4-H

Publications

Publication Number: P1558

Fundamentals of Shotgun Shooting Equipment and Handling

Publication Number: P1566

4-H Shooting Sports: Three-Position Rifle Shooting

Publication Number: IS1811

Cuidando el pie diabético o la extremidad residual en el ambiente de granja (English - Caring for a Diabetic Foot)

Publication Number: IS1944

Hunting for Life: An Introduction to the Hunting Discipline

Publication Number: IS1812

¡Coma menos y corte las calorías! (English - Eat Less and Cut Calories)

A teenage girl holds the halter on the face of her muscular, white steer as she and a tall man standing behind them look at the photographer.

Sale of Champions breaks $7M mark

February 8, 2019 - Filed Under: 4-H Livestock Program, Youth Livestock, Volunteers, Youth Projects, Agriculture, Livestock

The Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions began in 1969 as a conversation between two Mississippi State University livestock specialists dedicated to building better youth through livestock programs.

Two middle-school-aged girls and a middle-aged male teacher look on at another girl poking a hole in the side of a black tray for a science project.

Students use STEM concepts in space garden prototype

January 25, 2019 - Filed Under: STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math

Growing food on Earth is challenging enough, but two Armstrong Middle School robotics teams are exploring the cultivation of leafy greens in space.

MSU awarded 3 grants to bolster science literacy

October 31, 2018 - Filed Under: STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math, Children and Parenting, Environment

Mississippi State University received three grants Oct. 22 totaling almost $900,000 to enhance the advancement of scientific and environmental literacy among children and young people living near the Gulf Coast.

Black and white Hostein cows and light brown Jersey cows graze on green grass.

From the Field: Where Does Milk Come From?

October 19, 2018 - Filed Under: Youth Livestock, Dairy

On a rainy day in early autumn, hundreds of people packed into the Mississippi State University Joe Bearden Dairy Center to learn where their milk, butter, yogurt, and ice cream come from. (File Photo by Kat Lawrence)

4-H members earn Congressional Awards

October 18, 2018 - Filed Under: 4-H, Leadership and Citizenship

Forty-three Mississippi State University Extension Service 4-H members were recognized recently during the annual Mississippi Congressional Award ceremony for their self-development accomplishments.

What's New

4-H, Community, Lawn and Garden, Flower Gardens, Landscape Design and Management, Youth Gardening
Volume 5 Number 1

See what's new in Extension: Extension Supports University's Community Garden, Extension Appoints New 4-H Staff, Extension Landscape Symposium Honors Professor Emeritus, and Extension's Southern Gardener Opens Little Free Garden

A young boy wearing a Mississippi State t-shirt holds a butterfly-like insect out toward the camera.

Bright-Eyed and Buggy

4-H, Insects
Volume 5 Number 1

Bug Camp is not a place for kids who are afraid of bugs, warns Ryals Strider.

A close up shot of the gears and bottom of a fluorescent green bike parked in a parking lot.

Wellness on Wheels

Health and Wellness, Food and Health, Health
Volume 5 Number 1

Start small, but start today. That’s what Scott Stokes was thinking last year when he brought out his bicycle after a 12-year hiatus and started riding again. A new Mississippi State University Extension Service program encouraged him to get back on track. (Photo by Kevin Hudson)

The silhouettes of two cyclists are seen in front of a blue and yellow sunrise that reflects on a lake below.

Dawn of a New Day

Health and Wellness, Food and Health, Health
Volume 5 Number 1

Winston 100 Wellness on Wheels cyclists ride through the Noxubee Wildlife Refuge as the sun rises over a cool fall 2018 morning.

A couple, a man with a black and red jacket and a woman with a tan cardigan, stands next to a wooden railing located outside with trees and water in the background.

Doing the "Heart" Work

4-H, Volunteers
Volume 5 Number 1

For Mattie and Willie Williams, it’s always been about the children. They first got involved with the MSU Extension Service through 4-H when their children were young. (Photo by Kevin Hudson)

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