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Links and Contact Information Seen on Farmweek - For 2004
August 20, 2004 - Farmweek #2806 "Beyond the City Limits" Agriculture and Rural Renewal Conference |
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| Ford / File | TONIGHT ON FARMWEEK | ||
| Ford | CONFERENCE WELCOME | ||
| Video VO | Ford/Ford | MEETING BACKGROUND Governor Haley Barbour said he wanted to hold the conference because production agriculture directly or indirectly employs 30-percent of Mississippians. Barbour said advancing agriculture and rural towns and communities remains an important focus in Mississippi. The conference was designed for farmers, county supervisors and local officials interested in rural economic development. Conference topics included investment opportunities in value-added agriculture, technology access in rural areas and wildlife tourism. |
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| Ford | INTERVIEW #1 Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Mississippi www.governorbarbour.com |
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| Ford | MS Farm Production Value 2003 $5.6 billion (new record), Up 31% from 2002 |
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| Ford | INTERVIEW #2 Leland Speed Executive Director - Mississippi Development Authority www.mississippi.org Jack Schultz CEO - Agracel, Inc - www.agracel.com Author of Boomtown: 7 1/2 keys to Big Success in Small Towns www.boomtownusa.net |
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| Ford | MS Farm Production Value 2003 1. Poultry $1.6 billion 2. Forestry $1.04 billion 3. Cotton $780 million 4. Soybeans $363 million 5. Catfish $255 million 6. Cattle/calves $194 million 7. Corn $145 million 8. Rice $111 million 9. Hay $78 million 10. Horticulture Crops $73 million |
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| Ford | INTERVIEW #3 Mark Zappi, Ph.D. Texas Olefins Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University web site |
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| Ford | CALENDAR OF EVENTS | ||
| Ford/File | PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK'S SHOW | ||
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