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    "Extension’s Excellence in Tourism program provides participants with the tools they need to successfully market their community
    to visitors."

    - Thomas Gregory
    Mississippi Main Street
    executive director

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    "The Extension Keys to Community Program is helping these children be better citizens, more productive citizens. Extension means a lot in our community."

    - Joycelyn Robertson
    Kemper County tax assessor
    and collector

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    "For me, the most valuable resource Extension has is its people. The relationships I’ve developed over the past 30 years have been very beneficial—to the farm and to me personally."

    - Kendall Garraway
    2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern
    Farmer of the Year Mississippi winner

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    "Extension is helping our community grow and offer more projects for our children. We need more of this—the children are our future."

    - Rosemary Williams
    daycare owner

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    "I used to be really nervous and struggled with speaking in front of people. In 4-H, I have gained confidence in my stage presence and become more successful as a musician."

    - Cody McFetridge
    4-H’er

Three men stand around a trailer that holds a large irrigation pipe.
Extension agents and specialists provide training and support to a wide variety of clientele, including childcare providers, pest control professionals, loggers, tourism professionals, farmers, home gardeners, and more. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Kevin Hudson)
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