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Submitted by singer on October 19, 2015

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- A new Mississippi State University team scored a major victory in its first season of competition.

The MSU Horse Judging Team was named the Reserve Grand Champion Team at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio, the largest horse show in the world.

Clay Cavinder, equine specialist with the MSU Extension Service and associate professor in the MSU Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, coached the team for the competition, which involved judging 12 classes of horses, with four horses in each class.

The Mississippi State University Horse Judging Team, which recently was named the Reserve Grand Champion Team at the All American Quarter Horse Congress, is coached by Extension equine specialist Clay Cavinder, pictured with team members, from left, Hannah Miller, Ashley Greene, Ashley Palmer, Samantha Miller, Carlee West, MaeLena Apperson, Hannah Collins and assistant coach Emily Ferjak. (Submitted photo)

Submitted by Cindyc on October 16, 2015

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- One of the most difficult tasks a parent or provider will face is guiding children through the grief and instability brought on by tragedy.

Natural disasters, terrorism, mass shootings, deaths of loved ones, or acts of domestic or physical violence are traumatic for everyone. When faced with these events, children and adults alike experience feelings of fear, helplessness and anxiety. However, children have very little, if any, experience in properly dealing with those feelings.

This is an image of Anna Hughes, a field technical assistant with the Early Years Network helped with post-tornado child care at a Red Cross Shelter in Louisville, MS in May, 2014.

Submitted by singer on October 12, 2015

Some of the best choices we can make for reliable late fall and winter color are cabbage and kale. I’m not talking about the regular vegetable garden varieties, though these are quite pretty in their own right. The cabbage and kale you need are the ornamental types, and the time to plant is now.

The bright colors of ornamental kale add pizazz to any fresh salad or stir-fry. Nagoya ornamental kale is a favorite snack for many Mississippi gardeners because it is already chip-shaped. Mix with a little extra virgin olive oil and sea salt, and bake at 240 degrees for about 45 minutes. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman)
Redbor kale are long-lived plants. Their frilly leaves are a solid purple-red that intensifies as the temperatures get colder during the winter. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman)

Submitted by singer on October 9, 2015

By Karen Templeton
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine is celebrating National Veterinary Technician Week October 11-17 by recognizing this growing program and the graduates who have found careers in the dynamic animal health field.

Stacia Applewhite, a senior veterinary medical technology student at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, left, and equine resident Dr. Brenna Burkett examine an equine patient. National Veterinary Technician Week is Oct. 11-17. (Photo by MSU College of Veterinary Medicine/Tom Thompson)

Submitted by singer on October 9, 2015

BILOXI, Miss. -- The Atlantic hurricane that sunk the cargo ship El Faro in early October highlights the need for sailors to be trained in how to react in an emergency.

Dave Burrage, Mississippi State University Extension professor of marine resources at the Coastal Research and Extension Center, is trained to certify marine safety instructors who are sailors on commercial vessels. Two Mississippi sailors he trained survived an on-the-water collision that sunk one boat in the Gulf of Mexico last year.

Dave Burrage, Mississippi State University Extension Service professor, demonstrates safety features on a life raft used aboard commercial fishing vessels. (Photo by MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium/Melissa Schneider)
Mississippi State University Extension Service instructor Peter Nguyen, right foreground, helps commercial fishermen practice getting into survival suits at a Gulf Coast swimming pool. (Photo by MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium/Melissa Schneider)

Submitted by singer on October 9, 2015

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- If inquiries about new or expanded businesses are the heartbeat of Mississippi horticulture, then agricultural economist Alba Collart knows 2015 is a healthy year for the industry.

Collart, assistant professor of agricultural economics with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said horticultural crops are important to Mississippi’s agricultural economy. These specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts and products grown for environmental horticulture, also known as the green industry.

Libby Beard, co-owner of The Flower Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, left, and Anna McCain, Warren County Extension agent, look over some of the fall bedding flowers available on Oct. 7, 2015. (Submitted photo)

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