JACKSON -- Central Mississippi agriculture producers can provide input and direction on educational programming and research delivered by Mississippi State University.

The Central Mississippi Producer Advisory Council meeting will be Feb. 18 at the McKenzie Arena in Raymond. Representatives from the MSU Extension Service and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station will discuss current issues and answer questions.

Individual commodity sessions will be held throughout the day. The first session begins at 9:30 a.m. and includes beef, equine and forages; forestry and wildlife; dairy; and apiculture, or beekeeping. The second session begins at 11:00 a.m. and includes fruits, vegetables and nuts; small ruminants and swine; ornamentals; and agricultural crops. Reports on each commodity group’s research and Extension priorities will be shared during a general session after lunch.

Keith Coble, an MSU Giles Distinguished Professor of agricultural economics, will speak during lunch.

Deadline for preregistration is Feb. 13 by 5 p.m. On-site registration begins at 8 a.m. Feb. 18. The meeting will end at 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

The McKenzie Arena is located at 1178 Seven Springs Road in Raymond, behind the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center.

For more information call the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center at 601-857-2284.