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Volume
4, Number 2 - Spring 2008
 Mississippi
Landmarks is a quarterly magazine published by the Division
of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi
State University. All articles are in Portable Document
Format and require Adobe
Reader to
view.
Front
Cover
A wind machine to protect against freezes stands guard over
the Austin variety blueberries on Great Southern Farms near
Richton. Meanwhile, U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists
at Poplarville's Southern Horticultural Laboratory are developing
new blueberry cultivars for the area. See story on page
8. (Photo by Marco Nicovich)
Table
of Contents - 2
The complete Table of Contents as it appears in the print
version.
Vice
President's Letter and Masthead - 3
A letter from Dr. Melissa Mixon and all contributing personnel.
Bass
Club - 4
A
student team represents MSU in competitive bass fishing.
Water
Savers - 6
Research shows flood gauges can save rice producers water
and money.
Going
Strong - 7
With 140 years of service between them, two 4-H volunteers
are not slowing down.
Bountiful
Blueberries - 8
A new form of blues is taking root in south Mississippi.
Homeward
Bound - 12
Adoption program helps send Mississippi pups to new homes
in the Northeast.
DNA
Machine - 13
MSU student team excels in the new field of "synthetic
biology."
16th
Section - 14
Hunting leases help support education in many Mississippi
counties.
Formaldehyde
Free - 15
New composite wood products are helping clean up indoor air
quality.
Focus
Section - 16
Diverse academic programs are available to MSU students.
Popsicle
Proof - 22
Foal is proof of the success of CVM's frozen embryo transfer
program.
Arc
Angling - 24
An "arc" of Mississippi lakes is a top destination
for sport fishing.
Tishomingo
County - 26
Scenic beauty, history and industry all merge in Mississippi's
northeast corner.
Landmarks
Editorial - 27
Good
public relations is important for sciences.
News
Notes - 28
News of people and activities in the Division of Agriculture,
Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine.
Breaking
New Ground - 30
Dedicated donors help advance key MSU programs.
Back
Cover - 32
During the past year, the Department of Animal and Dairy
Sciences has shipped packages to military units serving
in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each of the large packages contains
t-shirts, snacks and other goodies to make life a little
better for the men and women serving our country. Each
unit has also received a stuffed "Bully." The
photo on the back cover shows Bully standing guard with
members of the First Air Calvalry Brigade in Iraq.
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copy - All 32 Pages (2.9 MB)
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