I have enjoyed Echinacea coneflowers in my landscape for many years, and I find that these striking perennials bring a burst of vivid color to gardens. While recently visiting the home of Dave Overturf and Ginger Wentz in Long Beach, I couldn't help but notice the beautiful Echinacea coneflowers they have in their landscape.
RAYMOND, Miss. -- The consequences of last year’s significant drought continue to appear in trees all over Mississippi. Landowners in Central Mississippi have recently reported damage from variable oakleaf caterpillars and hypoxylon canker, according to the Mississippi Forestry Commission.
The combination of the caterpillars and hypoxylon canker has been observed affecting trees in towns including Raymond, Flora and Pocahantas.For drought-stressed trees, the double whammy can be a serious threat, but healthy trees will be able to withstand both pests, said Brady Self, a forestry specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Are you ready for an interesting story?! Routinely we talk on TTR about interesting personal life-journeys into or from the world of horses. Well, Lesli Figueiredo’s story will not disappoint! Her story took her from equestrian and to NCAA coach to now being the owner of Freedom Reigns Counseling Center in Burleson, TX, where she uses horses to help people with a number of things such as PTSD, stress management, family counseling, depression, among other issues.
Closed captioning can be viewed on Taking the Reins-Mississippi State on YouTube.
Website: Freedomreigns.net
Edna Ruth Morgan’s family never would have guessed her chosen career would have been in entomology.
Seth Prewitt, Jane Loveless, and Cindy Prewitt, philanthropists
She knew she wanted to teach even when she was just a kid, but Dr. Molly Nicodemus also realized pretty quickly that she wanted to teach older students at the college level. Now an associate professor in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences at Mississippi State University, Nicodemus has embraced a new teaching role with adolescents and teens as a volunteer leader for the Winston County 4-H Horse Club.
Winston County 4-H volunteer Dr. Molly Nicodemus, left, with Mississippi’s first-place winning hippology team, including Rebekah Schilling, Emma Creel, Devin Miller, and Bobby Culwell, with Tracy Gregory, Extension agent in Winston County.
Billy Mitchell spent his childhood summers in the water and has lived at Pelahatchie Bay for more than three decades, so his dedication to protecting water resources now almost makes too much sense.
Billy Mitchell, Pearl Riverkeeper board member
Iris McGee always wanted to have a quilting group in Greenville like the one her twin sister, Janis Moore, belonged to in Los Angeles.
Iris McGee and Janis Moore, MHV members in Washington County
Mangos, berries, spinach, and feta cheese make for a colorful twist on pasta salad, with the perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
This is the perfect summer salad with sweet and tangy notes. Photo by Michaela Parker.
In late February, Mississippi State University hosted the 2024 National Floriculture Forum, an annual conference held at different locations around the country.
Eight major universities were represented at the 2024 National Floriculture Forum, hosted in Biloxi by Mississippi State University.
After graduating from college, David Hey got out of farming to be a truck driver, but before long he realized he wanted back in.
David Hey, Hey Farms owner