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Take precautions for safe summer activities

Leveling Up

Emmy Tolar, 18, is a 4-H’er, high school graduate who shows livestock and works part-time at the local grocery store in Columbia, Mississippi. Emmy also has autism, a diagnosis she and those around her refuse to let define her.

Extension for Real Life

Harvest of the Month: Tomato

Tomatoes are one of my favorite foods. I almost always keep some handy to snack on or cook with.

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Extension Matters Volume 11 Number 2

Rewarding Excellence

Every year, 4-H’ers and FFA members who show livestock have their sights set on the Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions.

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Extension for Real Life

Back-to-School: How to Stock the Kitchen

Pop Quiz: Is your kitchen ready for nutritious and fuss-free back-to-school snacks and meals?

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Extension Outdoors

Get the most bang for your fall food plot buck

Feature Story

Cost reduction options exist for pine reforestation

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