Adams County Extension Office

06/01/2026

Adams County Extension (MSU) and Alcorn State Extension (ASU) will be conducting a Youth Container Gardening Workshop on Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Adams County Extension Office (75 A Carthage Point Road, Natchez). The event will take place between 10a.m. -12 p.m. and is open to all youth (5-18 years-of-age as of January 1st). Participants will learn about Agricultural careers, MyPlate, and How to grow vegetables. They will also get to take a plant home. The event is free and is open to the first 25 youth who sign up.

For more information and to sign up, contact Jason Jones at the Adams County Extension Office at 601-445-8201 or email [email protected] to register. Deadline to sign up is Monday , June 22, 2026.

06/01/2026

Here's your June landscape checklist for Mississippi! Some tasks to consider are...

Plant daylilies and summer annuals.
Scout for pests and diseases.
Plant warm season grasses.
Fertilize ornamental shrubs and trees.
Remove faded flowers.
Plant crape myrtles while blooming.

Learn more about these tasks here: https://extension.msstate.edu/blog/june-garden-checklist

05/29/2026

Hay season has started! The value of hay as a supplemental feed largely depends on different factors:

1. Applying the recommended fertilizer per cut of hay. One application of potash or nitrogen at the beginning of the season will not last the whole summer.

2. Cutting at the right stage of maturity to balance yield and nutritive value.

3. Controlling your weeds. They can reduce your forage production and rob nutrients from your field.

4. Properly storing your hay to minimize hay losses. (Do you know that leaving your hay exposed to weather can result in 30-50% hay loses? That means that to make a ton of dry matter hay cost $100, you will be losing $30-50 per ton.)

5. Conducting a hay analysis in each cut of hay. This will allow to determine any necessary changes in your management practices but also will allow to match the nutritive value to specific livestock class.

Don't Guess, Hay Test! Follow Mississippi Forages for more content like this.

05/22/2026

New Soil Testing Information! Soil testing is the first step to healthy soil and productive crops, pastures, turf and gardens.

Follow the steps below to submit your soil sample:

Order online. Visit soiltesting.extension.msstate.edu and follow the instructions to complete your order. Enter your contact info, sample names and crop or intended use.

Choose payment. Cost is $12 per sample. You may pay by cash or check sent with your soil sample or choose to receive an invoice to pay by credit card. Your payment options are cash, check or invoice.

Prepare and label your sample. Collect the soil to be tested. Fill the sample collection container to the fill line and close the container. Write the “sample name” (and your name, if desired) on the outside of the container. Clearly write your order number and sample name on each container. This information must match what was entered online.

Ship or drop off your sample. The new shipping address and drop off location is:
Southern Soil & Plant Lab, LLC.
117 Haley Barbour Parkway
Yazoo City, MS 39194

Receive results. Results will be sent to you and your county Extension office. You can contact your Extension agent for assistance with the sample report and recommendations.

Important Reminders

Cost is $12 per sample.

You may pick up your soil sample containers from your county Extension office.

You are responsible for shipping samples to the soil testing laboratory.

Contact your local Extension office for help with collecting soil samples, understanding crop codes, interpreting soil test reports and general soil fertility questions.

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

We will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25.

05/18/2026

Hummingbirds are attracted to bright colors such as orange, white, and red. Because of this, many people believe it’s important to put red food coloring into the homemade nectar to help attract them to the feeder.

This is NOT necessary and provides no benefits to the hummingbirds. Most feeders are red, and that helps attract the birds to the nectar.

05/14/2026

Adams County Extension’s office is currently dealing with a power outage. Call 662-769-9899 for any assistance.