Local foods grant writing workshop set for May 11

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April 13, 2015

Ms State University Extension Service
Writer: Susan Collins-Smith
Contact: Rachael Carter, 662-325-8329

Local foods grant writing workshop set for May 11

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Individuals interested in applying for grant funds to organize farmers markets and other direct-to-consumer outlets for local foods are invited to attend a May 11 workshop in Starkville. Miss.

The Mississippi State University Extension Service and the Southern Rural Development Center will host the Local Foods Grant Writing Workshop to help potential grant applicants understand, develop and submit federal grant requests through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program.

“Increasing access to healthy locally grown foods is an important part of community development,” said Rachael Carter, an instructor with the MSU Extension Service Center for Government and Community Development. “These funding opportunities could help enhance that process in Mississippi. The purpose of this workshop is to provide information to help participants improve their proposals and make them more competitive.”

The workshop is from 1pm to 5pm in the Bost Conference Center on the MSU campus. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. The workshop is free, but preregistration is required by May 4th. To register for the workshop, visit http://bit.ly/1D33PHR.

Speakers include Judith Phillips, a research associate with the MSU Stennis Institute of Government; and Kim Morgan, an Extension Agricultural Economist at Virginia Tech.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service and National Institute for Food and Agriculture are collaborating with Extension programs and regional Centers for Rural Development across the country to produce these workshops. Mississippi Main Street is a sponsor. The organized effort, called the Agricultural Marketing Service Technical Assistance Project, aims to raise awareness of grant opportunities and increase participation in the program.

For more information about the workshop, contact Miranda Tucci at m.tucci@msstate.edu or 662-325-2750.

Source:  Msu Ag Communications News - News Release

White-Tailed Deer Management Workshops Announced by MSU

April 26, 2012
Writer: Bonnie Coblentz
Contact: Dr. Bronson Strickland, (662) 325-8141

MISSISSIPPI STATE – Mississippi State University is planning four workshops throughout the state to help participants learn how to better manage their land for white-tailed deer.

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/whitetaileddeer.htm

The workshops are in two-day sets, and participants can register for one or both days. Workshops will be held June 1 in Vicksburg at Hinds Community College and June 2 at the Mahanna Wildlife Management Area Office in Valley Park. The workshops on the MSU campus will be July 13 and 14 at the College of Forest Resources’ Thompson Hall.


Day one will cover management concepts related to white-tailed deer. Topics include setting up a camera survey; deer habitat, nutrition and ecology; food plots; harvest management; and hunter recruitment. Day two covers hands-on management applications. These topics include camera survey picture analysis, food plot management, the science of harvesting deer, scoring antlers, aging deer, and meat handling and processing.


Cost for the workshops is $95 per day or $180 for both days. This fee covers registration, materials, lunch, and a t-shirt or cap. Continuing forestry education credits (5 Category 1-CF hours) are available for registered foresters. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the programs run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.


Attendance is limited to 70 participants on Day one and 30 on Day two. Registration for the Vicksburg workshops closes May 18. Registration for the MSU sessions closes June 29.


The workshops are offered through the MSU College of Forest Resources, the MSU Extension Service and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. To register or for more information, visit http://www.cfr.msstate.edu/workshops/deer2012.

Source: Press Release MSU