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The Delta Ag Expo is happening next Wednesday, February 17 at the Delta Research and Extension Center. Sign-up here to attend in-person or virtually: register.extension.msstate.edu/2021-delta-ag-…

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.⁦⁦⁦@Nolan_Stapleton⁩ and I discuss #corn kernel set, irrigation scheduling and field scouting on the #mscrops podcast this week. #MSUext podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mis…

As you and your family stay home for an extended period of time, planning and serving meals can be a challenge. We have created a 14-day meal plan, recipes, and shopping list to make it a little easier. Please view here: extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/… #MSUext

Ideas to keep kids engaged while they are home from school! @DrBuys and Dr. Alisha Hardman talk about some effective ways to do this. 🏃Stay active! 💡Encourage kids to use their imaginations. 📚Read books. 📱Set limits to screen time. VIDEO: ow.ly/Sbrn50yMiwj #MSUext

A quick message about the #coronavirus (COVID-19) from our Extension health specialist. @DrBuys has some good tips about what info we should be listening to. Stay informed and continue to be on the lookout for posts from us on this subject. More: ow.ly/4EKZ50yJrcZ #MSUext

MSU Extension agents ready to help at the Sale of Champions! #MS4H #MSUext 🍀

Just another day being an Extension agent! 😉🍀#MS4H #MSUext

Full house in Rolling Fork this morning learning how to manage crops, forestry, and wildlife after the flood. @mscrops @MSUExtService

Post-flood crops, forestry, and wildlife recovery meeting. October 22, Rolling Fork Civic Center/National Guard Armory.

The MSU rice field day will be Aug. 8, at 3:30. in the Capps Center in Stoneville. Topics will include agronomy, economics, entomology, pathology, breeding, and weed control, and field tours. The day will conclude with a reception that will be held at Delta Council at 5:45.

MSU Extension is surveying (go to tinyurl.com/backwaterflood…) to estimate cash expenses associated with the Backwater Flood. It provides info on costs associated with the flood not included in other loss estimates. For assistance with the survey, see your local Extension office.

Dr. Steve Martin will serve as interim head at DREC. Martin is a former DREC and N MS R&E center head. He then accepted a full-time faculty position at MSU as the Ext. Asso. Dir in 2015. He will serve in his current Ext. Asso. Dir role while managing his DREC responsibilities.

2019 Road Dawgs tour featuring Coach Joe Moorhead and other guests! May 14, Social hour/buffet dinner- 6:00, Program- 7:00, Capps Center, Delta Research and Extension Center, 82 Stoneville Road, Stoneville Ticket pricing and info: Andy Dixon- 662-332-6214 #RoadDawgs2019

Dr. Trent Irby, Sunflower Co. Ext. office, 4/29, 1:00 to conduct training for applicator certificates and dicamba training that is required for folks planning to apply dicamba herbicide products. Location: 112 S. MLK, Jr. Dr., Indianola. More information: Alex Deason at 887-4601.

Listed are the April's Pipe Planner webinars, they are free, and takes only two hours. Simply pick a date and click the GoToMeeting link below. You may attend as many trainings as you like. Date Time 4/10 9am 4/10 2pm 4/17 9am 4/17 2pm 4/24 9am 4/24 2pm global.gotomeeting.com/join/884832181

A DREC grad student, Dave Spencer, was recently awarded a national scholarship; the Future Leaders in Science scholarship. It allows students to engage with national policy-makers to raise awareness and support for science, technology, and research funding.

Dicamba Applicator Training at DREC in Stoneville. We’ll be Yazoo City and Greenwood later today. Cooperative effort among @MSUExtService @MSU_AG and MS Department of Agriculture #mscrops

Dicamba Applicator Training Workshops begin Monday shar.es/amu9fA

Dicamba Training required for individuals who plan to apply dicamba products in Xtend cropping systems has been opened online and scheduled. Washington county’s training will be held at DREC on March 4th at the Capps Center. For more information, go to bit.ly/2GMhQUW

@MSUextDelta Extension Agent Christina Meriwether teaches @Mississippi4H volunteers how to run a safe, fun, and educational 4-H camp at this year's MVLA Conference.