Contact Information
State Specialists at Mississippi State University:
Dean Jousan, PhD
Extension 4-H Livestock Specialist
Box 9815
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Voice: 662-325-2424
Fax: 662-325-8873
Email: djousan@ads.msstate.edu
Area Extension Livestock Agents:
Kipp Brown
Carroll County Extension Service
P.O. Box 59
Carrollton, MS 38917
Voice: (662)-237-6926
Fax: (662)-237-6959
Email: kippb@ext.msstate.edu
Cliff Covington
Claiborne County Extension Service
P.O. Box 529
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Voice: (601)-437-5011
Fax: (601)-437-4430
Email: cliffc@ext.msstate.edu
Roy Higdon
Clarke County Extension Service
P.O. Box 109
Quitman, MS 39355
Voice: (601)-776-3951
Fax: (601)-776-1023
Email: royh@ext.msstate.edu
Mike Howell
Northeast District Extension Office
P.O. Box 1690
Verona, MS 38879
Voice: (662)-566-2201
Fax: (662)-566-2257
Email: mhowell@ext.msstate.edu
Mike Keene
Forrest County Extension Service
952 Sullivan Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Voice: (601)-545-6083
Fax: (601)-545-6173
Email: mikek@ext.msstate.edu
Mark Mowdy
Franklin County Extension Service
P.O. Box 368
Meadville, MS 39653
Voice: (601)-384-2349
Fax: (601)-384-4390
Email: markm@ext.msstate.edu
Lance Newman
Northwest District Extension Office
101 Veterans Dr.
Oxford, MS 38655
Voice: (662)-234-4451
Fax: (662)-236-5704
Email: lancen@ext.msstate.edu
Houston Therrell
Rankin County Extension Service
601 Marquette Road
Brandon, MS 39042
Voice: (601)-825-1461
Fax: (601)-824-7227
Email: houstont@ext.msstate.edu
Publications
News
VERONA, Miss.
RAYMOND, Miss. -- A large group of agricultural producers and industry professionals met with Mississippi State University personnel during the 2025 Central Mississippi Producer Advisory Council meeting Feb. 18 in Raymond at the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center. The annual forum provides clients, MSU administrators, researchers, specialists and Extension agents an opportunity to meet in small commodity groups to discuss the research and educational needs of producers in the region.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Amy Knight has seen her 13-year-old son, Cameron, make substantial strides in his speech and core strength since he began horse riding three years ago.
Success Stories
She knew she wanted to teach even when she was just a kid, but Dr. Molly Nicodemus also realized pretty quickly that she wanted to teach older students at the college level. Now an associate professor in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences at Mississippi State University, Nicodemus has embraced a new teaching role with adolescents and teens as a volunteer leader for the Winston County 4-H Horse Club.
In late February, Mississippi State University hosted the 2024 National Floriculture Forum, an annual conference held at different locations around the country.
4-H builds teen's life skills
On first glance, she seems an ordinary teen, but Oktibbeha County 4-H’er Millie Thompson has an exceptional work ethic, and she’s achieved success at the national level. Everything she does is inspired by Ecclesiastes 9:10, she says.
