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Extension Matters

Volume 8 Number 2

Extension Matters Volume 8 Issue 2 Cover
  • Five people, including two teens in green 4-H blazers, smile for a group photo.

    Development Direction

    As Mississippi 4-H prepares to launch its HomeGrown Scholarship campaign to generate endowed scholarships for 4-H’ers from every county in the state, 33 4-H’ers on the Mississippi 4-H Leadership Team, representing 19 counties, visited the Capitol in Jackson for 4-H Legislative Day 2022. 

  • A Facebook post showing the top garden myths and truths.

    Social Media Connection

    Sharing links to popular social media posts and new feeds.

  • A young man, wearing glasses and a red shirt, standing outside and looking over the horizon.

    Achieving the Dream

    When Carey Williams decides he’s going to do something, he relies on patience, work ethic, and tenacity to find a way to get it done.

  • A smiling woman in a blue shirt stands in front of a wall mural.

    Where You Are

    Vaunita Martin cares so much about the rural county where she attended Itawamba Community College that she’s made a career out of making it an even better place.

  • Two older women wearing blue MHV t-shirts sitting at a table overspread with papers.

    Doing the “Heart” Work

    Lillian Clark Edney and Bonita Davenport Reed have been teammates since they were teachers in the Natchez-Adams School District.

  • A woman crouches, holding a plaque, with a girl on her left and a boy and steer on her right.

    What’s New in Extension

    The 2022 Sale of Champions generated a preliminary total of $448,500, approximately $40,000 more than last year and the highest ever. 

  • A smiling young man stands in a room with a hand on a small table.

    Growing in 4-H

    Deciding to get involved in 4-H was one of the best decisions Samuel Brown says he ever made.

    “Without 4-H, I probably wouldn’t be in this chair right now,” Brown, 18, answers during his interview. “I wouldn’t be talking to you right now.”

  • Five young adults and two women wearing black aprons and face masks smile for a group photo in a kitchen.

    Teaching in the Culinary Classroom

    At Winona Career and Technical Center in Montgomery County, students studying culinary arts participated in the Eating Smart, Being Active program, delivered by the Mississippi State University Extension Service in the spring 2022 semester. 

  • A man stands in a wooden shed holding parts to a soil sensor system.

    Improving Profits

    Brian Andrus irrigated exactly zero times on his Sunflower County farm in 2021. He didn’t even turn on his well.

     

  • A man wearing a suit sits at a round table with a small mug and a bag that says “Teach Plus.”

    4-H: Where Are They Now?

    Oktibbeha County native Sanford Johnson has a deep love for his home state that fuels his passion to make Mississippi better. 

  • A smiling young woman wearing a shirt that reads “Beyond the Arch” stands next to several balloons and jars of party supplies.

    Small Business Startup

    Deciding to participate in the StartUp Mississippi program led Simpson County native Amber Milloy to success with her own business, Beyond the Arch.

  • A man standing in a vineyard and wearing a cowboy hat speaking to a group of people.

    Extension in Action

    The Vineyard Pruning Workshop, funded by the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium, taught the basics of vine anatomy and pruning techniques for muscadines and bunch grapes. In-field demonstrations showed participants correct pruning techniques in the vineyard. 

  • An older man squats next to a brown and white cow lying on the ground.

    Under New Management

    The benefits of prescribed burns on Jim Currie’s longleaf pine land in Hancock County were short-lived. He needed something extra to keep the understory vegetation from growing back so quickly.

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