Emmeline Hans, 2, takes a big bite of ice cream at the MU South Farm Research Center in Columbia, Mo., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. Hans came to the Ninth South Farm Showcase with her mother, Michelle, and her sister, Adelia. Emmeline said her chocolate ice-cream is her favorite.

A cat hisses at pedestrians at the 38th Annual Heritage Festival & Craft Show in Historic Nifong Park in Columbia, Mo., Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Volunteers brought several cats to the event for people to adopt. This yellow one, a three-month old boy, was just adopted by a local resident.

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Children play soccer at the MU South Farm Research Center in Columbia, Mo., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. South Farm Research Center was hosting the South Farm Showcase for the ninth year on that weekend, exhibits were set up across South Farm and attracted local residents to attend with their kids.