September
2, 2003 - Farmweek #2709
- Features -
Hunting for Business
Farmweek's 25th Anniversary |
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TONIGHT ON
FARMWEEK |
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OFFICIAL
TALLY SHOWS SPLIT DECISION ON BOLL WEEVIL REFERENDUMS - Counting
mistake results in maintenance referendum failing to pass in Mississippi
Region 1-A (Leflore, Quitman, Sunflower, Tunica & West Tallahatchie Counties).
Offiical count shows maintenance referendum passed in Region 1-B (Bolivar,
Coahoma, & Washington Counties). |
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PHILLIPS
TO FACE SPELL - Max Phillips of Taylorsville is certified as
the winner of the Republican runoff with 50.3% of the vote (winning margin
of 448 votes) over Roger Crowder of Louisville. He will face Democrat
Lester Spell and Reform Party candidate Bob Claunch of Diamondhead. |
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MISSISSIPPI
4-H MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION STARTS - EM #24 - The Pete Friarson 4-H
Museum will be located at the Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson.
Appearing: Joe McGilberry, Ph.D. - Mississippi State
University Extension Service. Lester Spell, Jr. D.V.M. - Commissioner
- MS Department of Agriculture and Commerce. Hobson Waits - Chairman,
Board of Trustees - 4-H Foundation. |
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MID-SOUTH
FORESTRY EQUIPMENT SHOW - Two major manufacturers of logging
equipment will unveil new product lines.
Appearing: Charles Burkhardt - Forest Supervisor - Mississippi
State University. Jason Cutshall -Executive Director - Mississippi Loggers
Association.
Contact Information:
Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show
Telephone (662) 325-2191
Friday and Saturday, September 12-13
Hours 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Highway 25 (5 miles south of Starkville) |
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TRIVIA QUESTION
- How much corn will be used this year to make ethanol in the U.S.? 900+
million bushels |
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SOUTHERN
GARDENING - Three New Plants - Appearing: Norman Winter -
Horticulturist - Mississippi State University Extension Service |
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TRIVIA ANSWER |
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HUNTING FOR
BUSINESS - See or hear this story
- EM #11 - Farms can make their land earn more money by developing hunting
related enterprises. Original broadcast: January 14, 2003.
Appearing: Pam Lee / Director of Carroll County Extension
Service / Mississippi State University. Paul Padgett / Black Creek Outfitters
/ Lexington. Mari Hayes / HALO Designs. Kevin Nelms / Wildlife Biologist
/ Natural Resources Conservation Service / U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Kim Daves / Wants to start own hunting outfitters. James Miller / Research
Scientist / Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Contact Information:
Black Creek Outfitters
www.blackcreekoutfitters.net
(662) 834-3437
(662) 834-3040 |
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FARMWEEK
25TH ANNIVERSARY - See or hear this
story - EM #64 - A look back at how Farmweek started and
the path it has traveled until now. Original broadcast: October 8, 2002.
Appearing: Bruce Johnson - Farmweek's 1st Host. Mike Windham - Farmweek's
1st Market Anchor. Tyson Gair - Farmweek Host - 1979-1989. Leighton Spann
- Farmweek Anchor. Brian Utley - Farmweek Feature Story Producer. Scott
Huffman - Farmweek Anchor. Artis Ford - Farmweek Anchor. Dewey Lawrence
- Moller & Vandenboom Lumber Company. Grady Carpenter - Tree Farmer -
Carroll County. |
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS |
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PREVIEW OF
NEXT WEEK'S SHOW
Feature: Ferguson Hay.
Planting Legal Dove Fields
Southern Gardening: Joe Pye Weed |