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 Volume
3, Number 2 - Spring 2007
Mississippi
Landmarks is a quarterly magazine published by the
Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary
Medicine at Mississippi State University. All
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Cover
Bees do more than harvest nectar from plants to make honey.
They also are important to agriculture because of their
role in plant pollination. Unknown enemies, however,
are attacking bee populations in several areas of the
nation. The story is on page6. (Photo by Jim Lytle)
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. Vance Watson and all contributing
personnel.
Coastal
Growth - 4
New center stocks tools for managing population surges.
Bee Mystery - 6
There are clues but no clear answers to why bees are disappearing.
Champion
Sale - 9
The annual Sale of Champions is not your usual livestock
auction.
Winning Photos - 10
4-H Photography winners find different perspectives.
Mobile Clinic - 12
Teaching and service are connected through the CVM mobile
clinic.
Forest
Management - 14
Good forest management benefits landowners and wildlife.
Reviving Rails - 15
An MSU study looks at the benefits of reviving a closed railroad
line.
FOCUS
16 - 21
4-H is celebrating 100 years of service to youth.
Genetic
Research - 22
MSU genetic research may lead to better livestock reproduction
rates.
Wild Things - 23
They are wild, but a new study finds ways to manage feral
hogs.
Peanut
Possibilities - 24
Peanuts are gaining ground as part of the Mississippi agricultural
economy.
Producers
Advise - 26
North Mississippi agricultural producers tell MSU what they
want at annual meeting.
Landmarks
Editorial - 27
The well-being of children and families is the focus of an MSU research unit.
News
Notes -
28
News of people and activities in the Division of Agriculture,
Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.
Breaking
New Ground - 30
Development partners provide
essential support for the Division.
Back
Cover - 32
Mississippi State University Extension specialists and wheat
growers from throughout northwest Missississippi gathered at
the edge of a freeze-damaged wheat field on April 13 near Vance.
The growers were given information and a hands-on demonstration
on recognizing the damage from freezing temperatures on the
mornings of April 7 and 8. (Photo by Jim Lytle) |
