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2004
- Links Seen on Farmweek |
| Dec. 10 |
Southern Gardening |
Holiday Decorating Plants |
| Dec. 10 |
MSU Students Become "Sea Dogs" on
Oregon II |
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NOAA / National Marine Fisheries Service - Pascagoula, MS, Office
Oregon II - Visitors Page
NOAA/NMFS Cooperator Volunteer Program
NOAA/NMFS Teacher at Sea Program |
| Oct. 8 |
USDA On-line DCP Signup Begins |
Before signing up on-line, you must start a Level 2 account here
Can sign up on starting on October 20 here or do it in person at your county FSA Office. |
| Oct. 8 |
Southern Gardening |
3 new foliage plants |
| Oct. 8 |
Biloxi Shrimp Trip |
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Biloxi Shrimping Trip - Web Site
1-800-289-7908 |
| Oct. 1 |
Hurricane Ivan Disaster Help from FSA |
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency - Mississippi State Office
(601) 965-4300
Farm Service Agency County Office Locator
(Text version) |
| Oct. 1 |
Southern Gardening |
Belgian Mums |
| Oct. 1 |
Lee's Cotton Picker Art |
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Lee A. Washington
Day (662) 873-2029
Night (662) 873-2395 |
| Sept. 24 |
Southern Gardening |
Use those grass clippings |
| Sept. 24 |
U.S. Shrimp Industry Under Severe Stress |
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Southern Shrimp Alliance - www.shrimpalliance.com
MS Dept. Of Marine Resources - www.shrimp.mississippi.gov
Desporte & Sons Seafood Market, Biloxi - (228) 432-1018
Gollott’s Seafood, D’Iberville - (228) 392-7181 - www.gollottseafood.com |
| Sept. 24 |
Mississippi and Malaysia Benefit from Graduate Student Exchange |
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Mississippi State University
Don Jackson, Ph.D. (662) 325-7493 |
| Sept. 17 |
Tommy Boone,
MS Forestry Association Outstanding Logger of the Year |
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Boone Timber Harvesting, (601) 408-6178 |
| Sept. 10 |
Southern Gardening |
Ornamental Grasses |
| Sept. 10 |
Sweet Corn, Mississippi |
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Sumrall Farms - Canton - (601) 842-3039
Nichols Produce - Brandon - (601) 829-1008 |
| Sept. 10 |
Art Waymire, MS Forestry Association 2003-2004 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year |
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Mississippi Forestry Association
(601) 354-4936
www.msforestry.net
MSU Extension Service, (662) 325-3905
www.msucares.com
Mississippi Forestry Commission
(601) 359-1386
www.mfc.state.ms.us |
| Sept. 3 |
Southern Gardening |
Awapuhi Ginger |
| Sept. 3 |
Team Roping |
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R-K Arena
Adam and Sharla Rose
Nanih Waiya
(662) 773-2575 |
| August 27 |
Southern Gardening |
Unusual Yard Art |
| August 27 |
McComb Mill |
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McComb Mill
(601) 684-1012, (866) 684-1012
USDA Rural Development (601) 965-4316 |
| August 20 |
"Beyond the City Limits"
Agriculture and Rural Renewal Conference
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Gov. Haley Barbour, Mississippi
www.governorbarbour.com
Leland Speed
Executive Director
Mississippi Development Authority
www.mississippi.org
Jack Schultz
CEO - Agracel, Inc - www.agracel.com
Author of Boomtown: 7 1/2 keys to Big Success in Small Towns
www.boomtownusa.net
Mark Zappi, Ph.D.
Texas Olefins Distinguished Professor of
Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University
Zappi web site |
| August 10 |
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Thursday, August 19
Mississippi Trade Mart
Register by Friday, August 13
www.barbourconference.com
(601) 359-3150 |
August 10
|
Southern Gardening |
Pacific Northwest Garden |
August 10
|
Feature:
Farmers' Markets
|
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MSUCares.com
Commercial Horticulture Information
Mississippi Farmers Markets Locations and Contacts
Jake Hutchins, State Farmers Market Representative
Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce
Phone: (601) 354-6573 |
August 3
|
Southern Gardening |
Bush Morning Glory |
August 3
|
Feature:
Harris Barnes:
Cotton |
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Harris Barnes, (662) 624-8986
Fax: (662) 627-2088
537 School Street, Clarksdale, MS 38614 |
July 6
|
Southern Gardening |
Decorative Mulch |
July 6
|
Feature:
Cogongrass |
Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce, (662) 325-3390
Cogongrass Control Information & Laws
www.mdac.state.ms.us
MSU Extension Service - Cogongrass |
June 29
|
Southern Gardening |
Mandevillas |
June 29
|
Feature:
Goldleaf Farms |
Atlanta, Georgia (770) 265-9633
Pontotoc, Mississippi (662) 488-9050
www.goldleaffarms.com |
May 4
|
Southern Gardening |
Opposites Attract |
May 4
|
Feature:
Caro Alligator Farm |
Lee Caro, Hazlehurst, (601) 894-1048
Bill Russell, USDA/NRCS, (601) 894-1118 |
April 27
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Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo |
Wednesday and Thursday, April 28-29
Smith County Agricultural Complex
Hwy 35 South, Raleigh
(601) 764-2314
More information
Wednesday Schedule
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Trade show open
11 a.m. - Beef cooking demonstration
1 p.m. - Poultry Water Conservation
3 p.m. - Beef Herd Health
Thursday Schedule
10 a.m. - 9 p.m. - Trade show open
11 a.m. - Poultry cooking demonstration
1 p.m. - Poultry Energy Conservation
3 p.m. - Beef Marketing Alternatives
7 p.m. - Bill Hawks speaks on BSE, Country of Origin Labeling and avian flu |
April 27
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Southern Gardening |
Raised Beds |
April 27
|
Feature:
Rural Medical Scholars |
Rural Medical Scholars Program
Bonnie Carew, bcarew@ext.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1321
www.rms.msucares.com |
March 30
|
Southern Gardening |
Landscape rocks |
March 30
|
Feature:
Mississippi Biodiesel |
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Biodiesel Fuels of Mississippi
(601) 938-8125
National Biodiesel Board
(573) 635-3893
www.biodiesel.org |
March 23
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7th MS Beef Agribition |
(662) 566-2201
Lee County Agri-Center
Highway 145, Verona
Thursday - March 25
New Dimension Angus Sale, 7 p.m.
Friday - March 26
Beef Management Seminar and Reception
7 p.m.
Friday - March 26
E & E All Breed Consignment Horse Sale, 7 p.m.
(662) 840-2427
Saturday - March 27
MS Brangus Breeders Sale - Noon
Agribition Bull and Heifer Sale - 2 p.m. |
March 23
|
Southern Gardening |
Yellow Lady Banks Rose |
March 23
|
Feature:
Mississippi Farm
Toy Collectors |
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March 16
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Health and Safety Summit |
March 23-24, Hilton Hotel, Jackson
Early Registration $75 (March 10 deadline)
Late Registration $100
Web site registration
662.325.7330 |
| March 16 |
Southern Gardening |
Native Azaleas |
| March 16 |
Feature:
Art Waymire, 2003-2004 MFA Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year |
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Mississippi Forestry Association
(601) 354-4936
www.msforestry.net
MSU Extension Service, (662) 325-3905
www.msucares.com
Mississippi Forestry Commission
(601) 359-1386
www.mfc.state.ms.us |
| March 16 |
Wildwood Harvest Foods |
www.wildwoodnaturalfoods.com |
March 9
|
Health and Safety Summit |
March 23-24, Hilton Hotel, Jackson
Early Registration $75 (March 10 deadline)
Late Registration $100
Web site registration
662.325.7330 |
| March 9 |
Southern Gardening |
Forest Pansy Redbud |
| March 9 |
Biloxi Shrimping Trip |
Biloxi Shrimping Trip - Web site
1-800-289-7908
See and hear this story |
| Mar. 2 |
MS Aerial Burndown Restrictions |
Mississippi Bureau of Plant Industry, (662) 325-3390
Zone I - March 15 - April 30
This includes all or part of Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Warren, Washington and Yazoo Counties.
Zone II - March 25 - April 30
This is includes all or part of Bolivar, Coahoma, Desoto, Grenada, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower, Tate and Tunica Counties. |
| Mar. 2 |
Southern Gardening |
Mississipp Medallion Award Winners |
| Mar. 2 |
McComb Mill |
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McComb Mill
(601) 684-1012, (866) 684-1012
USDA Rural Development (601) 965-4316 |
| Feb. 24 |
Southern Gardening |
Oriental Trees |
| Feb. 24 |
2004 Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions |
Contact your Mississippi State University Extension Service county office or local FFA chapter |
| Feb 17 |
Catfish Assistance Meetings |
(662) 325-7988
Monday, February 23, 10 a.m.
MSU Delta Research & Ext. Center, Stoneville
Tuesday, March 9, 10 a.m.
MSU Central MS R & E Center, Raymond
Wednesday, March 10, 10 a.m.
Bost Extension Building, MSU, Starkville |
| Feb. 17 |
Southern Gardening |
Native Hollies |
| Feb. 17 |
Blackwater Farms
Farm Family Foods
of Mississippi |
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Sumrall Farms - Canton - (601) 842-3039
Nichols Produce - Brandon - (601) 829-1008
|
| Feb.
10 |
Southern
Gardening |
Native
Hollies |
| Feb.
10 |
Sweet
Corn, Mississippi |
Sumrall
Farms - Canton - (601) 842-3039
Nichols Produce - Brandon - (601) 829-1008
|
| Feb.
3 |
Ag
Market Network's
Annual Conference
February 10 |
Park
Vista Hotel (formerly Adams Mark)
Memphis (888-795-8701) |
| Feb.
3 |
Southern
Gardening |
Crape
Myrtle Bark |
| Feb.
3 |
Hunting
for Business |
Black
Creek Outfitters, Lexington, MS
www.blackcreekoutfitters.net
(662) 834-3437
(662) 834-3040 |
| January 27 |
2003 Year in Review |
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| Jan.
13 |
Delta
Ag Expo
Jan. 20-21 |
Doors
open 8:30 a.m.
Bolivar County Expo Center, Cleveland
Tuesday - January 20
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Cotton
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Rice and Soybean Seminar
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Chemical Application Seminar
Wednesday - January 21
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Deer, Quail and Dove Management Seminar |
| Jan.
13 |
East
MS Ag Expo
Jan. 23 |
9 a.m.
- Noon
East Mississippi Community College
GTR Campus, Mayhew
(662) 726-4326 |
| Jan.
13 |
Ag
Update
2004 Meetings |
Ag
Update `04: Issues Affecting Ag. Industry
9 a.m. - 3 p.m., (662) 325-7999
Tuesday, January 27
Tunica Co. Development Complex, Tunica
Wednesday, January 28
Grenada County Extension Office, Grenada
Thursday, January 29
MSU Delta Research/ Extension Center, Stoneville
Tuesday, February 24
Forrest County Extension Office, Hattiesburg
Wednesday, February 25
MSU Central MS Research & Extension Center, Raymond
Friday, February 27
MSU Bost Building Theater, Starkville |
| Jan.
13 |
Southern
Gardening |
Virginia
Willows
Height, Shape, and Texture |
| Jan.
13 |
T.
Netterville
2003-04 Mississippi
Forestry Association
Outstanding Logger
of the Year |
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Tommy Netterville Logging, Gloster
(601) 639-7018
MS Forestry Association,
Jackson
(601) 354-4936 |
| Jan.
6 |
Feature:
Goldleaf Farms |
See
or hear the story
Atlanta, Georgia (770) 265-9633
Pontotoc, Mississippi (662) 488-9050
www.goldleaffarms.com |