May 4, 2004 - Farmweek #2744
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TONIGHT ON FARMWEEK |
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MISSISSIPPI NAMES 2004 FARMERS OF THE YEAR - Charles Coghlan of Bolivar County is the Row Crop Farmer of the Year. Sledge Taylor III of Como is the Livestock Farmer of the Year. |
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MISSISSIPPI DAIRY TO PRODUCE ITS OWN ELECTRICITY - EM #67 - Pilot project which will produce methane from cow manure is unveiled on the Quentin Mills dairy farm in Scott County. The methane will power an electric generator to provide the farm's electricity. The power system is being provided through a grant from the Mississippi Land , Water and Timber Resources Board. Appearing: Lester Spell, D.V.M. - Commissioner of Agriculture - Mississippi Dept. Of Agriculture and Commerce. Brent Bailey - Director of Natural-Environmental Resources - MS Farm Bureau. Scott Pogue - Methane Power System Builder - AgriClean, Nashville, TN. David Waide - President - MS Farm Bureau. Quentin Mills - Mills Dairy - Scott County. |
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SOUTHERN GARDENING - Opposites Attract - Appearing: Norman Winter - Horticulturist - Mississippi State University Extension Service |
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TRIVIA QUESTION - Which one of the following, rust, sheath blight, or blast, IS NOT a disease of rice? Rust. |
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MARKETS INTRODUCTION |
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MARKET INTERVIEW - Soybeans - Appearing: Jim Quinn - Market Information Specialist - Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Farm Bureau. |
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CORN ANALYSIS - Some believe any production problems will cause the corn market to be more explosive than soybeans - Appearing: Doug Jackson / F.C. Stone, LLC |
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OLD SNAP HITS MIDWEST - Cool enough to "yellow some corn leaves, but it's believed to not have killed any. |
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CANADIAN - U.S. CATTLE TRADE MAY RESUME - President George Bush says he is committed to reopening live cattle trade with Canada "soon. Bush made the comment after meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Wilson at the White House. |
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CATTLE ANALYSIS - Rise in corn prices could spell trouble for gains in cattle and hog prices - Appearing: Walt Hackney - Hackney Cattle Company. |
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TRIVIA ANSWER |
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
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CARO GATOR FARM - See and hear this story - Hazlehurst area family is taking part in a USDA/NRCS pilot project where the dead chickens from their poultry operation are fed to alligators. Original broadcast: November 11, 2003.
Appearing: Lee Caro - Poultry/Alligator Producer. Bill Russell / Natural Resources Conservation Service - U.S. Department of Agriculture. Celeste Caro - Caro Farms.
Contact Information:
Lee Caro, Hazlehurst, (601) 894-1048
Bill Russell, USDA/NRCS, (601) 894-1118 |
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PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK'S SHOW
Feature: Mississippi State University-Malaysia Student exchange.
Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo.
Humphreys County Cotton Planting.
Southern Gardening: Hydrangeas. |