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Ag commodities groups identify priorites for research, education

MBJ Staff — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:50:25 +0000

ABERDEEN — Advocates for agriculture met recently at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona to identify priorities for research and Extension Service education programs at Mississippi State University. Scientists from the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, specialists with the MSU Extension Service and almost 250 members of the North Mississippi Producer [...]

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Forestry’s value up despite lack of home construction

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:51:19 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Timber industry observers say low national home construction levels and relatively dry weather resulted in a slightly lower year-end value for Mississippi forest products. However, at an estimated $1.04 billion, the year-end value of the forest products fell less than 1 percent from last year. James Henderson, assistant Extension Service professor of [...]

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