Perry County Extension Office

09/05/2026

Our office will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026! We will reopen Tuesday morning at 8AM. Have a great weekend!

09/04/2026

🚜How are your soil conditions? According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, our county is experiencing moderate drought conditions & abnormally dry conditions depending where you are located at within the county. With little to no meaningful precipitation expected in the forecast drought conditions could continue to worsen in the coming days.

09/03/2026

Here's your veggie planting guide for September! Some of the vegetables you can plant in the garden this month include...

Leeks
Onions
Green onions
Mustard greens
Collards
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Brussel sprouts
Broccoli
Spinach
Lettuce
English peas
Beets
Carrots
Celery

Planting times will vary by area.

Read our Mississippi Vegetable Gardener's Guide for TONS of great info: https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/mississippi-vegetable-gardeners-guide

Contact your county's Extension agent for localized guidance: https://extension.msstate.edu/county-offices

09/03/2026

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09/03/2026

LIVESTOCK CLASSIFICATION/DNA COLLECTION REMINDER

All market steers, commercial beef heifers, market lambs, market hair sheep, commercial meat goat does, wether dams, breeding hair sheep, market hogs, and market goats MUST BE validated (DNA hair sample collected) to show at the 2026 Mississippi State Fair and 2027 District and Dixie National Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows during the week of September 14-16, 2026. During the validation period, steers, commercial beef heifers, market hair sheep, and breeding hair sheep will be classified as well. See the locations and times on the flier.

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

🐔 Did You Know? 🐔If you raise backyard chickens, ducks, turkeys, or other poultry, the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) can help protect your flock's health and make it easier to sell or transport birds and hatching eggs.

✅ NPIP participation helps monitor your flock for diseases such as Pullorum-Typhoid and Avian Influenza.
✅ There is no fee to participate in Mississippi's NPIP program.
✅ NPIP certification can help meet requirements for poultry shows, fairs, and interstate sales.
✅ Regular testing and good biosecurity practices help keep your birds healthy.

Healthy flocks start with prevention! Learn more about NPIP and how to enroll through the Mississippi Board of Animal Health.

09/02/2026

Master Gardener registration is officially OPEN!!! If you have any questions about registration, contact your county's MSU Extension office! Find yours here: https://extension.msstate.edu/county-offices

Wait, what's a Master Gardener??? It's a great way to learn more about plants, make friends with similar interests and volunteer in the community!!

Take the leap and sign up: https://extension.msstate.edu/community/leadership/master-gardener

09/02/2026

Many people consider goldenrod to be the scourge of the fall allergy season! That belief is actually not true. Goldenrod is the victim of cause-and-effect reasoning: If your fall allergies peak when goldenrods are blooming all around, then it must be plant’s fault.

However, the real culprit is the ragweed that blooms at the same time. We don’t see these tiny, inconspicuous flowers, but they produce loads of small pollen grains that are easily distributed by the wind. Ragweed pollen wreaks havoc with the allergies of thousands of people.