Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station

MAFES operates a statewide laboratory based at Mississippi State University with research facilities at four Research and Extension Centers encompassing a total of 16 branch locations. Use the map and the key to find the various locations throughout Mississippi. Click on a location in the key beside the map to get more information about each location.

Map of MS MAFES Research Locations
1. MAFES Main Station
Established 1888
Location:Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Includes Bearden Research Center, Custer Dairy Processing Plant, Foil Plant Science Research Center (North Farm), the Leveck Animal Research Center (South Farm), and the MAFES Sales Store.
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2. MAFES Research Center
Established 1888
Location:Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Research: Row Crops, Small Grains, Forages, Beef, Dairy, Catfish, Fruits, Vegetables, Ornamentals
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3. Research Support/ Variety Testing
Established 1888
Location: Mississippi State University, Starkville
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4. Black Belt Experiment Station
Established 1946
Location: Brooksville, MS
Research: Row Crops, Pecans
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5. Central MS Research & Extension Center
Established 1946
Location: Raymond, MS
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6. Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station
Established 1946
Location Oakley, MS
Research: Beef Cattle, Forages, Row Crops
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7. Coastal Plain Branch Experiment Station
Established 1946
Location: Newton, MS
Research: Forestry, Agronomic Crops, Natural Resource Conservation
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8. Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station
Established 1938
Location: Crystal Springs, MS
Research: Field Grown and Greenhouse Vegetables, Tree Fruits, Muscadines, Pecans, Ornamentals
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9. Coastal Research & Extension Center
Established 1988
Location Biloxi, MS
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10. Beaumont Horticulture Unit
Established 1900
Location: Beaumont, MS
Research: Fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, variety trials
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11. McNeil Research Unit
Established 1900
Location: McNeil
Research: Ornamental Horticulture, Fruits, Formosan Termites, Agroforestry
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12. South MS Branch Experiment Station
Established 1900
Location: Poplarville, MS
Research: Vegetables, Horticulture Economics
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13. White Sands Research Unit
Established 1900
Location: Poplarville, MS
Research: Beef cattle and Forage
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14. Experimental Seafood Processing Lab
Established 1989
Location: Pascagoula, MS
Research: New product development, processing methods, seafood safety
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15. Delta Research & Extension Center
Established 1904
Location: Stoneville, MS
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16. Delta Branch Experiment Station
Established 1900
Location: Stoneville, MS
Research: Cotton, Rice, Soybeans, Corn, Catfish production
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17. National Warmwater Aquaculture Center
Established 1998
Location: Stoneville, MS
Research: Catfish
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18. North MS Research & Extension Center
Established 1909
Location: Verona, MS
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19. Northeast Branch Experiment Station
Established 1946
Location: Verona
Research: Soybeans, cotton, corn, wheat, conservation tillage
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20. Horticulture Research and Education Unit
Established 1994
Location: Verona, MS
Research: Medicinal Herbs, flowers, other ornamentals
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21. North MS Branch Experiment Station
Established 1904
Location: Holly Springs, MS
Research: Forage Crops, field crop production with conservation tillage, forestry
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22. Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch
Established 1948
Location: Pontotoc, MS
Research: Apples, blueberries, plums, peaches, pears, cotton, corn, soybeans, sweetpotatoes
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23. Prairie Research Unit
Established 1962
Location: Prairie, MS
Research: Forage crops, beef cattle management systems, mitigating water quality impact of pastures
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