STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University Extension has a new leader with a long history of connecting Mississippians with information they need through research, education and outreach. Angus L. Catchot Jr. is the new MSU Extension director, effective Nov. 1.

Catchot currently serves as the associate director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and a professor in MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Additionally, he has served as interim head of the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center from Sept. 2022 to Oct. 16, 2023. Catchot succeeds Steve Martin, who has served as interim Extension director since September 2022.

The full announcement is available at the MSU Newsroom online page.

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