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March 14, 2016 - Filed Under: Natural Resources

LEXINGTON, Miss. -- A May 4 workshop in Lexington, Mississippi, will help landowners, farmers and timber producers branch out and earn extra income from natural resources on their property.

From left, kindergarteners Garrison Baker, Knox Smith and Piper Graves learn about painted lady butterflies with Lois Connington, keeper of the Insect Zoo at Mississippi State University’s Clay Lyle Entomology Building on Thursday, April 14, 2016 in Starkville, Miss. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Kat Lawrence)
April 14, 2016 - Filed Under: Insects

From left, kindergarteners Garrison Baker, Knox Smith and Piper Graves learn about painted lady butterflies with Lois Connington, keeper of the Insect Zoo at Mississippi State University’s Clay Lyle Entomology Building on Thursday, April 14, 2016 in Starkville, Miss. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Kat Lawrence)

Emma Welch, 5, cannot take her eyes off her side walker, Rufus Warren, a senior in the Mississippi State University School of Human Sciences. The two were demonstrating hippotherapy activities during the Therapeutic Riding Expo at the Mississippi Horse Park near Starkville April 19, 2016. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Linda Breazeale)
April 20, 2016 - Filed Under: Equine Assisted Therapy Programs
Carley Wigley, a senior at Mississippi State University from Petal, Mississippi, introduces Luke Iglay and Sam Eifling to a calf during “Afternoon on the Farm,” on April 29, 2016. The outreach program is part of the MSU Department of Animal and Dairy Science capstone course and teaches visiting students the fundamentals of livestock agriculture. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Kat Lawrence)
April 29, 2016 - Filed Under: Livestock, Community
Mississippi State University’s award-winning horse judging team includes (front row, from left) Hannah Collins of Pontotoc; Ashley Greene of Jacksonville, Florida; Carlee West of Brooklyn; Samantha Miller of Birmingham; and (back row, from left) Clay Cavinder, team coach; Hannah Miller of Starkville; Ashley Palmer of Jackson; MaeLena Apperson of Mocksville, North Carolina; and Emily Ferjak, graduate student and assistant coach, from Killingworth, Connecticut. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Kat Lawrence)
May 16, 2016 - Filed Under: Equine
Participants in the Jimmy Bryan 4-H Youth Complex deed transfer ceremony on May 17, 2016, include (front row, from left) Tommy and Brenda Howard, 4-H donors; Harry Dendy, chair of the 4-H Club Foundation of Mississippi; Dr. Mark Keenum, president of Mississippi State University; and Dr. Gary Jackson, director of the MSU Extension Service; and (back row, from left) Dr. Paula Threadgill, associate Extension director; Jud Skelton, director of development for the MSU Foundation; Larry Alexander, 4-H state coord
May 19, 2016 - Filed Under: 4-H
Laura Brumbaugh (center), Mississippi State University Extension Service agent in Tate County, helps Harlan Tagert, left, and Walt Giesen, both of Starkville, finish their quiches on June 21, 2016, at the MSU Fun with Food Camp. The annual summer camp offers hands-on training and educational field trips for 3rd- to 6th-grade children to learn about nutrition, cooking and food safety. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Michaela Parker)
June 22, 2016 - Filed Under: Food and Health, Food, Food Safety, Nutrition
July 8, 2016 - Filed Under: Forestry, Timber Harvest

ABERDEEN, Miss. -- Mississippi’s tree farmer of the year is now a regional finalist for the national version of the same award.

Bobby Watkins manages Coontail Farm, a 240-acre loblolly pine plot in Aberdeen used for timber production. The area also has a wildlife-friendly habitat for hunting and fishing.

Tucker Wagner, far left, a graduate student in the Mississippi State University Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, and Brett Crow, far right, an instructor in the department and coach of the MSU Livestock Judging Team, are pictured with the Lincoln County 4-H team at the statewide 4-H/FFA livestock judging contest. The event was held at the MSU Horse Park in Starkville, Mississippi, on May 21, 2016. Team members from left are Rylie Melancon, Walker Williams, Jacob Johnson and Will Watts. (Submitted Ph
July 22, 2016 - Filed Under: 4-H Livestock Program

By Vanessa Beeson
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Teams that want to win big in 4-H and FFA livestock judging competitions should attend the Mississippi State University Livestock Judging Camp.

The three-day camp in the MSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is open to teams and individuals who are 14 to 18 years of age. Past attendees have included top winners in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee livestock judging competitions.

Loan officers and other agricultural business professionals from across the state came together for the fourth annual Agricultural Financial Professionals Workshop. Mississippi State University Extension Service hosted the workshop Nov. 10-11 at the MSU Bost Extension Center. Among the attendees were Chelsi Smith, left, Mississippi Land Bank capital markets representative, Senatobia office; Bryon Parmon, assistant Extension professor and workshop organizer; Jay Slater, Mississippi Land Bank loan officer, St
November 11, 2016 - Filed Under: Agriculture

Loan officers and other agricultural business professionals from across the state came together for the fourth annual Agricultural Financial Professionals Workshop. Mississippi State University Extension Service hosted the workshop Nov. 10-11 at the MSU Bost Extension Center. Among the attendees were Chelsi Smith, left, Mississippi Land Bank capital markets representative, Senatobia office; Bryon Parmon, assistant Extension professor and workshop organizer; Jay Slater, Mississippi Land Bank loan officer, Starkville office; and Josh Fair, First South Farm Credit.

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