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Mississippi Landmarks Magazine
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
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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)
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