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South Farm aquaculture research facility, is an on-campus aquaculture facility that provides opportunities to faculty, graduate students and undergraduates to conduct aquaculture related research here at Mississippi State University. South Farm has close collaborative ties with the USDA-APHIS wildlife services unit as well as the Hill County Initiative through the USDA-ARS.

South Farm facilities include...

• 86 ponds occupying 15 acres
• 17 raceways
• a temperature controlled experimental room
• 2 general use labs
• a mesocosm facility
• 2 large walk-in coolers
• staff preparation/meeting room
• on-site housing for 1 staff member for 24-hour facility oversight
• 2 wells that serve as supplies for water at a capacity to provide flow rates of 1,600 gallons/minute and 400 gallons/ minute

The facility is maintained by a staff of 8 including 1 facilities coordinator, 3 farm assistants, and 4 farm laborers.