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September 14-17, 2007
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September 14, 2007 - Fmwk #3110 - Show 1514
Anchors / Writers: Artis Ford / Leighton Spann
Feature: RITE Rice - Reporter: Leighton Spann - Runs 5:12
MORE ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST DISCOVERED IN MISSISSIPPI
ASR was found this week in Adams County and for a second time in Washington County. It has been found in six counties so far. The Mississippi Soybean Rust team advises farmers with later-maturing beans to consider spraying.
Link to Mississippi Asian Soybean Rust spraying recommendations
Find your county office of the Mississippi State University Extension Service
Link to Asian Soybean Rust web pages at MSUCares.com
Mississippi Soybean Rust Hotline - (886) 641-1847
Link to www.stopsoybeanrust.com
SEPTEMBER CROP REPORT GOOD FOR SOYBEANS
The U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture September 12th crop report predicts an all-time record U.S. corn crop. The U.S. soybean crop was reduced slightly.
Link to USDA September Crop Report
NEBRASKA STUDY SAYS ETHANOL PRODUCTION MAY HAVE PROBLEMS AHEAD - Video
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher says small ethanol plants could be in the red by 2011 if present ethanol subsidies expire and government mandates for ethanol use are not increased. Link to script
Writer / Video Editor: Artis Ford
SOIL MOISTURE SHORT-TO-VERY SHORT IN 2/3RDS OF MISSISSIPPI - Corn harvest at 84%. Report reflects conditions as of Sunday, September 9.
Link to MS weekly crop and weather report.
SOUTHERN GARDENING - Evergreen Red Wisteria - Video - See this story
Appearing: Norman Winter/Horticulturist/Mississippi State University Extension Service. Telephone (601) 857-2284
Writer / Video Editor: David Lack. Writer: Norman Winter. Photographer: Brian Utley
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MARKET REPORT
SOYBEANS AND CORN UP AFTER SEPTEMBER CROP REPORT
Soybean prices move up. Corn moves up in sympathy despite initial reactions that report was negative for it. Wheat breaks lower.
COTTON’S LOW MAY BE IN - MARKET INTERVIEW - Video
December may move a little lower closer to harvest, but the market low appears to be in. The September crop report came in with more cotton than expected. Prices in the fall of 2008 should improve greatly. Appearing: O.A. Cleveland / Cotton Market Analyst / cottonexperts.com
Reporter: Leighton Spann. TV Center Studio.
U.S. NET FARM INCOME FOR 2007 TO APPROACH 2004 RECORD - Video
Estimated to be $87 billion.
TRIVIA QUESTION - Where does Mississippi rank in rice production? Answer: 4th.
FEATURE STORY PREVIEW - Video
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - Video - Fall Flower and Garden Fest - October 12-13.
Writer / Video Editor: David Lack
USDA REPORT CALENDAR - Link to National Agricultural Statistics Service calendar
KOREA FINDS BANNED BONES IN U.S. BEEF SHIPMENT
Shipments suspended from involved plant. Seventeen ton shipment returned.
DEMAND FOR FEEDER CATTLE INCREASING - Video
Will mean a need for more calves in the future. Appearing: Darin Newsom / DTN Senior Analyst
Writer / Video Editor: Leighton Spann
MORE COWS, MORE MILK
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says milk production will rise into 2008, but world demand is expected to absorb much of the increase.
TRIVIA ANSWER - Where does Mississippi rank in rice production? Answer: 4th.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Link to Farmweek Calendar
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FEATURE STORY
RITE RICE - Video runs 5:12 - EM #28 (00:50:55:00) - See this story
R.I.T.E. stands for "Rice Improvement Through Technology and Education." It's funded by growers through their Mississippi Rice Promotion Board and delivered by Mississippi State University. For two years, MSU personnel work with growers to maximize yields while reducing crop input costs.
Reporter / Photographer / Video Editor: Leighton Spann
Appearing: Bill Ryan Tabb / Rice Farmer / Cleveland.
Nathan Buehring, Ph.D. / Rice Specialist / Mississippi State University Extension Service.
David Arant / Rice Farmer / Minter City.
Contact Information:
R.I.T.E. - Rice Improvement Through Technology and Education
Nathan Buehring, Ph.D. / Rice Specialist / Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Telephone (662) 686-3301
MSUCares.com - Link to rice web site
MSU Delta Research and Extension Center - Link to rice web site
PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK’S SHOW - Video
Feature: Bottle Tree Man. Dudley Pleasants is a farm manager with a unique after hours job.
Southern Gardening: Daylily Proliferations
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