April 27, 2004 - Farmweek #2743
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TONIGHT ON FARMWEEK |
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VERDICT AGAINST TYSON OVERTURNED - U.S. District Judge Lyle Strom said the evidence is insufficient to prove Tyson's contracts with its cattle suppliers were intended to drive down cattle prices. |
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U.S. - JAPAN BEEF UPDATE - U.S. Department of Agriculture officials have been invited to Japan to discuss the lifting of the Japanese ban on U.S. beef imports. The ban was implemented in December following the discovery of one BSE-infected cow in Washington. |
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MISSISSIPPI WEEKLY CROP REPORT - Mississippi farmers welcome Sunday's rain. Soybean planting progressing at record pace. |
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SOUTHERN GARDENING - Raised Beds - Appearing: Norman Winter - Horticulturist - Mississippi State University Extension Service |
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TOSS - Ribbon cutting for methane digester at Quentin Mills Dairy Farm in Scott County.
Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo
Wednesday and Thursday, April 28-29
Smith County Agricultural Complex
Hwy 35 South, Raleigh
(601) 764-2314
More information
Wednesday Schedule
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Trade show open
11 a.m. - Beef cooking demonstration
1 p.m. - Poultry Water Conservation
3 p.m. - Beef Herd Health
Thursday Schedule
10 a.m. - 9 p.m. - Trade show open
11 a.m. - Poultry cooking demonstration
1 p.m. - Poultry Energy Conservation
3 p.m. - Beef Marketing Alternatives
7 p.m. - Bill Hawks speaks on BSE, Country of Origin Labeling and avian flu |
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MARKETS INTRODUCTION |
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FARM MILK PRICES HIT RECORD LEVELS - $22+ per hundredweight prices due to U.S. milk production dropping for ten straight months. Appearing: Bill Herndon - Agricultural Economist - MSU Extension Service. |
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USDA MONTHLY CATFISH REPORT - March report shows processing is down while pond bank prices increased to an average of 72.3 cents per pound. |
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TRIVIA QUESTION - One cotton module holds how many bales? 14. |
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BREAK PREVIEW |
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - 4-H After School |
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USDA REPORT CALENDAR |
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CORN AND SOYBEAN PRICES RETREAT |
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SHORTAGE OF SOYBEANS COULD CAUSE RISE IN CONSUMER PRICES - Soybean prices at highest point in more than 30 years. |
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COTTON ANALYSIS - Cotton market rebounds some, but no more price improvement is expected - Appearing: Tomm Pfitzenmaier / Summit Commodities. |
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
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RURAL MEDICAL SCHOLARS - See and listen to this story - The program seeks to interest promising high school students in rural medicine field. Students are brought to the Mississippi State University campus for summertime course work. Original broadcast: December 9, 2003.
Appearing: Joe Chen - Student - Starkville. Hunter Deerman - Student - Calhoun City. Amy Ross - Student - Meadville. Ashley Harris - Medical School Student - Water Valley. Bonnie Carew - Director Rural Medical Scholars - Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Contact Information:
Rural Medical Scholars Program
Bonnie Carew, bcarew@ext.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1321
www.rms.msucares.com |
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PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK'S SHOW
Feature: Caro Gator Farm. |