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Light pink blooms cover the branches of a shrub.

Southern Gardening

A variety of azaleas bring spring blooms

A person uses a wand to spray a fence outdoors.

Feature Story

Workshop aids those in pest management jobs

Three people pose for the camera in a church auditorium with others in the background as they prepare to distribute food.

Feature Story

Food pantry increases service with MSU Extension support

A circle of people sit in a meeting around a table.

Feature Story

MSU received priorities of north Mississippi farmers

Extension for Real Life

How to Manage Chipmunks

The Eastern chipmunk is found across eastern North America, and they can cause trouble if they decide to take up residence in your landscape.

Downed pine limbs scattered across a forest floor with standing trees in the background.

Feature Story

Damage assessments help forest managers bounce back

Close up of a red-tailed hawk with a child’s wide eyes in the background.

Extension Matters Volume 12 Number 1

Celebrating Traditions

Hundreds gathered in early February to celebrate tradition—skills like metal forging, knife making, weaving, spinning, and quilting, as well as heritage livestock and raptor birds—at the 2026 Forge Day and Heritage Festival.

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