MSU Welcomes Extension Associate Cody Rainer
New Extension Associate Cody Rainer was recently hired by MSU to deliver Extension forestry education programs across Mississippi. He will also administer the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost Share Program.
by James Henderson, Extension Specialist and Coordinator of MSU Extension Forestry
The Mississippi State University Extension Forestry Program recently added a new member to the team. Cody Rainer accepted the position of Extension Associate based in Grenada, Mississippi. He is a Mississippi native and a Mississippi State University Alumnus. He received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in forestry with an emphasis on bottomland hardwood forests and wildlife management. For the past three years Cody has worked for Plum Creek as a resource forester in Monticello, Arkansas, where he supervised a vast array of harvesting and silvicultural operations.
Cody’s primary responsibility with Mississippi State University Extension Service is to administer the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost Share Program in north Mississippi. Cody will also serve a key role in delivering Extension forestry education programs across Mississippi.
We at SREF would like to join MSU in welcoming Cody to the southern Extension forestry community and congratulating him on his new position
Adapted from an Article that Originally Appeared in the July 2015 issue of the Overstory, MSU's Extension forestry newsletter.
