North MS Research and Extension Ctr
The North Mississippi Research and Extension Center exists to serve the needs of agriculture in northeastern Mississippi. It is a part of the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine of Mississippi State University (MSU), the state's Land Grant institution.
Researchers, educators and agents conduct programs in agronomy, horticulture, animal science and family life at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center and its experiment stations and units. The personnel is made up of employees of the Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) and the Mississippi State University Extension Service (MSU-ES).
The North Mississippi Research and Extension Center consists of four research locations:
- Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station
- Agronomy Unit
- Horticulture Research & Education Unit
- Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station
- Prairie Research Unit in Prairie
- North Mississippi Branch Experiment Station in Holly Springs
North Mississippi counties served by the area are:
Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Noxubee, Marshall, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha.
North Mississippi Research and Extension Center Strategic Plan 2020-2024
North Mississippi Research and Extension Center Annual Report 2023
Personnel
| Name | Job Title | ||
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Dr. Amee Robin Bumguardner | Assistant Professor | [email protected] |
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Dr. Bill Burdine, Jr. | Extension Specialist II | [email protected] |
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Ms. Paige Kirk | Business Manager I | [email protected] |
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Ms. Holli M Mitchell | Business Manager I | [email protected] |
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Dr. Jane Parish | Professor and Head | [email protected] |
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Mr. James Tucker Shannon | Extension Specialist I | [email protected] |
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Dr. Jeff Wilson | Assistant Professor | [email protected] |
