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Extension Outdoors

Protect environment by reducing plastics

Filed Under: Environment

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Feature Story

Extension launches Local Flavor microsite

Filed Under: Agriculture, Agri-business, Agri-tourism, Local Flavor

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Crop Report

Better conditions help 2018 watermelons

Filed Under: Agriculture, Crops, Watermelons, Farmers Markets, Food

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Southern Gardening

Coleus varieties now ready for garden shade and sun

Filed Under: Flower Gardens

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August 15, 2018

Gardeners still have time for another harvest of summer vegetables, including peppers, before the first frost arrives. (File photo by MSU Extension Service)

Fall and Winter Gardens Keep Produce Coming

August 14, 2018

Fire ants are best managed by regular applications of granular baits and individual mound treatments as needed. (File photo by MSU Extension Service)

How to Get a Handle on Fire Ants

August 10, 2018

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Mississippi’s 2018 4-H Ambassadors, including, from left, Jaylin Smith of Leflore County; Shae Philips of Lee County; Jonah Holland of Tishomingo County; John Mark Huff of Rankin County; Mikayla Shelton of Calhoun County; Taylor Fields of Lee County; and Precious Thompson of Pike County, stand on the steps of the Mississippi State Capitol Building in Jackson.

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Volume 4 Number 2