Natural Resource Enterprises
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Natural Resource Enterprises Advisory Board Members

  • Ray Aycock, Field Supervisor, Mississippi Ecological Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Brent Bailey, 25x25 Initiative
  • Everard Baker, Acting State Forester, Mississippi Forestry Commission
  • Jimmie Dick Carter, Landowner/Producer
  • Chris Cole, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
  • Trey Cooke, Executive Director, Delta Wildlife, Inc.
  • James Cummins, Executive Director, Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  • Harry Dendy, President, Capitol Ag Services, Inc.
  • Rick Dillard, USDA Forest Service
  • Kendall Garraway, Landowner/Manager
  • Major David K. Godwin, Conservation Resources Coordinator, MDWFP
  • Dr. Stephen C. Grado, Professor, Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University
  • Ed Hackett, Wildlife Biologist, USDA-NRCS Wildlife Habitat Institute
  • Dr. Ken Hood, Extension Economist, Food and Fiber Center
  • Larry Jarrett
  • Dr. Jeanne C. Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi State University
  • Mike Jones, Mississippi Development Authority, Division of Tourism Development
  • Jeffrey Lee, Area II Wildlife Biologist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Jim W. Lipe, Director of Environmental Coordination, Department of Agriculture and Commerce
  • Joe Little, Representative, Stuart C. Irby Company and Irby Corporation
  • William P. Maily, Extension Agent, Hinds County Extension Office, Mississippi State University
  • Mike Massey, Massey, Higginbotham, Vise and Phillips, P.A.
  • James Miller, Professor Emeritus, MSU Wildlife and Fisheries Department
  • Chip Morgan, Executive Director, Delta Council
  • Dr. Ian Munn, Professor, Forestry Department, Mississippi State University
  • Bo Prestidge, Wildlife, Inc.
  • Representative Dannie Reed, Mississippi House of Representatives
  • Steve Rochelle, President/CEO, First South ACA
  • Gilbert Rose, Manager, TARA Wildlife, Inc.
  • Dr. Cathy C. Shropshire, Executive Director, Mississippi Wildlife Federation
  • James L. Sledge, State Forester, Mississippi Forestry Commission
  • Dr. Lester Spell, Commissioner, State of Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
  • Mike Staten, Anderson Tully Company
  • Bill Tomlinson, Wildlife Technical Services
  • David Waide, President, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
  • Keith Watson, First South Farm Credit
  • Andy Whittington, Environmental Specialist, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
 Natural Resource Enterprises Overview Booklet

Program Overview

Developing the natural resources on private lands into an income source encourages landowners to maintain and manage the resource. The landowner benefits by developing a source of supplemental, dependable annual income that complements current land use practices; Mississippians benefit from the conservation and enhancement of the natural resource as well as increased access to outdoor recreation.

A variety of enterprises can be developed from natural resources. Some examples are fee hunting and fishing, wildlife watching, trail riding, agritourism, heritage tourism, and other similar activities. The Natural Resource Enterprises (NRE) Program at Mississippi State University provides resources and training for private landowners interested in developing an enterprise based on natural resources.

Read the full Natural Resource Enterprises Program Overview in PDF format (1.17 MB)
 

Mississippi State University • Mississippi State University Extension Service • MSU-ES Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Forest and Wildlife Research Center • Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station