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August 31, 2007 - Fmwk #3108 - Show 1512
Feature: Farm Toy Collectors - Reporter: Brian Utley
USDA ANNOUNCES LIVESTOCK AND CROP DISASTER PROGRAM SIGN-UP - Passed in May. Livestock sign up starts September 10. Crop sign up starts October 15. Link to USDA Press Release
ORGANIC FOOD SALES POPULAR - Organic is going main stream. Sales up 17% per year during the last ten years. USDA says could be 3% of total food sales.
MISSISSIPPI WEEKLY CROP REPORT - Soil moisture still low in many areas. Cotton harvest yet to start.
SOUTHERN GARDENING - Artemisia - See this story
Appearing: Norman Winter/Horticulturist/Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Telephone (601) 857-2284
MARKETS INTRODUCTION
MARKET INTERVIEW - Dairy - Producer milk prices hit all time high.
Appearing: Bill Herndon/Agricultural Economist/Mississippi State University Extension Service.
MSU Agricultural Economic and Policy Perspective Newsletter
KOREA TO RESUME IMPORTING U.S. BEEF
SANDERSON FARMS REPORTS PROFIT - Profits up 40% compared to last year, but not as high as analysts predicted. Stock drops in value.
TRIVIA QUESTION - How much edam cheese does Mississippi State University produce in one year? Answer: 50,000 balls
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
COTTON ANALYSIS - Chinese crop has world price under pressure.
CORN ANALYSIS - Corn prices feeling pressure from harvest, but wheat is helping to support it - Appearing: Virgil Robinson / PHI Producer Services.
TRIVIA ANSWER - How much edam cheese does Mississippi State University produce in one year? Answer: 50,000 balls
FEATURE: MISSISSIPPI FARM TOY COLLECTORS - See this story
Four of Mississippi’s top collectors tell why this hobby captivates them.
Reporter: Brian Utley. Photographer: David Lack. Original broadcast: March 23, 2004.
Appearing: Tut Sullivan/Farm Toy Collector/Tunica.
Jerry Grace/Farm Toy Collector/Satartia.
Butch Harper/Farm Toy Collector/Yazoo City.
John Byrd/Farm Toy Collector/Starkville.
Contact Information: John Byrd, Ph.D. (662) 325-4537
PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK’S SHOW
Feature: Ruby Wilson, 101 years young and counting
Southern Gardening: Limelight Hydrangea