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March
18, 2003 - Farmweek #2637
Feature: Family Farm Foods of Mississippi
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TONIGHT ON FARMWEEK |
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BIO-DIESEL PLANT
TO BE BUILT AT NETTLETON - "Biodiesel of Mississippi will build plant
worth $16 million. It will employ 46 and it's expected to be completed
in early 2004. |
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DAIRY TUNNEL VENTILATION
- EM #23 - Mississippi State University dairy research borrow a cooling
idea used widely by the poultry industry. Appearing: Terry Smith, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor - Animal and Dairy Sciences - Mississippi State
University. |
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HERBICIDE DEADLINES
- Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is allowing aerial
spraying(fixed wing aircraft) of hormone-type herbicides in winds above
5 mph through March 31st. |
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DELTA NO FLY ZONES
- No aerial application of glyphosphate, sulfosate, and paraquat herbicides
during the periods indicated.
Zone 1 - South of Hwy 8 - March 15 - April 30
Zone 2 - North of Hwy 8 - March 25 -April 30 |
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MSU PEST MANAGEMENT
SHORT COURSE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY - This year it will include
information on all row crops including cotton. Continuing education credits
available.
Pest Management Short Course
Telephone (662) 325-2085
March 19-20, Bost Building Theater
Mississippi State University, Starkville
Registration $10
March 19 - Wednesday
Weeds, 9:30 a.m. - 2 pm..
Plant Disease, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, March 20
Entomology, 8 a.m. - Noon |
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SOUTHERN
GARDENING - Azalea Care - Appearing: Norman Winter - Horticulturist
- Mississippi State University Extension Service |
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TOSS
North Mississippi Beef Agribition
Lee County Agri-Center, Verona
Friday, March 21 - 6 p.m. - Special Producers Seminar
Saturday, March 22
11:30 a.m. - MS Brangus Breeders Sale - 45+ lots
2 p.m. - Northeast MS Angus Sale - 50+ lots
4 p.m. - BCIA Bull and Heifer Sale |
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MARKETS INTRODUCTION |
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COTTON ANALYSIS
- Cotton continues upward trend. O.A.
Cleveland of cottonexperts.com says it's a similar pattern to 1994-95
when cotton futures topped out on the May contract and then trended lower. |
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SOYBEAN ANALYSIS
- Ag. Economist Delton Gerloff says its difficult to price new crop soybeans
with carryout the lowest since 1996-97. Harvest time prices could still
go below $5. |
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CORN GROWERS RALLY
IN WASHINGTON - The National Corn Growers is pushing for support of
Renewable Fuel Standard. The NCGA says it could replace one billion gallons
of imported oil in the next 10 years if it's passed. |
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MARKET INTERVIEW
- Corn Prices - Appearing: Jim Quinn - Market Information Specialist
- Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Farm
Bureau. |
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DROUGHT COULD
DRIVE CORN PRICES HIGHER IN 2003 |
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TRIVIA QUESTION
- How much container-grown nursery stock can one acre produce? Answer
$60,000. |
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BREAK PREVIEW |
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PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT - Morgan Freeman, 4-H |
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USDA REPORT CALENDAR |
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CATTLE ANALYSIS
- Several factors are combining to weaken beef demand including the fear
of war - Appearing: John Roach/Roach Ag Marketing. |
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TRIVIA ANSWER |
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS |
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FAMILY FARM FOODS
OF MS - See or hear this story
- EM #12 - This cooperative is working to develop marketing approach which
could benefit small family farms. Appearing: Craig Hertel - Blackwater
Farms - Daleville. Fred Stokes - Family Farm Foods of Mississippi. Cecil
Williams - Rural Business Specialist - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. MaryAnn
Jones - Blackwater Farms Customer - Lauderdale. Andrea Thaggard - Blackwater
Farms Customer - Meridian. Linda Pepper, Ph.D. - Consultant/Grant Writer
- Family Farm Foods of Mississippi. Jenny Hertel - Blackwater Farms -
Daleville.
Contact Information:
Blackwater Farms, Craig and Jenny Hertel
(877) 276-7453 or (601) 743-2571
Family Farm Foods, of MS - Fred Stokes
(662) 476-5568 or (601) 527-2459 |
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PREVIEW OF NEXT
WEEK'S SHOW
Feature: Orby and Brenda Wright, 2002-2003 MS Tree Farmers of the
Year.
Corn being used to heat MS Ag. & Forestry Museum.
Mississippi Farm Toy Annual Show |