Agritourism offers opportunities for entertainment -- such as this corn maze shown at Mitchell Farms in Collins, Mississippi -- that also educate about agriculture and add to local revenue streams. (File photo by MSU Extension Service/Kevin Hudson)
High season begins for agritourism industry
Filed Under: Agri-tourism, Rural Development
Fall mums are a useful bridge crop between summer and fall. They can be treated as seasonal annuals to provide an easy and reliable display of color for the in-between period. (Photo by MSU Extension/Gary Bachman)
Shop now for colorful fall-blooming mums
Filed Under: Flower Gardens
Angie Crawford, left, and Mari Alyce Earnest of the Mississippi State University Extension Service office in Quitman County deliver a nutrition education program Sept. 13, 2016, at the community center in Lambert, Mississippi. Extension works with several area organizations to provide food for about 800 underserved families every other month. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Kevin Hudson)
Extension collaboration supports food pantry
Filed Under: Food, Nutrition
This tractor creeps across a Vardaman, Mississippi, field Sept. 20, 2016, digging sweet potatoes while workers sort them based on size and quality. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Linda Breazeale)
Sweet potato harvest yields mixed baskets
Filed Under: Sweet Potatoes

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