Itawamba County Extension Office

05/31/2026

Itawamba County 4-H will host a Sewing Interest Meeting tomorrow at 1:00! If you are interested in participating but can’t attend, please call our office 662-862-3201.

05/29/2026

Mississippi 4-H Club Congress is officially in the books, and our Itawamba County 4-H members had an incredible week! We are so proud of each of these young people and all they accomplished at this year’s event. 🍀

Contest Results & Accomplishments:

🥇 1st Place Clothing Construction Level 2 — Lynden Whitehead
🌿 Overall High Individual Horticulture Judging — Lynden Whitehead
🎤 1st Place Public Speaking I — Peyton Robinson
🐰 2nd Place Rabbit Skill-a-Thon — Elliott Haffey
👗 2nd Place Clothing Selection — Elliott Haffey
🥈 2nd Place Modeling Squad — Elliott, Penny, and Teddy Haffey
🌲 3rd Place Forestry Judging — Eli Farquhar, Drew Pettigo, Tryson Barnes, and Riley Bridges
🏅 4th Place Dairy Animal VP — Peyton Robinson
🐰 4th Place Rabbit Skill-a-Thon — Penny Haffey

Additional participants and teams:
🎤 Public Speaking II — Teddy Haffey
🐓 Poultry Judging — Peyton Robinson and Lynden Whitehead
🌲 Forestry Judging — Bo Rogers, Eli Barnard, and Colton Mosley

A special congratulations to Teddy Haffey on being elected State 4-H Historian!

Congratulations as well to Teddy Haffey, Elliott Haffey, Penny Haffey, and Peyton Robinson on being selected as State 4-H Ambassadors!

We are incredibly proud of each of you and can’t wait to see what you accomplish next!

05/29/2026

🌿☀️ Mark Your Calendars for Our Summer Gardening Series! ☀️🌿

Join us this summer at the MSU-Itawamba Extension Office for a fun and informative lunchtime gardening series designed to help your garden thrive all season long!

📍 Location: MSU-Itawamba Extension Office
605A South Cummings St., Fulton, MS

🕛 Time: Noon

Bring your lunch and learn useful gardening tips you can put to work in your own garden this summer. Program topics will include:

🌱 Companion Planting
🐞 Pest Control
🌾 Seed Collection

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned gardener, there’s something for everyone. We look forward to growing with you this summer! 🌻🍅

05/28/2026

Day 1 of 4-H Club Congress is complete! Congratulations to Teddy Haffey for placing 3rd in the 4-H Got Talent competition! We are so proud of our 4-H members and can’t wait to see what awesome things they accomplish the rest of the week!

05/25/2026

05/22/2026

New Soil Testing Information!!!!

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

The Itawamba County 4-H Shooting Sports Team has several members competing at the Western Heritage National Invitational Shoot in Marshfield, MO July 27–30!

To help fund their trip, they are selling 50/50 raffle tickets to help cover travel and competition expenses. The drawing will be held on July 24th.

🎟️ Tickets are:
• $5 each
• 5 tickets for $20

The winning ticket holder will receive HALF of the total funds raised through ticket sales!

Your support goes a long way in helping our youth represent Itawamba County on the national level. Don’t miss your chance to win while supporting these hardworking 4-H members!

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Itawamba County Extension Office at 662-862-3201.

05/20/2026

Congratulations to our 4-H members who competed at the 2026 Northeast District Shooting Sports Competition in West Point and Starkville, MS. We had members compete in all disciplines. We also had several senior 4-H members qualify for the state competition in July.

Itawamba County 4-H was fortunate to receive a YPI Grant from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks this year! This grant supported our shooting sports club for the 2025-2026 year. We were able to purchase targets and equipment using these funds. We are so grateful for this opportunity!

05/19/2026

We appreciate Kevin with 95.1 The Farm promoting and coming to our Senior Citizen's Day!

05/19/2026

The MSU-Itawamba Extension Staff eagerly awaits your presence at Senior Citizens Day! Join us today from 10:00 a.m. until noon at the ICC Carrie Ball-Williamson Fitness Center. We look forward to seeing you there!