October
7, 2003 - Farmweek #2714
Farmweek's 26th Anniversary
Feature: Farm Family of the Week |
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TONIGHT ON
FARMWEEK |
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BALLOT RETURNS
NOT ABOVE 50% SO FAR FOR REGION 1-A BOLL WEEVIL REFERENDUM -
43.5% returned as of Monday afternoon. A minimum of 50% is needed for
a valid referendum. Ballots must be postmarked or returned to Farm Service
Agency offices by Friday, October 10. Votes will be counted October 17. |
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MISSISSIPPI
SHRIMP INDUSTRY BESET BY 20 LOW IN PRICES - EM #14 - Appearing:
Corrie Eleuterius / Biloxi Shrimping Trip. Robert Begnaud / Biloxi Shrimp
Producer. Dave Burrage / Coast Research and Extension Center / Mississippi
State University. |
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WEEKLY CROP
REPORT - Most Mississippi crops are close to their harvest schedule.
Appearing: Roosevelt Lee / Soybean Grower / Dublin. |
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SOUTHERN
GARDENING - Shishi Gashira Camellia Sasanqua - Appearing:
Norman Winter - Horticulturist - Mississippi State University Extension
Service |
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TOSS -
Farmweek's 26th Anniversary |
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MARKETS INTRODUCTION |
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GRAIN STOCKS
REPORT SHOW SOYBEAN CARRYOVER WILL BE ONE OF THE TIGHTEST ON RECORD |
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SOYBEAN MARKET
ANALYSIS - market is nervous because a drop in 2003 U.S. production
may result in more South American acreage this fall - Appearing: Doug
Jackson / F.C. Stone, LLC |
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GEORGIA-PACIFIC
MAY SELL ITS BUILDING PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS - Only 30%
of products distributed come from G-P mills. |
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TRIVIA QUESTION
- What weed inspired the invention of Velcro? Cocklebur. |
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BREAK PREVIEW |
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PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
Fall Flower / Garden Fest |
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USDA REPORT
CALENDAR |
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HOG MARKET
ANALYSIS - Liquidation cycle is coming to a close according to
latest Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report. |
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MARKET INTERVIEW
- Dairy - Appearing: Bill Herndon - Agricultural Economist -
MSU Extension Service. |
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TRIVIA ANSWER |
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS |
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FARM FAMILY OF
THE WEEK" - See or hear
this feature - EM #23 - This segment appeared on WLBT, Channel
3, Jackson, from 1954-1961. The photographs and scripts are part of CHARM,
the agricultural history collection at Mississippi State University. Appearing:
Vernal King of Taylorsville - Appeared January 25, 1957. Jimmie Dick and
Leta Carter of Rolling Fork - Appeared November 18, 1955. Wanda King Cheek,
PhD of Starkville - Appeared January 25, 1957. Paul Houston Therrell,
Jr. of Brandon - Appeared November 18, 1960. Edna Therrell of Kosciusko
- Appeared November 18, 1960 (this story aired originally on April 29,
2003).
Contact Information:
CHARM - Consortium for the History of Agricultural and Rural Mississippi
- www.charm.msstate.edu
MSU Libraries, Box 5408
Mississippi State, MS 39762-5408
(662) 325-7661
Howard
Langfitt WLBT "Farm Family of the Week" Collection
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PREVIEW OF
NEXT WEEK'S SHOW
Feature: MS Ethanol Production and Mississippi Alternative Energy Enterprise. |