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Dear friends,
Welcome to Extension Matters! We will bring you the best success stories about Extension clients every Friday to brighten your weekend, and I’m excited to welcome you to our new format.
When Larry Alexander was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame last October, the honor was based on a career spent investing in young people and supporting an organization that helps kids become the best possible versions of themselves.
These are just a few of Mississippi’s gamebirds, and the Mississippi State University Extension Service recently launched a new social media space to support gamebird recreation and management.
Known around Cleveland, Mississippi as “The Rose Lady,” Jane Dunlap marked 30 years as a Master Gardener in 2024, but her home county lacked its own chapter for the first half of that span.
Fenton Pope looked around his native Covington County a quarter-century ago and saw what he believed was an alarming amount of farmland out of production.
When the Mississippi 4-H’ers come to the Mississippi State Fair, they come ready to compete.
Horse riding for children. Horse riding for veterans. Horse riding for special needs and behavioral health.
Maggie Jo Phillips participates in Attala County 4-H, and she’s taking advantage of it to figure out just where she belongs.
The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors, led by Board President Lee Caldwell and Vice President Jessie Medlin, is developing a site to house the DeSoto County Agri-Education Center and Arena.
Many Clay Countians know Art Sanders as the man who brought an abandoned pecan orchard back to life.
Originally from Leflore County, Samuel Baker and his family reside in Kuwait. Baker is pursuing his doctoral degree in education while teaching fifth-grade science abroad. He credits the 4-H youth development program delivered by the Mississippi State University Extension Service as one of the greatest experiences of his youth.
Kristen Brock is always looking for ways to grow in her career and learn more about Mississippi’s tourism industry.
Junior 4-H’ers, ages 8–13, and Cloverbuds, ages 5–7, with a passion for STEAM—science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics—gathered at Mississippi State University in late June for 4-H STEAM Day.
Whether it’s related to his work or his sons, Iuka logger Jonathan Cutshall’s path often intersects with the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
More than 80 grade-school students from Choctaw Tribal Schools visited Mississippi State University in March to participate in Choctaw Preview Day.
Lincoln County Master Gardeners have been bringing gardening to nursing home residents in Brookhaven since 2018.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/meet-the-ninth-grader-whos-helping-restore-mississippis-oyster-reefsMedia Chronicles Demi’s SuccessDemi Johnson is just 15 years old, but she is already impacting her community through 4-H and Girl Scouts.
When 10-year-old Hasib of Starkville trots his horse during therapeutic riding, he experiences a lingering calmness that his mother attributes to the experience he shares with his horse.
Brad Parsley partners with Ginger Cook, local agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service in Panola County, to deliver the 4-H Shooting Sports program to local youth.
For J. W. “Bill” McKie (pronounced Mackey), working for the Mississippi State University Extension Service was more than just a job—solving agricultural problems for Mississippians was McKie’s calling.
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Extension Matters magazine is the premier publication of the Mississippi State University Extension Service, telling our clients’ own stories of success through Extension education.
“We are excited to have our clients tell their stories, and we are thankful for the opportunity to interact with Mississippians through our local offices in all 82 counties across the state,” says Dr. Gary B. Jackson, director of Extension.
Extension Matters profiles people just like you, men and women who want to expand their knowledge base and learn about the latest innovations. Families, farmers, business owners, and government leaders are benefitting from the educational opportunities Extension agents and specialists are bringing to people and communities just like yours. Extension Matters shares our clients’ successes to show how you, too, can succeed through Extension.