NMREC Offices

North Mississippi Research and Extension Center

Box 1690
5421 Hwy 145 S.
Verona, MS 38879

Phone: (662) 566-2201
Fax: (662) 566-4969

Driving Directions:
When entering the Verona or Tupelo area on Highway 45, either from the north or south, take the Brewer exit and follow the signs to the Lee County Agri-Center. The signs will direct you from Hwy 45 going west for less than one mile. Turn right on Hwy 145. You will be traveling north on Hwy 145. Our office and meeting facilities are located on the left just before the Agri-Center which is also on the left.

When entering the Verona and Tupelo area from the west (for example, from Pontotoc or Oxford) use Hwy 6. Come to the center of Tupelo at Crosstown and turn right on to Gloster. You will be traveling south on Gloster. After about five miles and after going through most of Verona, you will pass the Agri-Center on the right. Our office and meeting facilities are immediately after the Agri-Center, also on the right.

Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station

8320 Hwy 15 S
Pontotoc, MS 38863

Phone: (662) 489-4621
Fax: (662) 489-6011

Driving Directions:
The Experiment Station is located on the right on Hwy 15 about seven miles South of the town of Pontotoc. When traveling North on Hwy 15, the station is located on the left about 17 miles from the town of Houston.

North Mississippi Branch Experiment Station - Holly Springs

42 MAFES Circle
Hwy 7N
Holly Springs, MS 388635

Phone: (662) 252-4321
Fax: (662) 252-5680

Driving Directions:
The Experiment Station is located on the right on Hwy 7 N about 3 miles from the Holly Springs city limits.

Prairie Research Unit

P.O. Box 60
10223 Hwy 382
Prairie, MS 39756

Phone: (662) 369-4426
Fax: (662) 369-9547

Driving Directions:
Praire is located about 13 miles north of West Point on Alt. Hwy 45. When traveling north from West Point on Alt. Hwy 45, turn right (east) on Hwy 382. The Prairie Research Unit is about 3 miles on the left. If coming from the north, it is approximately 30 to 35 miles from Tupelo on Alt. 45 or 3 miles from the Hwy 8 intersection.