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Name	Extension Topic	Telephone	Email	Title
Dr. Ryan Akers	Disaster Response-Youth CERT	662-325-5914	cra20@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Tom Allen, Jr.	Plant Diseases	662-686-9311	tom.allen@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. John B. Auel	Beginning Forestry Longleaf Pine	662-325-7948	john.b.auel@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. Jimmy L. Avery	Catfish	662-686-3273	jimmy.avery@msstate.edu	Extension Professor & Director
Dr. Gary R. Bachman	Lawn and Garden Flower Gardens	228-546-1009	gary.bachman@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Mr. Butch Bailey	Beginning Forestry Longleaf Pine	(601) 794-0671	butch.bailey@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Dr. Beth Harlander Baker	Environment REACH STARS Mississippi Water Stewards Water Quality	662-325-7491	beth.baker@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Ms. Clarissa J. Balbalian	Plant Diseases and Nematode Diagnostic Services	662-325-2146	c.balbalian@msstate.edu	Diagnostic Lab Manager
Mr. Tom Ball	Oil and Gas Disaster Preparedness Disaster Response Coronavirus	662-325-3141	t.ball@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Dr. Alan Barefield	Economic Development Leadership Rural Development	(662) 325-7995	alan.barefield@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. James Newton Barnes	Agricultural Economics Agri-business Local Flavor Economic Development Rural Development	662 325 2750	james.barnes@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Jason Barrett	Oil and Gas Public Water System Assistance Program Mississippi Well Owner Network Rural Water Association Sip Safe Water Quality	662.325.1788	jason.barrett@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Mr. Hamp Beatty	Local Flavor Small Business	(662) 325-7367	h.beatty@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Dr. John Russell Blanton, Jr.	Beef	662-325-3516	john.blanton@msstate.edu	Prof & Head & Interim Assc Dir
Dr. Jason Bond	Weed Control for Crops	662-686-9311	jason.bond@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Shaun Robert Broderick	Lawn and Garden	601-892-3731	shaun.broderick@msstate.edu	Asst Extension/Research Prof
Mrs. Cassie Courts Brunson	Equine Assisted Therapy Programs	662.325.2950	clc295@msstate.edu	Extension Associate I
Mr. Robert F. Brzuszek	Landscape Architecture Healthy Soils and Water Smart Landscapes Diversity of Plants Healthy Soils Healthy Water Practices Integrated Pest Control Places for Wildlife	662-325-3012	rfb7@msstate.edu	Professor
Dr. Bill Burdine, Jr.	Sweet Potatoes	(662) 534-1917	bill.burdine@msstate.edu	Extension Specialist I
Dr. Leslie M. Burger	Wildlife Youth Education REACH STARS Urban and Backyard Wildlife	325.6686	leslie.burger@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. David Buys	Local Flavor Healthy Homes Initiative Health AIM for CHangE Coronavirus The PROMISE Initiative Prescription Opioid Misuse Mental Health First Aid Farm Stress	662-325-3060	david.buys@msstate.edu	Associate Professor
Dr. Sylvia H. Byrd	Nutrition EFNEP SNAP-Ed	(662)-325-0919	shb5@msstate.edu	Professor & Project Director
Dr. John D. Byrd, Jr.	Weed Control for Forages Weed Control for Lawn and Garden	662-325-4537	jdb4@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Jason Camp	Mississippi County Elections: Election Prep 101	662-325-3141	jason.camp@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Dominga Elizabeth Canales Medina	Agricultural Economics Agri-business Local Flavor	662 325 2750	elizabeth.canales@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Mr. Marven Cantave	AIM for CHangE	662-247-2915	mc3277@msstate.edu	Extension Agent I
Dr. Rachael Carter	Agri-tourism Growing Your Brand Local Flavor Oil and Gas Economic Development Rural Development	662-325-8329	rdm1@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Angus L. Catchot, Jr.	Insects-Crop Pests	(662) 325-2085	alc4@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Clay A. Cavinder	4-H Livestock Program Youth Livestock Youth Horse Equine	662-325-3516	clay.cavinder@msstate.edu	Professor
Ms. Sylvia Clark	Women for Agriculture Leadership Master Clothing Volunteers Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers	662-325-1696	shc48@msstate.edu	Extension Associate I
Dr. Keith H. Coble	Agricultural Economics	662 325 2750	keith.coble@msstate.edu	Special Asst to VP & Dept Head
Dr. Christine E. Coker	Crops Commercial Horticulture Other Vegetables Local Flavor	2285461013	christine.coker@msstate.edu	Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Dr. Alba J. Collart Dinarte	Agricultural Economics Agri-business Local Flavor	(662) 325-0413	alba.collart@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Mr. Andy Collins	Technology	(228) 388-4710	andy.collins@msstate.edu	Intermittent Worker
Dr. Courtney Crist	Local Flavor Food Safety Coronavirus	6623250852	cac400@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. Louise E. Davis	Children and Parenting MSU Extension Head Start	6623253083	led3@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Mr. Sumner D. Davis, III	City and County Government	662-325-3141	sumner.davis@msstate.edu	Head, Ext Ctr Govt & Comm Dev
Dr. Jeffrey F. Dean	Biotechnology	662-325-2085	jeff.dean@msstate.edu	Professor and Head
Dr. James M. DelPrince	Cut Flowers and Houseplants Floral Design	228-388-4710	j.delprince@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. Marina D' Abreau Denny	Undergraduate Apprenticeship Program	662.325.2950	mdd269@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Dr. Darrin Dodds	Cotton	662-325-4072	dmd76@msstate.edu	Professor and Head
Dr. Laura H. Downey	Local Flavor	662.325.7690	laura.downey@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Ms. Patricia R. Drackett	Smart Landscapes Diversity of Plants Places for Wildlife Energy Savings Healthy Water Practices Integrated Pest Control Healthy Soils	601-799-2311	pat.drackett@msstate.edu	Asst Ext Prf & Dir, Crosby Arb
Dr. James Marcus Drymon	Marine Resources		marcus.drymon@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. Will Evans, Jr.	Coronavirus	662-325-5508	mwe59@msstate.edu	Professor and Head
Dr. Drew Miller Gholson	Crops Irrigation	662-686-9311	drew.gholson@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Dr. Jerome Goddard	Insects-Human Pests Insects-Pet Pests	662-325-2085	jg54@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Bobby Richard Golden	Rice	662-686-3215	bobby.golden@msstate.edu	Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Ms. Elizabeth Powell Gregory North	Local Flavor	662-325-2262	elizabeth.north@msstate.edu	Head, Ag Communications
Mr. Alexis H Hamilton	AIM for CHangE	662-873-4246	alexis.hamilton@msstate.edu	Extension Agent I
Mr. Bill Hamrick	Wildlife Nuisance Wildlife and Damage Management	662.325.3429	w.hamrick@msstate.edu	Senior Extension Associate
Mr. Steve Hankins	Technology	662-325-0671	s.hankins@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Alisha Marie Hardman	Children and Parenting MSU Extension Head Start	(662) 325-7839	a.hardman@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Dr. Jeffrey W. Harris	Beekeeping	662-325-2085	jeff.harris@msstate.edu	Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Ms. Jasmine Raniece Harris-Speight	Junior Master Wellness Volunteer ServSafe	662-325-6640	jrh667@msstate.edu	Extension Associate II
Mr. Thomas Martin Hegwood	Community Oil and Gas	662-325-3141	martin.hegwood@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. Alan Henn	Plant Diseases Plant Diseases and Nematode Diagnostic Services	662.769.9880	a.henn@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Ms. Anne Howard Hilbun-Benoit	Disaster Preparedness Disaster Response Coronavirus	662-325-3141	anne.hilbun@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Carla L. Huston	Animal Health Disaster Preparedness Disaster Response	662-325-1183	carla.huston@msstate.edu	Prof & Dir, Enh Clin Educ
Dr. Jon Trenton Irby	Soybeans	662-325-2311	trent.irby@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Ms. Lori Jones Irvin	Equine Assisted Therapy Programs	662.325.2950	lji14@msstate.edu	Extension Associate II
Dr. Keri Denley Jones	Soil Testing	662-325-3313	kkd1@msstate.edu	Laboratory Coordinator
Dr. Daryl Jones	Natural Resources Wildlife Economics and Enterprises	662-325-5769	daryl.jones@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Dean Jousan	Youth Livestock Youth Horse	662-325-2424	dean.jousan@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Brandi Bourg Karisch	Beef	6623257465	brandi.karisch@msstate.edu	Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Ms. Dorothy Kenda	EFNEP SNAP-Ed	601-857-2284	dk1033@msstate.edu	Regional Registered Dietitian
Dr. John Kushla	Forest Management Agroforestry Beginning Forestry Christmas Trees Forest Soils	662-566-8013	john.kushla@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Erick J. Larson	Corn Grains Wheat	662-325-2701	e.larson@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Blake Layton, Jr.	Insects-Crop Pests Insects-Forage Pests Insects Fire Ants Household Insects Insect Identification Termites Insects-Home Lawns Insects-Ornamental Plants Insects-Pests Insects-Vegetable Gardens	662-325-2085	blake.layton@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Rocky Lemus	Crops Biofuels Forages Fertilizers - Forages Grasses Legumes Management - Forages	662-325-7718	rocky.lemus@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. John Emerson Linhoss	Poultry	6623251978	john.linhoss@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Ms. Debra Patton Lloyd	Leadership and Citizenship Ambassador Program SAFETY Ambassador Program	662-325-0229	dpl4@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Joshua Gilchrist Maples	Agricultural Economics Agri-business	662 325 2750	josh.maples@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Ms. Renee Matich	EFNEP	662-325-3664	jrm34@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. James Dewey McCurdy	Weed Control for Crops Lawn and Garden Turfgrass and Lawn Management	662-325-2311	james.d.mccurdy@msstate.edu	Associate Professor
Mr. Nelson Albert McGough, Jr.	Sip Safe		nelson.mcgough@msstate.edu	Research Technician
Mr. Marc Measells	Forest Economics Forestry Impacts Marketing Taxation Timber Prices Beginning Forestry	662-325-3550	mkm2@msstate.edu	Senior Extension Associate
Dr. Rebecca A. Melanson	Plant Diseases Fruit and Nut Diseases Fruit and Nut Disease Calendar Fruit and Nut Disease Publications Fruit and Nut Disease Updates Plant Diseases and Nematode Diagnostic Services Vegetable Diseases Vegetable Disease Calendar Vegetable Disease Publications Vegetable Disease Updates	601-857-2284	rebecca.melanson@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Mr. Marvin E. Merkl, Jr.	Pesticide Applicator Certification	662-325-2085	gm53@msstate.edu	Program Manager
Dr. Mariah Smith Morgan	Join 4-H Robotics Club Technology	662-325-3226	mariah.s.morgan@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. Wes Neal	Fisheries Pond and Lake Management Construction Stocking Pond and Lake Water Quality Fish Management Invasive Plants Wildlife	6623258363	wes.neal@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Michael Newman	About TCALP Advisory Council Contact TCALP TCALP Class News TCALP Class Notes TCALP Frequently Asked Questions	662-325-3462	michael.e.newman@msstate.edu	Professor and Director
Mr. Lance Newman	Youth Livestock	662 234 4451	lance.newman@msstate.edu	Extension Agent IV*
Ms. LC Nickels	Technology	662.325.2596	laurencolby.nickels@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Larry Oldham	Soils Soil Health REACH Waste Management	662-325-2760	larry.oldham@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Jane Parish	Beef	662-566-8000	j.parish@msstate.edu	Professor and Head
Ms. Tamberla R. Parker	MS Volunteer Leaders Association	662-286-7756	tammy.parker@msstate.edu	Extension Agent III
Ms. Madison Chapman Payne	EFNEP SNAP-Ed	228-388-4710	mcd111@msstate.edu	Regional Registered Dietitian
Mr. William Green Poindexter, IV	Agri-tourism	662-325-3141	william.poindexter@msstate.edu	Extension Associate I
Dr. Ben Posadas	Agricultural Economics Local Flavor Seafood Economics Seafood Harvesting and Processing	228-546-1024	ben.posadas@msstate.edu	Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Dr. Daniel Rivera	Beef	6014038777	daniel.rivera@msstate.edu	Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Dr. Mary Nelson Robertson	The PROMISE Initiative Prescription Opioid Misuse Mental Health First Aid Farm Stress	662-325-3200	mnr72@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Dr. Adam Rohnke	Natural Resources Urban and Backyard Wildlife Wildlife Economics and Enterprises	601-857-2284	adam.rohnke@msstate.edu	Extension Specialist I
Dr. Randy Rousseau	Biofuels Carbon Credits Beginning Forestry Regeneration Timber Harvest	662-325-2777	rjr84@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Dr. Brett Rushing	Biofuels Forages Fertilizers - Forages Grasses Management - Forages	601-683-2084	brett.rushing@msstate.edu	Assoc Ext/Res Prof & Fac Coord
Mr. Cobie Rutherford, Jr.	Leadership and Citizenship	662-325-3353	cobie.rutherford@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Mrs. Ann Sansing	Junior Master Wellness Volunteer Rural Health	662-325-4043	aps6@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Jenna Schilling	TummySafe	662-325-8930	jenna.schilling@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Dr. Brady Self	Forestry Beginning Forestry Timber Harvest	662-226-6000	brady.self@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Juan L. Silva	Local Flavor Food Safety	662-325-2160	jls46@msstate.edu	Professor
Dr. Eddie Miles Louis Smith	Smart Landscapes Diversity of Plants Places for Wildlife Energy Savings Healthy Water Practices Integrated Pest Control Healthy Soils	601-403-2280	eddie.smith@msstate.edu	Extension Agent III*
Dr. Rebecca Campbell Smith	Agricultural Economics Agri-tourism 2020 Census Economic Development Extension Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy Family Financial Management Coronavirus	662 325 2750	becky.smith@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Ms. Masey Lynn Smith	AIM for CHangE	662-325-3200	mls524@msstate.edu	Project Manager
Dr. Rick Snyder	Commercial Horticulture Greenhouse Tomatoes Local Flavor Vegetable Gardens	601-892-3731	rick.snyder@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Ms. Bekah Sparks	Technology	662-325-8581	b.sparks@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Eric L. Sparks	Marine Resources Mississippi Water Stewards Water Quality		eric.sparks@msstate.edu	Assistant Extension Professor
Dr. Eric Thomas Stafne	Commercial Fruit and Nuts Fruit Nuts Local Flavor	601-403-8939	eric.stafne@msstate.edu	Extension/Research Professor
Mr. Bradley Vann Staton	ATV Safety	325-3350	bvs27@msstate.edu	Extension Associate I
Dr. Barry R. Stewart	Turfgrass and Lawn Management	662-325-2311	brs40@msstate.edu	Associate Professor
Dr. Amanda Elizabeth Stone	Youth Livestock Dairy	662-325-3516	amanda.stone@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Dr. Bronson Strickland	Wildlife Chronic Wasting Disease Nuisance Wildlife and Damage Management Snakes Waterfowl White-Tailed Deer Wildlife Economics and Enterprises	662-325-3174	bronson.strickland@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. George Thomas Tabler	Poultry	662-325-3416	t.tabler@msstate.edu	Extension Professor
Dr. Mary L. Tagert	Irrigation	662/325-3282	mlm23@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Shaun M. Tanger	Forest Economics Forestry Impacts Taxation Forest Management Beginning Forestry	228-388-4710	smt489@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Ms. Jamila B. Taylor	Children and Parenting MSU Extension Head Start	662.325.2950	jbt244@msstate.edu	Director, Head Start & EHS Prg
Mrs. Connie Templeton	Technology	662-325-8643	connie.templeton@msstate.edu	Extension Instructor
Dr. Paula Threadgill	4-H 4-H SAFETY Ambassador Program SAFETY Ambassador Program Youth Projects Bost Conference Center Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers	325-3032	paula.threadgill@msstate.edu	Assc Dir, FCS & 4H & Ext Prof
Dr. Steven Cornell Turner	2020 Census	6623252049	steve.turner@msstate.edu	Professor & Director
Dr. Jamie Rone Varner	Technology Master Technology Innovator (MTI)	662-325-3226	j.varner@msstate.edu	Extension Specialist I
Mr. Louis L. Wasson	Precision Agriculture	325-4595	louis.wasson@msstate.edu	Senior Extension Associate
Dr. Jessica Benoit Wells	Youth Poultry Poultry	662-325-3416	j.wells@msstate.edu	Asst Clinical/Ext Professor
Mrs. Julie Broussard White	FARMtastic	662-325-8195	j.white@msstate.edu	Extension Associate II
Ms. Kelli L. Whitten	EFNEP SNAP-Ed	662-686-9311	knl32@msstate.edu	Regional Registered Dietitian
Ms. Samantha Ann Willcutt	EFNEP SNAP-Ed	662-566-8025	saw6@msstate.edu	Regional Registered Dietitian
Dr. J. Byron Williams	Food Safety	601-857-2284	b.williams@msstate.edu	Associate Extension Professor
Dr. Jeff Wilson	Local Flavor Master Gardener	662.566.8019	jeff.wilson@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor
Ms. Leslie Hunter Woolington	Farm Safety		l.woolington@msstate.edu	Risk Mgmt/Loss Ctrl Mgr
Mr. James R. Wooten	Biofuels	662-325-3603	james.wooten@msstate.edu	Extension Associate III
Dr. Brendan Zurweller	Peanuts	662-325-2311	brendan.zurweller@msstate.edu	Assistant Professor

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