MSU Extension@MSUExtService

Education. Outreach. Service. We are Extension!

 Starkville, Mississippi
extension.msstate.edu
Joined February 2010
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Jennifer Williams is connecting, educating, and empowering community members in Hinds County! We have MSU Extension agents in all 82 counties. What can we do for you? Find your Extension agent here: extension.msstate.edu/county… #TakingCareOfWhatMatters #MSUext
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Check out this week’s program with @MSUExtService’s Josh Maples There’s a lot to discuss!
Brownfield Ag News
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Cattle futures drop sharply this week. In this week's #WLMU, Brownfield’s @BRNAgNews_MG sits down with Ag Economist, Josh Maples, from @cmrec_msu, to review a volatile week in the livestock markets, and changing feed and fuel costs. Watch Now ➡️ piped.video/KEJqwx6ecU8
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SuperTalk Mississippi
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🐜 Tawny crazy ants are spreading across Mississippi, and homeowners are feeling the invasion! Dr. Santos Portugal, Extension Urban Entomologist and Assistant Professor with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, joins the conversation to explain why these invasive ants are spreading, the problems they can cause, and what you can do to fight back.
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We love it when people take inspiration from our Extension specialists for their Halloween costumes!😂 Leslie Thompson, MS Municipal Clerk's Association President, came to the Fall Municipal Clerk Conference social dressed as our own Dr. Jason Camp!! #MSUext
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Have you registered yet for the MSU Row Crop Short Course? December 7-9! Register now: ow.ly/Hh0u5102vu6 #mscrops #MSUext
Flyer for Row Crop Short Course at The Mill Conference Center in Starkville, MS, December 7-9, with images of wheat, cotton, soybeans, and corn.

ALT Flyer for Row Crop Short Course at The Mill Conference Center in Starkville, MS, December 7-9, with images of wheat, cotton, soybeans, and corn.
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Happy Maroon Friday from Shaneshia and Jason at the Adams County Extension Office! #HailState #MSUext
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🎥 Some adult butterfly and moths feed on bodily fluids! Ever heard of the vampire moth? Dr. Jerome Goddard, MSU Extension medical entomologist, explains more about sweat-feeders, tear-feeders and blood-feeders. #MSUext
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🎥 Dr. Brian Pieralisi gives us the latest update on how cotton harvest is going. #mscrops #MSUext
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Students in Carroll County learned all about watersheds from MSU Extension Agent Tracy Boone! She explained how watersheds become polluted, how everyday activities can affect our water quality and what we can do to help keep our waterways clean. #MSUext
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There was a lot of trash and candy after the Witches Ride event in Oxford this week! But no worries, our Master Gardeners came to the rescue and did their part to pick up the litter. Another example of how Master Gardeners volunteer in their communities! #MSUext
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🎥 A bad year for pine trees and a good year for bark beetles! Dr. Kristy McAndrew explains how to identify the difference between southern pine beetles and Ips beetles. #MSUext
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Exciting news! We've received funding for a three-year initiative to expand access to licensed childcare. Childcare as a Business: Growth and Entrepreneurship will serve rural Mississippi communities with populations of 20,000 or fewer. Announcement: extension.msstate.edu/news/f…
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🎥 Clarissa Balbalian with our MSU Extension Plant Diagnostic Lab shares a Halloween tale of a pumpkin dealing with fungal growth. 🎃 #MSUext
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Sectors in Mississippi’s agricultural industry rely on significant numbers of workers hired through the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program, overseen by the U.S. Department of Labor. Learn more about how this program works in our state: extension.msstate.edu/news/f… #MSUext
Quote from Dr. Lorin Harvey emphasizing the need for reliable workers in sweet potato farming and the importance of H-2A in specialty-crop agriculture.

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We test the best corn hybrids in fields all across the state. This provides impartial data to help select hybrids and enhance profit. Thanks to all the growers, eight participating seed companies, and Extension agents who make this happen. 🌽#mscorn #MSUext #mscrops
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🎥 Dr. James Shannon explains how researchers are looking to the Chinese chestnut tree to revitalize the American chestnut tree. #MSUext
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Happy Maroon Friday from Jatonya, Angelina, Stephanie, Josh, and Vivian at the Lowndes County Extension Office! #HailState #MSUext
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🎥Most of us use mums as a fall container plant, but have you ever thought about planting them in your landscape? Dr. Eddie Smith explains that for some of us in Mississippi, we can enjoy these plants in the landscape year after year. #MSUext
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Our Kemper County Mississippi Community Volunteers hosted a “Think Pink” Grab & Go Event where they distributed 50 bags filled with valuable breast cancer awareness information and snacks. 💗 #MSUext
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Congratulations to our newest class of Mississippi Master Naturalists! These new Master Nats are now equipped with the knowledge to promote conservation and management of Mississippi’s natural resources through education, outreach, and service!! #MSUext 📸 Sarah Dutton
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Enjoyed speaking to a packed house of master gardeners yesterday for the NE District Master Gardener Day of Education. An enthusiastic audience of talented individuals who asked great questions. These volunteers are an asset to Extension! #MSUext
Jeff Wilson@MSUPlantMan
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NE District Day of Education in Verona with a greet crowd of nearly 150 MGs!
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