Extension Services
Services provided by Extension in every county
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Planning, budgeting, and management education for agricultural and timber producers
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Pest and disease identification and management recommendations
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Turf and home lawn care education and management recommendations
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ServSafe Training and Certification for food service workers
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Dining with Diabetes education for people with diabetes and caregivers
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Mississippi Childcare Resource and Referral network for childcare providers
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Trauma-Informed Parenting and Professional Strategies (TIPPS)
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Nationally recognized, legislatively mandated educational programs to elected officials and government employees, including
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Economic analysis, strategic planning, and training for community revitalization and resilience
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Emergency recovery services for farms, businesses, and communities
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Volunteer and community leadership training and opportunities (4-H, Master Gardener, Master Naturalist, Mississippi Homemaker, and more)
Publications
News
“Extension does that?” That’s the typical response when we tell people about all the services MSU Extension offers. We’ve been a trusted partner for families and communities in Mississippi since 1914, offering programs, resources, and expertise in a variety of areas.
STONEVILLE, Miss. -- After harvest each year, university research and Extension entomologists from across the Cotton Belt states collect and submit data regarding cotton crop losses from insects.
STARKVILLE, Miss.—As a father of three, Marcus Drymon has watched his fair share of Disney movies, but he never imagined his work as an associate Extension professor at Mississippi State Universit
Success Stories
More than 80 grade-school students from Choctaw Tribal Schools visited Mississippi State University in March to participate in Choctaw Preview Day.
In late February, Mississippi State University hosted the 2024 National Floriculture Forum, an annual conference held at different locations around the country.
A broken-down car on a Sunday afternoon in 1983 led two attorneys to purchase forestland in Hancock County. Forty years and about 500 acres later, La Terre Farms in Kiln has wide-ranging industries that include a holiday greenery business and cut flowers grown for florists across the Gulf Coast and New Orleans.