August 27, 2004 - Farmweek #2807
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TONIGHT ON FARMWEEK |
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SOYBEAN RUST INCHES CLOSER TO CONTINENTAL U.S. - U.S. Department of Agriculture reports it has been found near Cali, Columbia (north of the equator in South America). |
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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION RULINGS DISCUSSED - EM #17 - The Brazil cotton subsidy ruling draws comments at the Mississippi Agricultural Economics Association meeting. Appearing: Hunt Shipman - U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee. Bill Gillon - Legal Counsel - National Cotton Council. Keith Coble - Agricultural Economics Professor - Mississippi State University. |
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SOUTHERN GARDENING - Unusual Yard Art - Appearing: Norman Winter - Horticulturist - Mississippi State University Extension Service |
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TOSS - FARMWEEK ON NEW DAYS AND NEW TIMES
Fridays - 6 a.m. and Sundays - 5:30 p.m.
FSA County Committee Election nominations due by Friday, September 3. |
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TRIVIA QUESTION - How old is the average heifer when she first calves? 2 years old. |
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MARKETS INTRODUCTION |
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COTTON ANALYSIS - Cotton rallies - Appearing: Virgil Robinson / PHI Marketing Services, Inc. |
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MARKET INTERVIEW - Soybeans - Frost in the upper Midwest has the market wondering how many soybeans were lost. Appearing: Jim Quinn - Market Information Specialist - Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Farm Bureau. |
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FEEDLOTS SELL A RECORD LOW NUMBER OF CATTLE IN JULY |
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USDA MONTHLY CATFISH REPORT - Prices paid during July at the pond bank are up 11.8 cents compared to a year ago. |
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SANDERSON FARMS OF LAUREL POSTS RECORD EARNINGS IN THIRD QUARTER - Net income $33.9 million. |
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TRIVIA ANSWER |
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
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McCOMB MILL - See this story - EM #22 - 70-plus jobs were saved when a plant manager buys a textile mill with the help of government agencies including a loan guarantee from U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. Original broadcast: March 2, 2004.
Appearing: Mary Dillon / Mill Human Resources Director / 29-year employee. Todd Whitley / President / McComb Mill. Curtis Peters / Dye House Group / 22-year employee. Charles Bond / Mill Inspector / 35-year employee. J. Britt Herrin / Executive Director / Pike County Economic Development District. Nick Walters / State Director / USDA Rural Development.
McComb Mill
(601) 684-1012, (866) 684-1012
USDA Rural Development (601) 965-4316 |
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