FARMWEEK
Central Time Zone
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Television
September 22 - Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
September 24 - Monday 6 a.m.
DIRECTV, Channel 379 - DISH Network, Channel 231
September 21 - Friday 5 p.m.
September 22 - Saturday 1 a.m. & 6 a.m.
September 23 - Sunday 8:30 a.m.
September 24 - Monday 9 a.m.
What's on Farmweek
September 21-24, 2007
Text with Internet links
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September 21, 2007 - Fmwk #3111 - Show 1515
Feature: Bottle Tree Man
Reporter: Artis Ford - Runs 6:08
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS
U.S. AGRICULTURE SECRETARY MIKE JOHANNS RESIGNS
Effective Wednesday. Returning home to Nebraska to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by the retiring Republican Chuck Hagel.
BIN-BUSTING MISSISSIPPI CROP PUTS CORN “ON THE GROUND” - Video
Yazoo City. Mississippi farmers are harvesting 950,000 acres of corn this fall, almost triple last year’s acreage. Grain elevators in some areas can’t handle the volume so farmers are storing it in temporary structures. Appearing: Greg Ragland / Grower / Yazoo City.
Reporter / Photographer / Video Editor: Amy Taylor.
SOUTHERN GARDENING - Daylily Proliferations - 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
TOSS TO MARKETS
Seminar series to provide resources for women to gain information on making sound business practice decisions.
Link to Mississippi Women in Agriculture Seminars - Annie's Project
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MARKET NEWS
SEPT. CATTLE-ON-FEED REPORT EXPECTED TO SHOW STRONG MARKETINGS
Released Friday, September 21.
HIGH CALF PRICES AND IMPROVED FORAGE CONDITIONS - MARKET INTERVIEW - Video
Appearing: John Anderson / Agricultural Economist / Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Link to MSU Agricultural Economics and Policy Perspective Newsletter
Reporter: Leighton Spann. Photographer: TV Center Studio.
HOG PRICES FEELING PRESSURE - Not expected to improve overnight. Appearing: Darin Newsom / DTN Senior Analyst.
TRIVIA QUESTION - How many of Mississippi’s broiler companies are in the top ten in the nation? Answer: 4.
FEATURE STORY PREVIEW - Video
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - Video - Link to Fall Flower and Garden Fest
USDA REPORT CALENDAR - Link to National Agricultural Statistics Service Calendar
CORN MARKET MAY HAVE A BOTTOM - Video - Appearing: Doug Hjort / Independent Analyst.
RICE FUTURES AND CASH PRICES SLOWLY ADVANCING - November futures closes above $11/cwt.
TRIVIA QUESTION - How many of Mississippi’s broiler companies are in the top ten in the nation? Answer: 4.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Link to Farmweek Calendar
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FEATURE STORY
THE BOTTLE TREE MAN - Video runs 6:08 - EM #73 - See this story
Greenwood, Mississippi. Farm manager Dudley Pleasants has turned a wintertime artistic diversion into a product with national demand. He makes and markets "bottle trees" via his web site, thebottletreeman.com The tradition was brought to the southern United States by slaves. Original broadcast: March 30, 2007.
Reporter / Video Editor: Artis Ford. Photographer: Leighton Spann
Appearing:
Dudley Pleasants / Farm Manager / The Bottle Tree Man.
Hal Pleasants / Dudley’s Father.
Susan Tingle / Bottle Tree Fan.
Contact Information:
Dudley Pleasants, The Bottle Tree Man, thebottletreeman.com (662) 458-1960
PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK’S SHOW - Video
Feature story: Lance McCloud, 2007 Mississippi Forestry Association Outstanding Logger of the Year
Southern Gardening: preview of Fall Flower and Garden Fest, Crystal Springs.
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