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Extension Matters

Volume 10 Number 3

Extension Matters Volume 10 Issue 3 Cover

  • Development Direction

    For J. W. “Bill” McKie (pronounced Mackey), working for the Mississippi State University Extension Service was more than just a job—solving agricultural problems for Mississippians was McKie’s calling.

  • A smiling man wearing a vest and green shirt, standing beside an archery target with three arrows near the bullseye.

    Choosing to Lead

    Brad Parsley partners with Ginger Cook, local agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service in Panola County, to deliver the 4-H Shooting Sports program to local youth.

  • A smiling young man astride a horse and wearing a helmet.

    Tranquil Trotting

    When 10-year-old Hasib of Starkville trots his horse during therapeutic riding, he experiences a lingering calmness that his mother attributes to the experience he shares with his horse.

  • A young woman smiling and holding a trophy.

    Where You Are

    Demi Johnson is just 15 years old, but she is already impacting her community through 4-H and Girl Scouts.

  • A man, standing beside a wooden table filled with plants, looking into the distance.

    Doing the “Heart” Work

    Lincoln County Master Gardeners have been bringing gardening to nursing home residents in Brookhaven since 2018.

  • Three women standing in front of a maroon and white Mississippi State University banner.

    What’s New in Extension

    More than 80 grade-school students from Choctaw Tribal Schools visited Mississippi State University in March to participate in Choctaw Preview Day.

  • Three men standing in front of a piece of logging equipment.

    Stewards of the Land

    Whether it’s related to his work or his sons, Iuka logger Jonathan Cutshall’s path often intersects with the Mississippi State University Extension Service.

  • Three children, wearing capes and standing with fists raised.

    4-H to the Rescue

    Junior 4-H’ers, ages 8–13, and Cloverbuds, ages 5–7, with a passion for STEAM—science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics—gathered at Mississippi State University in late June for 4-H STEAM Day.

  • A woman smiling and standing on a street in front of many colorful, bright flags.

    Painting the Town

    Kristen Brock is always looking for ways to grow in her career and learn more about Mississippi’s tourism industry.

  • A Black man and woman standing with a boy and a girl in front of a mosque in the desert.

    4-H: Where Are They Now?

    Originally from Leflore County, Samuel Baker and his family reside in Kuwait. Baker is pursuing his doctoral degree in education while teaching fifth-grade science abroad. He credits the 4-H youth development program delivered by the Mississippi State University Extension Service as one of the greatest experiences of his youth.

  • A Black man wearing a baseball hat and smiling, standing holding a pecan treebranch.

    Orchard Impossible

    Many Clay Countians know Art Sanders as the man who brought an abandoned pecan orchard back to life.

  • A woman wearing a hard hat standing beside a stack of pallets.

    Extension in Action

    The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors, led by Board President Lee Caldwell and Vice President Jessie Medlin, is developing a site to house the DeSoto County Agri-Education Center and Arena.

  • A young woman smiling while arranging a bouquet of flowers.

    Learning a New Way

    Maggie Jo Phillips participates in Attala County 4-H, and she’s taking advantage of it to figure out just where she belongs.

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