Volunteer Opportunity at the Crosby Arboretum!

Register Today for Tea Time at Crosby Arboretum!

2017 Brings Exciting Floral Programs to CREC

MSU Extension offers training programs in floral design to residents of the Mississippi Gulf Coast region and beyond.  Dr. Jim DelPrince is the lead specialist in this program and offers workshops and demonstrations at our Popps Ferry Road location.  The MSU Extension Floral Design program is divided into the following four groups aiding amateurs, professionals…

Mark Your Calendar! CREC Holiday Open House!

Register for a Local Foods MeetUp Near You!

Growing, Making, and Improving Wines Workshop

Growing, Making & Improving Wines Workshop  October 21, 2016  A.B. McKay Food Research & Enology Laboratory   Presented by Drs. Eric Stafne & Juan L. Silva  Mississippi State University   8:00 am               Registration 8:30 am               Introduction 9:00 am               Grape Varieties & other fruits  Bunch grapes Muscadines Others: Blueberry, Strawberry, Blackberry 10:00 am             Vine Management techniques to…

Muscadine Field Day

Mississippi State University will host the annual Muscadine Field Day Aug. 27 at the McNeill Research Unit. Speakers from the MSU Extension Service, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service will discuss muscadine cultivars, best production practices, and insects and diseases. The field day is from 9-11…

HACCP Training Opportunity

MSU workshop teaches grape pruning basics

MSU workshop teaches grape pruning basics STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State University Extension Service invites grape growers in the state to a pruning workshop to be held Feb. 3 in Beaumont. The event will cover the basics of vine anatomy and pruning techniques for bunch grapes and muscadines. After the presentations, in-field demonstrations will…

School Districts Registered in Mississippi MarketMaker

Great information from my friend and colleague, Ben Posadas! School Districts Registered in Mississippi MarketMaker     To find local school districts registered in Mississippi MarketMaker: (1) Do a Business Search in http://ms.foodmarketmaker.com, (2) Type “school district”, (3) SelectBuyer under Filters, then Search By distance. Remember to specify your current location. There are seven school districts registered in Mississippi MarketMaker, as shown in the MarketMaker map…