneville, Ark.
USDA Forest Service - Central Hardwoods Research Unit, Columbia, Mo.
National Agroforestry Center, Lincoln, Neb.
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service - Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research, Columbia, Mo.
USDA Forest Service - Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center, West Lafayette, Ind.

State Collaborations
Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Service
Missouri Resource Conservation and Development

Professional Associations and Businesses

Association for Temperate Agroforestry
Forrest Keeling Nursery
Hammons Products Company
Missouri Northern Pecan Growers, LLC
Missouri Forest Products Association
Missouri Nut Growers Association
Missouri Walnut Council
Chestnut Growers of America
Missouri Farm Bureau
Missouri Farmers Union
Missouri Tree Farm Association
Missouri Christmas Tree Producers Association
Missouri Consulting Foresters Association

Donors and Friends

Doug Allen Friend of the Center; has made a planned gift of 535 acres and corresponding resources for the establishment of the Doug Allen Research and Education Site, Laurie, Mo.