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Junior Nick James of Long Beach gives his best effort during a hay bale distance-throwing contest at the fifth annual Beefing Up the Bulldogs event at Mississippi State University on Aug. 16, 2015. Event sponsors included the Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association, the Mississippi Beef Council, First South Farm Credit and the MSU Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kat Lawrence)
August 19, 2015 - Filed Under: Community
Freshman Alec Murphy of Nixa, Missouri, and other members of the Mississippi State University football team play with a goat during the fifth annual Beefing Up the Bulldogs event at MSU on Aug. 16, 2015. Event sponsors included the Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association, the Mississippi Beef Council, First South Farm Credit and the MSU Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kat Lawrence)
August 19, 2015 - Filed Under: Community
Lisa Stewart, an agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service in Webster County, explains the importance of rice to Clayton Griffin and Jalen Washington, third-graders from Houston Upper Elementary School, at the FARMtastic event at the Mississippi Horse Park near Starkville on Nov. 13, 2014. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kevin Hudson)
November 17, 2014 - Filed Under: Rice, Children and Parenting
Aimee Buckley, a member of Morgan Moss’s third-grade class at Houston Upper Elementary School, holds a chick at the FARMtastic event at Mississippi State University on Nov. 13, 2014. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kevin Hudson)
November 17, 2014 - Filed Under: Poultry, Children and Parenting
Third-graders from Houston Upper Elementary School, including, from left, Jamyrie Davenport, Sedrick Walker and R.J. Utz, pet a baby chicken held by a volunteer at the Mississippi State University Extension Service FARMtastic event at the Mississippi Horse Park near Starkville on Nov. 13, 2014. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kevin Hudson)
November 17, 2014 - Filed Under: Poultry, Children and Parenting
Regions Bank representatives joined Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine administrators and faculty to recognize the winners of the 2014 Regions Bank-DAFVM, MSU Superior Faculty Awards on July 25, 2014. Back row, from left: Walt Stephens, Regions Greenville City president; Gregory Bohach, DAFVM vice president; Samuel W. Slaughter III, Regions Starkville City president; and George Jarman, Regions Delta City president. Front row, from left: Service Award winne
July 30, 2014 - Filed Under: About Extension
Meaghan Gordon, marketing coordinator at the Mississippi State University Office of Agricultural Communications, cuts the cake May 8, 2014 at the Bost Extension Center that commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Extension Service. Friends of the Extension Service gathered in similar events around the state to celebrate the anniversary. (Photo by MSU Public Affairs/Megan Bean)
May 9, 2014 - Filed Under: About Extension
Jason Sarver, newly-hired peanut specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, told a crowd of growers and industry representatives his research plans for the crop during the 9th annual Mississippi Peanut Growers Association meeting in Hattiesburg Feb. 12. The two-day meeting continues Feb. 13 and addresses factors that influence the crop's profitability. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smith)
December 4, 2013 - Filed Under: Peanuts
Lisa Cain, 11, and Mary Jane Cain, 10, use rolled-up newspaper to build a paper table at the Mississippi State University Mechanical Engineering Service Learning Showcase Nov. 20. 4-H members tested educational projects developed by MSU students in partnership with MSU’s Center for the Advancement of Service-Learning Excellence. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Bonnie Coblentz)
November 21, 2013 - Filed Under: Community
Kyle Kopfinger, a freshman from Huntsville, Ala., helps 4-H member Luke Schilling, 8, build a parachute to learn about gravity and air resistance while Rebekah Schilling, 5, watches. Amrat Gandhi (back), a freshman from India, helped develop the activity as a project for a mechanical engineering class service learning project. The Mississippi State University Center for the Advancement of Service-Learning Excellence facilitated this project with 4-H and the Extension Service Center for Technology Outreach.
November 21, 2013 - Filed Under: 4-H
Dennis Reginelli, an area agronomic crops agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, explains the ginning process that helps create cotton fabrics. Addressing primarily third-graders at the Mississippi Horse Park on Nov. 7, 2013, Reginelli and the cotton exhibit were part of Farmtastic, a four-day educational program designed to help children learn the sources of their food, clothing and other products. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Scott Corey)
November 12, 2013 - Filed Under: Agriculture, FARMtastic
Sydney McReynolds of Starkville learns about milking cows with an imitation Jersey while Tucker Wagner, a junior in animal and dairy sciences at Mississippi State University, explains the process at the Mississippi Horse Park on Nov. 7, 2013. The demonstration was part of Farmtastic, a four-day educational program designed to help children learn the sources of their food, clothing and other products. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Scott Corey)
November 12, 2013 - Filed Under: FARMtastic, Dairy
Mississippi State University junior Ashley Rowland of Gulfport, escorted by Justin Lofton of Bentonville, Ark., left, and John Dergin May of Madison, models a Milly gown at the Rent the Runway fashion show on Oct. 16, 2013. The event was sponsored by Fashion Focus, the campus service club for students interested in apparel, textiles and merchandising careers. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Scott Corey)
October 17, 2013 - Filed Under: Community
John Michael Anderson, a research associate with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, explains propagating daylilies from seed to Penny Smith during the Ornamental Horticulture Field Day Oct. 10 at Mississippi State University’s South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville. Leisure gardeners and horticulture industry professionals learned about the latest research findings, new plant varieties and helpful technologies. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smit
October 11, 2013 - Filed Under: Lawn and Garden
Simpson County 4-H’er Madisyn Lee prepares for the beef showmanship competition at the Mississippi State Fair with a few practice rounds in the ring Oct. 4. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smith)
October 7, 2013 - Filed Under: 4-H, Youth Livestock
Caleb Mauldin (left) and Cade Mauldin get some help mixing cattle feed from their dad Lance Mauldin at the Mississippi State Fair Oct. 4. Caleb and Cade show beef cattle as members of Jones County 4-H. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smith)
October 7, 2013 - Filed Under: 4-H, Youth Livestock
Fans celebrated a win and 4-H Youth Development Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, at Mississippi State University’s football game against Troy University. From left are Greg Bohach, vice president for the MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Gary Jackson, director of the MSU Extension Service; MSU President Mark Keenum; Rep. Preston Sullivan with grandsons Lake and Tyler; State 4-H President Mary Kate Gaines of Coldwater; Sen. Billy Hudson and his wife, Barbara; and Paula Threadgill, Exten
September 24, 2013 - Filed Under: 4-H
Mississippi State University Extension director Gary Jackson took to the field Sept. 7, 2013, at the MSU home opener to present a commemorative football to visiting Alcorn State University partners. From left are Jackson; Alcorn Extension administrators Dalton McAfee and Anthony Reed; and Gregory Bohach, MSU vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kat Lawrence)
September 9, 2013 - Filed Under: About Extension
Andrew Shaman, center, a senior majoring in forestry at Mississippi State University, received a $3,500 scholarship from the National Garden Clubs. The award was presented by Ann Chiles, scholarship chairwoman for the Garden Clubs of Mississippi, and Ian Munn, dean of MSU’s College of Forest Resources. Shaman is the son of Chris and Felicia Shaman and a resident of Brandon. (Photo by MSU College of Forest Resources/Karen Brasher)
July 16, 2013 - Filed Under: Lawn and Garden
From left, Lamar County Extension Agent Ross Sadler, Pine Belt Master Gardener Paul Cavanaugh, Lamar County Technical Center teacher and volunteer Ken McCoy and Pine Belt Master Gardener intern Cecil Chambliss prepare a handicapped-accessible raised bed for plants. The group built two beds for residents of The Windham House of Hattiesburg, an assisted-living facility for seniors on May 28 and will return monthly to help with the beds and teach workshops. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smith)
May 28, 2013 - Filed Under: Community, Lawn and Garden

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