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Feature Photo from 2013

Sandra Jackson, left, a Mississippi State University Extension Service program associate, accepts a check from Dave Billington, Sitel Starkville site director, on behalf of Sitel’s employee recognition program. Stella Jackson, right, Sitel’s 2012 International Customer Management Institute Supervisor of the Year, chose to support the Winston County 4-H Youth Development program through Sitel’s recognition program because of the positive impact it has on local youth. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kat Lawre
February 15, 2013 - Filed Under: 4-H
Mississippi State University junior and agribusiness major Joanna King, center, of Yazoo County, receives the Mississippi Women in Agriculture-Dianne Evans Memorial Scholarship during the 2013 Mississippi Women in Agriculture Conference Feb. 28 in Raymond. Pictured with King, from left, is Mississippi Women in Agriculture President Sherilyn Jones; Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith; and Dianne Evans' children, Robert Evans and Deena Evans Lowery. (Photo by MSU Ag Communica
March 1, 2013 - Filed Under: Agriculture, Women for Agriculture
Mississippi State University food science, nutrition and health promotion students Crecencio Deleon of Hattiesburg, Anna Hansen of Long Beach, Keonshae Freeman of Biloxi and Shelly Johnston of Mount Olive serve Edam cheese and Greek yogurt March 6, 2013 at the Institutions of Higher Learning Day at the State Capitol in Jackson. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Scott Corey)
March 8, 2013 - Filed Under: Food and Health
From left, Lamar County Extension Agent Ross Sadler, Pine Belt Master Gardener Paul Cavanaugh, Lamar County Technical Center teacher and volunteer Ken McCoy and Pine Belt Master Gardener intern Cecil Chambliss prepare a handicapped-accessible raised bed for plants. The group built two beds for residents of The Windham House of Hattiesburg, an assisted-living facility for seniors on May 28 and will return monthly to help with the beds and teach workshops. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smith)
May 28, 2013 - Filed Under: Community, Lawn and Garden
Andrew Shaman, center, a senior majoring in forestry at Mississippi State University, received a $3,500 scholarship from the National Garden Clubs. The award was presented by Ann Chiles, scholarship chairwoman for the Garden Clubs of Mississippi, and Ian Munn, dean of MSU’s College of Forest Resources. Shaman is the son of Chris and Felicia Shaman and a resident of Brandon. (Photo by MSU College of Forest Resources/Karen Brasher)
July 16, 2013 - Filed Under: Lawn and Garden
Mississippi State University Extension director Gary Jackson took to the field Sept. 7, 2013, at the MSU home opener to present a commemorative football to visiting Alcorn State University partners. From left are Jackson; Alcorn Extension administrators Dalton McAfee and Anthony Reed; and Gregory Bohach, MSU vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kat Lawrence)
September 9, 2013 - Filed Under: About Extension
Fans celebrated a win and 4-H Youth Development Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, at Mississippi State University’s football game against Troy University. From left are Greg Bohach, vice president for the MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Gary Jackson, director of the MSU Extension Service; MSU President Mark Keenum; Rep. Preston Sullivan with grandsons Lake and Tyler; State 4-H President Mary Kate Gaines of Coldwater; Sen. Billy Hudson and his wife, Barbara; and Paula Threadgill, Exten
September 24, 2013 - Filed Under: 4-H
Simpson County 4-H’er Madisyn Lee prepares for the beef showmanship competition at the Mississippi State Fair with a few practice rounds in the ring Oct. 4. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smith)
October 7, 2013 - Filed Under: 4-H, Youth Livestock
Caleb Mauldin (left) and Cade Mauldin get some help mixing cattle feed from their dad Lance Mauldin at the Mississippi State Fair Oct. 4. Caleb and Cade show beef cattle as members of Jones County 4-H. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smith)
October 7, 2013 - Filed Under: 4-H, Youth Livestock
John Michael Anderson, a research associate with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, explains propagating daylilies from seed to Penny Smith during the Ornamental Horticulture Field Day Oct. 10 at Mississippi State University’s South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville. Leisure gardeners and horticulture industry professionals learned about the latest research findings, new plant varieties and helpful technologies. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smit
October 11, 2013 - Filed Under: Lawn and Garden
Mississippi State University junior Ashley Rowland of Gulfport, escorted by Justin Lofton of Bentonville, Ark., left, and John Dergin May of Madison, models a Milly gown at the Rent the Runway fashion show on Oct. 16, 2013. The event was sponsored by Fashion Focus, the campus service club for students interested in apparel, textiles and merchandising careers. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Scott Corey)
October 17, 2013 - Filed Under: Community
Dennis Reginelli, an area agronomic crops agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, explains the ginning process that helps create cotton fabrics. Addressing primarily third-graders at the Mississippi Horse Park on Nov. 7, 2013, Reginelli and the cotton exhibit were part of Farmtastic, a four-day educational program designed to help children learn the sources of their food, clothing and other products. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Scott Corey)
November 12, 2013 - Filed Under: Agriculture, FARMtastic
Sydney McReynolds of Starkville learns about milking cows with an imitation Jersey while Tucker Wagner, a junior in animal and dairy sciences at Mississippi State University, explains the process at the Mississippi Horse Park on Nov. 7, 2013. The demonstration was part of Farmtastic, a four-day educational program designed to help children learn the sources of their food, clothing and other products. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Scott Corey)
November 12, 2013 - Filed Under: FARMtastic, Dairy
Lisa Cain, 11, and Mary Jane Cain, 10, use rolled-up newspaper to build a paper table at the Mississippi State University Mechanical Engineering Service Learning Showcase Nov. 20. 4-H members tested educational projects developed by MSU students in partnership with MSU’s Center for the Advancement of Service-Learning Excellence. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Bonnie Coblentz)
November 21, 2013 - Filed Under: Community
Kyle Kopfinger, a freshman from Huntsville, Ala., helps 4-H member Luke Schilling, 8, build a parachute to learn about gravity and air resistance while Rebekah Schilling, 5, watches. Amrat Gandhi (back), a freshman from India, helped develop the activity as a project for a mechanical engineering class service learning project. The Mississippi State University Center for the Advancement of Service-Learning Excellence facilitated this project with 4-H and the Extension Service Center for Technology Outreach.
November 21, 2013 - Filed Under: 4-H
Jason Sarver, newly-hired peanut specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, told a crowd of growers and industry representatives his research plans for the crop during the 9th annual Mississippi Peanut Growers Association meeting in Hattiesburg Feb. 12. The two-day meeting continues Feb. 13 and addresses factors that influence the crop's profitability. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Susan Collins-Smith)
December 4, 2013 - Filed Under: Peanuts

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