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Sanborn Field

1888 establishments in MissouriNational Historic Landmarks in MissouriNational Register of Historic Places in Boone County, MissouriUniversity of Missouri campusUse mdy dates from August 2023
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Sanborn Field is an agricultural experiment field, located on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri. Established in 1888, it was the first facility in the United States intended to measure erosion and run-off for differing crops and agricultural practices. Work at Sanborn Field was influential in the establishment of soil conservation policy in the United States. The field was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.The field is currently managed as part of the Agricultural Extension Station under the university's School of Natural Resources.

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Sanborn Field
Rollins Street, Columbia

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65201 Columbia
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University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri is a teaching and research institution that includes 15 degree programs and six academic/research divisions. Areas of study range from animal and plant sciences to biochemistry, agribusiness management, science and agricultural journalism, animal science, fisheries and wildlife, and atmospheric science. In 2018, there were more than 2,428 undergraduate and 384 graduate students studying in CAFNR. CAFNR has the highest sponsored research expenditures on the MU campus ($31,873,581 in 2010). The college is ranked among the Top 15 programs in the world for animal and plant science research (Thomson Reuters). Divisions in CAFNR are: • Animal Sciences • Biochemistry • Division of Applied Social Sciences (Agricultural and Applied Economics, Agricultural Education, Rural Sociology, Science and Agricultural Journalism) • Food Systems and Bioengineering (Agricultural Systems Management, Biological Engineering, Food Science, Hospitality Management, Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology) • Plant Sciences • School of Natural Resources (Fisheries and Wildlife; Forestry; Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences; Parks, Recreation and Tourism). CAFNR operates the Agricultural Experiment Station, a network of several research centers around Missouri designed to meet the regional research and demonstration needs of agricultural producers and natural resource managers. CAFNR's research efforts have regional and international economic impact. Projects include a drought simulator that allows scientists to develop drought tolerant crops, an inexpensive genetic tool to judge the economic value of cattle, and a study to determine the connection between eating breakfast and obesity. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), part of the Division of Applied Social Sciences, conducts research in national and global agricultural policy. Its researchers regularly testify before Congress. CAFNR's marketing tag line is Collaborating for the Greater Good, a recognition of its long culture of interdisciplinary partnerships that result in discoveries that could not be easily obtained by researchers in a single area.