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MSU field day hosts turf professionals

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Simple steps can deter kissing bugs around homes

Close up of two-spotted leafhoppers on the underside of a cotton leaf.

Invasive pest confirmed in Mississippi cotton

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Southern Gardening

Thoughtful planning makes garden slope a major asset

Corn is transferred in a field from the harvester to a grain cart.

Big state corn harvest in 2025 is nearly complete

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Extension for Real Life

Tips to Get More Daily Steps

Have you heard about MSU Extension’s new walking challenge?

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Simple steps can deter kissing bugs around homes
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Invasive pest confirmed in Mississippi cotton
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Big state corn harvest in 2025 is nearly complete
Feature Story

MSU field day hosts turf professionals
Southern Gardening

Thoughtful planning makes garden slope a major asset
Extension for Real Life
Tips to Get More Daily Steps

Extension Matters
Volume 11 Number 2

What our clients are saying about us

Extension is helping our community grow and offer more projects for our children. We need more of this—the children are our future.

Rosemary Williams, Daycare Owner

Extension by the Numbers

82

Mississippi Counties Served
(all of them!)

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Youth Reached Through 4-H

2,025,287

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123,852

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