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Several deep pink flowers bloom in a cluster.

Southern Gardening

Give an orchid this Valentine’s Day

Tiny insects gather on green plant stalks in water.

Rice delphacid presents new threat to MS crop

Tall standing pine trees are viewed looking up into their tops.

Forest carbon credits for state landowners

Pile of used agricultural chemical containers in an orange-lined bin.

MSU Extension sets 2 waste pesticide drop-offs

Two daffodils have yellow petals and yellow centers.

Southern Gardening

Daffodils are reliable sign of end of winter

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Forest carbon credits for state landowners
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Rice delphacid presents new threat to MS crop
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Gholson elected to national water resources board
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The Conversation: The South’s iconic longleaf pine forests

Extension Matters
Volume 12 Number 1

What our clients are saying about us

Extension is helping our community grow and offer more projects for our children. We need more of this—the children are our future.

Rosemary Williams, Daycare Owner

Extension by the Numbers

82

Mississippi Counties Served
(all of them!)

90,000

Youth Reached Through 4-H

2,025,287

Direct Educational Contacts

123,852

Educational Events