Volume 5, Number 1 - Winter 2009

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.

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Cover
Tess, a black Labrador retriever, is doing what she loves following treatment at MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine's Intensive Care Unit for a near-fatal wound. The story is 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 a list of all contributing personnel.

Reclining Markets - 4
MSU's Franklin Furniture Institute looks at ways to develop more export opportunities.

Aussie CVM - 5
An Australian biocurator brings her expertise to MSU.

Time Travel - 6
Young students get an interactive history lesson at the 4-H Learning Center and Pete Frierson Museum.

Lucky Dog - 8
Tess, a Labrador retriever, is back on the hunt thanks to emergency treatment at the College of Veterinarian Medicine.

Butterfly Benefits - 10
MSU's Forest and Wildlife Center explore how conservation buffers provide habitats for butterflies.

Fuel Feed - 11
An MSU researcher evaluates poultry on ethanol byproduct diets.

Full Circle - 12
Dr. Jerome Goddard returns to the MSU department from which he earned his degree.

Coming Home - 14
MSU's new president, Mark Keenum, returns to lead his alma mater.

Focus Section - 16
MSU Research and Extension Centers find ways to reach their communities.

Plant Passion - 22
Mississippi's dedicated gardeners learn and volunteer through the Master Gardener program.

Tortoise Tracking - 24
Scientists study habitat requirements to better sustain gopher tortoise populations.

Horse Health - 25
Simple care helps keep horses healthy as they age.

Lawrence County - 26
Plentiful forests and lakes make this county a prime hunting and fishing spot.

Editorial - 27
Properly managed no-tillage techniques offer sustainable production systems.

News Notes- 28
Read the latest news of people and activities in the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine.

Development Corner - 30
Real estate can be donated to benefit MSU.

Back Cover - 32
Mississippi's Master Gardeners think outside the box when it comes to plants. See the story on page 22 for more on the Master Gardener program. (Photo by Marco Nicovich)