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"4-H helped me learn how to adapt and how to see things through to the end.”

- JESSICA BAKER
former Stone County 4-H’er
"When you connect with Extension, you will get what you need.”

- Stanley Wise
owner of Wise Family Farms in Pontotoc County
"If you can help someone, you should. You are making a difference for someone.”

- Cynthia Slaughter Melton
Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers member in Scott County
"I discovered early on that 4-H youth development was my calling.”

- Larry Alexander
2024 National 4-H Hall of Fame
"I just want the gardens to be as pretty as they can be.”

- Jane Dunlap
Bolivar County Master Gardener

A woman stands in a kitchen with strawberries on a cutting board.

Strawberries and blueberries are great additions to your summer menu -- providing fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants.

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How to Add More Berries to Your Diet

Dozens of bright yellow flowers bloom above green foliage.

Southern Gardening

Coreopsis are colorful and low-maintenance in gardens

Gulf Coast Tick (Photo copyright 2010 by Jerome Goddard, Ph.D.)

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Species Spotlight: Ticks

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MSU to host bunch grape workshop July 11, Poplarville

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Mississippi State University Director Dr. Angus Catchot, left, visits with Mississippi 4-H Foundation member Gale Martin, MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine Vice President Dr. Keith Coble, and Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick.

Extension Matters Magazine

Volume 11 Number 2

Extension Matters Magazine