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Types of Rice

Did you know there are more than 120,000 varieties of rice in the world? It’s true. And they can all be produced in the U.S.

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Southern Gardening

Fig trees thrive in the South’s warm climate

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Feature Story

Pontotoc 4-H’ers place first in prestigious cook-off

White and pink flowers bloom on a cotton plant.

Crop Report

State’s cotton crop less than in 2024

Extension for Real Life

What is the Mississippi LIFT Resource and Referral Network?

Everyone says MSU Extension is a best-kept secret. We’re kind of biased, but we agree. Extension offers a plethora of tools, resources, and opportunities for you to learn and grow.

Tiny green and almost black berries grow in clusters.

Southern Gardening

Native elderberries have multiple landscape uses

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Southern Gardening

Fig trees thrive in the South’s warm climate
Extension for Real Life
What is the Mississippi LIFT Resource and Referral Network?
Crop Report

State’s cotton crop less than in 2024
Feature Story

Pontotoc 4-H’ers place first in prestigious cook-off
Extension for Real Life
Types of Rice
Southern Gardening

Native elderberries have multiple landscape uses