MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine

We’ve had fun celebrating this season with our work family across campus! Mississippi State University’s offices will close today at 5 p.m. and reopen on January 2nd.

🍂Last day of fall and last day on campus until the new year!

MSU named Magnolia State’s top ‘Dream Employer’ by Forbes MSU named Magnolia State’s top ‘Dream Employer’ by Forbes Contact: Carl Smith STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University is the Magnolia State’s only institution of higher learning named to Forbes’ inaugural America’s Dream Employers list for 2025. Mississippi State was named to Fo...

MSU’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center acquires coastal learning laboratory, protects vital forestland Contact: Vanessa Beeson STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Forest and Wildlife Research Center, or FWRC, at Mississippi State has acquired 14,071 acres of coastal forestland to establish the Wolf River Coastal Forest Research and Education Center, protecting a vital coastal area in perpetuity. Drone footage of...

The best gift these graduates will open this year isn’t under the tree — it’s the diploma they’ve worked so hard for. Congratulations to our newest alumni!

🐴 Big News for Equine Medicine!
We are excited to announce a generous gift from Nancy Link to fund the Nancy Fair Link Laminitis Research Center at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. This state-of-the-art facility will focus on groundbreaking research to prevent and treat laminitis, a painful hoof disease affecting horses.
Nancy’s support will also help recruit top faculty and advance MSU’s leadership in equine health research. We are grateful for her passion and dedication to improving the lives of horses!

A strategic collaboration between Nancy Link and Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will facilitate the construction of a state-of-the-art research facility and the recruitment of top faculty to advance pioneering research in the prevention and treatment of laminitis, a painful hoof disease that can lead to euthanasia for affected horses.

An exceptionally generous gift from Nancy Link will fund the construction and operation of the Nancy Fair Link Laminitis Research Center. The Link Center will be located at the MSU CVM. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdhe84zh

President White meets President Keenum!

Just doing presidential things!! President-elect Morgan White met Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum at the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention!

We welcomed Retired Brig. Gen. Russell Howard to Mississippi State University this week to explore our innovative programs in agriculture and cybersecurity. Howard met with our Ag and National Security Working Group and toured our cutting-edge facilities like the Fish Innovation Lab, South Farm Aquaculture Facility, Agricultural Autonomy Institute, R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center, and engaged with our students.

Retired Brig. Gen. Russell Howard, left, visited with MSU President Mark E. Keenum today after touring university agriculture and cybersecurity programs. Howard—also a U.S. Joint Special Operations University senior advisor—was on campus to learn more about MSU’s capabilities as a partner in the national Competitive Statecraft Initiative led by Arizona State, a project outlining ways agriculture can serve as an instrument of peace.

Wishing you and yours a 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔!

We are 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙆𝙁𝙐𝙇 for our faculty and staff! Meet Earl Lyons, farm equipment operator at the MSU Delta Research and Extension Center (DREC) in Stoneville.
For 14 years, Lyons has tended to nearly every commercial crop under the Mississippi sun including corn, cotton, rice, soybeans, even catfish ponds. From disking and tilling to plowing and prepping, Lyons is the hands-on partner for Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) scientists and Extension professionals, ensuring their work can help farmers across the state.

"This job can seem kind of average, but I know what I do helps others on their farms," Lyons said.

To him, it’s a small part of something much bigger. Since 1904, DREC has been a hub for innovative research, and Lyons’ consistent efforts in the fields support advancements that ripple out to farms across the Delta and beyond.

"Every day is something different, and that’s what I love about my job. I’ve been here a long time now, and no two days have been the same. I learn something new pretty much every day,” Lyons said.

Lyons began his career as a truck driver, crisscrossing the country. But when the position at DREC opened up, he saw a chance to settle down closer to home and focus on what mattered most: family. The family-oriented values of MSU made him feel right at home, and he appreciates the stability his job brings him now.

Outside the fields, Lyons’ life is rich with family and faith. He and his wife enjoy spending time with their son and eight grandchildren. While he no longer has to travel for work, he still hits the road with “The Chosen Sons,” a gospel choir he’s been a part of for 23 years.

In addition to the Center for Rural Veterinary Practice, here's what's coming...
🐄 New cattle handling facility and farm animal hospital
🐖🐑In-patient farm animal hospital for advanced care
🐎Renovated and expanded equine hospital
🐕🐈Expanded small animal hospital

Read more about the exciting growth at our Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine!

College of Veterinary Medicine at MSU expands clinical facilities, establishes Center for Rural Veterinary Practice College of Veterinary Medicine at MSU expands clinical facilities, establishes Center for Rural Veterinary Practice Contact: Allison Matthews STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s College of Veterinary Medicine is expanding clinical facilities to keep the Magnolia State at the forefront of excel...

Maple is home for the holidays, thanks to the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine and this sweet couple who used their wedding funds to help her.