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September 7 - 10, 2007
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September 7, 2007 - Fmwk #3109 - Show 1513
Anchors: Artis Ford / Leighton Spann
Feature Story: Ruby Wilson, 101 Years Old
Reporter: Artis Ford
FINAL 2006 CCP PAYMENTS ANNOUNCED
Final counter-cyclical payments will be made only for cotton and peanuts.
MISSISSIPPI 4-H TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE - Reporter: Leighton Spann.
First for Mississippi.
Appearing: John Giesemann, Ph.D./Extension Professor/Mississippi State University.
Mare Beshears/4-H Member/Yalobusha County.
Drew Phillips/4-H Member/Lauderdale County.
Demerriel Fuller/4-H Member/Humphreys County.
Linda Mitchell, Ph.D./Extension 4-H Specialist/ Mississippi State University.
Nolan Webb/ 4-H Member/Lafayette County.
SOUTHERN GARDENING - Limelight Hydrangeas - See this story
Appearing: Norman Winter/Horticulturist/Mississippi State University Extension Service. Telephone (601) 857-2284
TOSS - Dr. Vance Watson is named permanent director of Mississippi State University Extension and Outreach. Read the MSU release
MARKETS INTRODUCTION
MARKET INTERVIEW - Corn and soybeans - Appearing: Jim Quinn/Market Information Specialist/Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Farm Bureau. MSU Agricultural Economics and Policy Perspective Newsletter
COTTON ANALYSIS - Cotton prices continue to creep upward.
TRIVIA QUESTION - How many Mississippi farms have Internet access now? Answer: 51%.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
FUND BUYING HELPS TO BOOST FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES - Appearing: Alan Brugler / Brugler Marketing and Management, LLC.
PORK BELLIES TRADING GOES TO ELECTRONIC TRADING - Frozen pork bellies futures and options will no longer be traded “in person” in the pit. It’s a result of the merger between the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile.
CATFISH PROCESSING AND PRICES DOWN - From the U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture July Catfish Report.
TRIVIA ANSWER - How many Mississippi farms have Internet access now? Answer: 51%.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Read the Farmweek calendar
RUBY WILSON, CENTENARIAN - EM #75 - See this story - Reporter: Artis Ford
Ruby Myrick Wilson of Jasper County, Mississippi. Farmweek helped her to celebrate her 100th-birthday last year. She just turned 101 on August 30. This feature story includes 52 year old video of Mrs. Wilson and her family from the CHARM Collection at Mississippi State University. Original broadcast: September 2006.
Appearing: Ruby Myrick Wilson/Centenarian.
Cora Jo Wilson Blackwell/Daughter of Ruby Wilson.
Marge Wilson/Daughter-in-law. John Wilson/Son of Ruby Wilson.
William J. Wilson/Farmer/Jasper County.
Charlie Wilson/Son of Ruby Wilson.
Becky Wilson/Daughter of Ruby Wilson.
Mattie Sink/CHARM Collection/Mississippi State University
Contact Information:
CHARM Collection, Mattie Sink, (662) 325-3848
Mississippi State University, CHARM web site
PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK’S SHOW
Feature: Mississippi’s RITE Rice Program.
Southern Gardening: Evergreen Red Wisteria