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December 31
OTTIS BULLOCK, 2001-2002 MFA TREE FARMER/YEAR
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Marion County resident sent men to the moon before he concentrated his attention on his tree farm. Reporter: Leighton Spann (original broadcast, October 30, 2001).
Tree Farming Information
Mississippi Forestry Association, (601) 354-4936
www.msforestry.net
Mississippi State University Extension Service, (662) 325-3036
Forestry Information - www.msucares.com
Find your county office
Miss. Forestry Commission, (601) 359-1386
www.mfc.state.ms.us
December 31
AGRICULTURE YEAR IN REVIEW - 2001
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Rain at the right and the wrong times in Mississippi, a history-making Agriculture Secretary and Foot and Mouth Disease were a few of the items that made headlines in agriculture in 2001. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: January 29, 2002.
December 24
HALLMARK FLOWERS
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Greeting card giant puts its national cut flower distribution center in Southaven, Mississippi, near Memphis. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: June 4, 2002.
Contact Information
Telephone 1-800-HALLMARK
www.hallmark.com
December 24
HINDS COUNTY PENAL FARM
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Inmates actually farm at the Raymond correctional facility. They feed themselves and two other units. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
December 17
VARDAMAN, THE SWEET POTATO CAPITOL
This crop gives the area and its farmers a unique cultural heritage. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
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Contact Information:
Sweet Potato Sweets
(662) 682-9647 (800) 770-5035
www.sweetpotatosweets.com
December 10
FERGUSON HAY SERVICE
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Vaiden area brothers harvest some of the best hay in the state. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter Brian Utley (original broadcast: July 30, 2002)
Contact Information
Ferguson Hay Service (662) 310-5060
Vaiden Trucking (662) 464-0124
December 3
FORESTRY CONSULTANTS
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Private consultants help to level the playing field between landowners and timber buyers. On average, they can double a landowner's income from a timber sale. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: June 25, 2002.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
County Offices - Find yours or (662) 325-3905
MSUCares.com
Mississippi Forestry Commission (601) 359-1386
November 26
GOAT RANCHING IN MISSISSIPPI
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Goat ranching is growing in Mississippi as the demand for goat meat grows.
Contact Information:
Goat Rancher Magazine, Toll free (888) 562-9529
www.goatrancher.com
November 19
"CHARM" TO PRESERVE MS AG. HISTORY AT MSU
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Mississippi State University-based program will collect and hold items documenting Mississippi's agricultural and rural history.
Contact Information
CHARM - www.charm.msstate.edu
Consortium for the History of Agricultural and Rural Mississippi
Dean Frances Coleman
Mississippi State University Libraries
Box 5408, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Telephone 662.325.7661
November 12
NEW USES FOR POULTRY LITTER
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Fertilizing pine trees is one possible new use for this valuable commodity. Reporter: Leighton Spann. (Original airing: November 13, 2001)
Contact Information
Mississippi State University
Extension Service
Larry Oldham, PhD - (662) 325-2311
Poultry Litter Information - MSUCares.com
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (601) 965-5205
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
Poultry Litter Clearing House
Post your litter for sale or post your
name if you want to buy litter
(601) 957-3200
V.O. Campbell, (601) 765-8855
November 5
GARY AND LYNN MILLER, HAY FARMERS
HANDICAPPED, BUT NOT DISABLED
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Macon hay producer also happens to be a triple amputee. The Mississippi AgrAbility Project aided him in adapting his equipment to allow him to farm. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: October 23, 2001.
Contact Information
Gary Miller (662) 726-4463
Mississippi AgrAbility (601) 545-4455, Mississippi State University
County Extension Service offices Mississippi State University
T.K. Martin Center, (662) 325-1028, Mississippi State University
October 29
ORBY AND BRENDA WRIGHT
2002 MFA OUTSTANDING TREE FARMERS OF THE YEAR
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Purvis, MS. Couple has turned cut-over land into a varied habitat for wildlife and timber production.
Contact Information
Mississippi Forestry Association, (601) 354-4936
www.msforestry.net
Mississippi State University Extension Service, (662) 325-3036
Forestry Information - www.msucares.com
Find your county office
Miss. Forestry Commission, (601) 359-1386
www.mfc.state.ms.us
October 22
MS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ENTERPRISE
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State govt. group is supporting and promoting energy research in MS
Contact Information
Mississippi Alternative Energy Enterprise
(877) ALT ENRG (258-3674)
(601) 960-3637
www.msenergy.ms
October 15
A.P. FATHERREE, 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO MS AGRICULTURE
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Fatherree turned 101 in October 2002. The Jackson resident has worked all his life on behalf of Mississippi agriculture. Anchor: Leighton Spann. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: April 9, 2002.
Contact Information
Fatherree Endowed Scholarship
Mississippi State University Foundation Jud Skelton (662) 325-0643
Fatherree Golf Tournament
Friday, November 1
MSU Golf Course, Starkville
October 8
FARMWEEK CELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY
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Mississippi State University Extension Service-produced show has changed a lot since the first broadcast on October 3, 1977. Reporter: Artis Ford
Contact Information
25th Anniversary Press Release
Artis Ford or Leighton Spann - (662) 325-2262
October 1
SMITH'S GREENHOUSE TOMATOES
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Brookhaven, MS. Wayne and Debbie Smith operate the largest greenhouse tomato operation in a six state area. Reporter: Leighton Spann (Original broadcast: April 30, 2002)
Contact Information
Smith's Greenhouse Tomatoes, (601) 833-8486
September 24
EQIP - HELPING LANDOWNERS SAVE SOIL
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Coffeeville, MS. The Environmental Qualities Incentives Program of the USDA/NRCS is helping farmers like Coley Little Bailey, Jr., of Yalobusha County to farm and stop soil erosion. Reporter: Leighton Spann (original broadcast: July 2001)
Contact Information
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mississippi State Office (601) 965-5205
September 17
POND AND LAKE SPORT FISH MANAGEMENT
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Pond owners can have excellent fishing if they seek good advice and manage their water properly. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley. (original broadcast: March 19, 2002)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Find your county office - msucares.com
Bill Maily - (601) 372-4651
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - (601) 432-2400
Southeastern Pond Management, Jackson
(601) 853-4512
September 10
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOWMANSHIP
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Young people go to summer camps and work year-round to improve their livestock showmanship skills. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information:
To find out more about junior livestock show program contact your Mississippi State University Extension Service county office or contact a local FFA chapter.
September 3
SOUTHERNSHINE PASTURES
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Two Northwest Mississippi operations join their areas of expertise together to produce quality registered and commercial Angus cattle. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information:
SouthernShine Pastures
www.southernshinepastures.com
(662) 365-8843, (662) 447-2862
September 3
EQIP HELPS LIMITED RESOURCE LANDOWNERS
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New Hebron, MS. EQIP (Environmental Qualities Incentives Program) helped landowner Julia Moore to plant trees and return her land to productivity. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Mississippi State Office (601) 965-5205
September 3
2002 DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS
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The pinnacle of the junior livestock show circuit in Mississippi. The February 7 sale raised $50,000 more than it did last year. Anchor & Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service, Find your county office
Gale Chrestman, (662) 325-3516
August 27
WAYNE SOJOURNER, MFA OUTSTANDING LOGGER OF THE YEAR
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The Crystal Springs-based logger is known for the the environmentally friendly way he cuts tree. His crew has not had a lost time accident since 1996. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Sojourner Timber, (601) 892-4021
August 20
RESTORING BLACK BEARS
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The Black Bear Restoration Task Force is educating Mississippians on living with the black bear. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: January 15, 2002.
Contact Information:
Black Bear Restoration Task Force
MS Museum of Natural Science, Richard Rummel (601) 354-7303.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Wildlife Services, Bo Sloan (662) 686-3157.
Black bear photographs courtesy: Delta Wildlife & Nature Photography
Michael A. Kelly, www.wildlifenature.com
Great Delta Bear Affair
October 18-19, Rolling Fork, MS
(662) 873-6258
August 20
2001 YEAR IN REVIEW
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Rain at the right and the wrong times in Mississippi, a history-making Agriculture Secretary and Foot and Mouth Disease were a few of the items that made headlines in agriculture in 2001. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: January 29, 2002.
August 13
SMITH AIRCRAFT - THE WETTRIKE®
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Lucedale, MS. The Ronnie Smith family farms cotton, wheat and soybeans while it runs "South Mississippi Light Aircraft," a supplier of motors and parts for ultralight aircraft. The family has also designed the "WeTTrike®," an amphibious ultralight plane.
Contact Information:
www.wettrikeinc.com Telephone: (601) 947-4953
August 6
HORTICULTURE HOTLINES
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Master Gardener volunteers help homeowners in Gulfport & Verona. Anchor/reporter: Leighton Spann
Contact Information:
Call toll free
Verona: 1-888-920-4678
Gulfport: 1-866-427-3368
July 30
FERGUSON HAY SERVICE
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Vaiden area brothers harvest some of the best hay in the state. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter Brian Utley
Contact Information
Ferguson Hay Service (662) 464-0124 or (662) 428-5060
July 23
2002 FARM BILL
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Explanation of the Farm Bill's direct payments, counter-cyclical payments and yield update provisions. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
John Anderson
Agricultural Economics Department
Mississippi State University Extension Service
(662) 325-2750 MSU Farm Bill Site
Farmweek Farm Bill Links
July 16
4-H CENTENNIAL
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4-H celebrates its 100th anniversary in the U.S. and Mississippi. See how it has changed over the years. Lots of great old pictures. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Find your Mississippi State University Extension Service County Office and join 4-H - Click here
July 9
STEWART ORCHIDS
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One of the nation's most respected orchid growers has relocated from California to Natchez, MS Reporter: Artis Ford
July 2
THE AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
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AEST is using agriculture to teach science and computer skills to high school students. Reporter: Brian Utley
June 25
FORESTRY CONSULTANTS
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Private consultants help to level the playing field between landowners and timber buyers. On average, they can double a landowner's income from a timber sale. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
County Offices - Find yours
MSUCares.com (662) 325-3905
Mississippi Forestry Commission (601) 359-1386
June 18
HINDS COUNTY PENAL FARM
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Inmates actually farm at the Raymond correctional facility. They feed themselves and two other units. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
June 11
MISSISSIPPI BOTTLED WATER
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Farmweek profiles two of the ten bottled water companies in Mississippi. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory - (662) 325-3250
NormMurray Springs - Kosciusko - (662) 289-9905
RealPure - Magee - (601) 352-6497
June 4
HALLMARK FLOWERS
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Greeting card giant puts its national cut flower distribution center in Southaven, Mississippi, near Memphis. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Telephone 1-800-HALLMARK
www.hallmark.com
May 28
GARY MILLER, HANDICAPPED HAY FARMER
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Macon hay producer also happens to be a triple amputee. The Mississippi AgrAbility Project aided him in adapting his equipment to allow him to farm. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: October 23, 2001.
Contact Information
Gary Miller (662) 726-4463
Mississippi AgrAbility (601) 545-4455, Mississippi State University
County Extension Service offices Mississippi State University
T.K. Martin Center, (662) 325-1028, Mississippi State University
May 21
MISSISSIPPI GOAT RANCHING
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The growing ethnic population in the United States is creating a market for goat meat. You'll visit one goat rancher and one grocery store who believe in its popularity. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
Goat Rancher Magazine, Toll free (888) 562-9529 www.goatrancher.com
May 14
NEW USES FOR POULTRY LITTER
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Fertilizing pine trees is one possible new use for this valuable commodity. Reporter: Leighton Spann. (Original airing: November 13, 2001)
Contact Information
Poultry Litter Clearinghouse (Mississippi Farm Bureau) - Post your litter for sale or post your name if you want to buy litter
Poultry Litter Information - MSUCares.com
May 7
BRUSSEL'S BONSAI NURSERY
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Olive Branch, MS. North America's largest producer of the miniature trees. Reporter: Artis Ford (Original airing: December 4, 2001).
Contact Information
Brussel's Bonsai Nursery Rendezvous, May 24-26, 2002
Olive Branch, Mississippi www.brusselsbonsai.com (800) 582-2593
April 30
SMITH'S GREENHOUSE TOMATOES
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Brookhaven, MS. Wayne and Debbie Smith operate the largest greenhouse tomato operation in a six state area. Reporter: Leighton Spann
Contact Information
Smith's Greenhouse Tomatoes, (601) 833-8486
April 23
8th LAWN AND GARDEN CALL-IN SHOW
April 16
OTTIS BULLOCK, 2001-2002 MFA TREE FARMER/YEAR
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Marion County resident sent men to the moon before he concentrated his attention on his tree farm. Reporter: Leighton Spann (original broadcast, October 30, 2001).
Tree Farming Information
Mississippi Forestry Association, (601) 354-4936
www.msforestry.net
Mississippi State University Extension Service, (662) 325-3036
Forestry Information - www.msucares.com
Find your county office
Miss. Forestry Commission, (601) 359-1386
www.mfc.state.ms.us
April 9
A.P. FATHERREE, 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO MS AGRICULTURE
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Fatherree turned 100 in October 2001. The Jackson resident has worked all his life on behalf of Mississippi agriculture. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Fatherree Endowed Scholarship
Mississippi State University Foundation Jud Skelton (662) 325-0643
Fatherree Golf Tournament
Friday, November 1
MSU Golf Course, Starkville
April 2
CATCH-A-DREAM
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Follow the first Catch-A-Dream participant. This program gives outdoor adventures to seriously-ill young people. Anchor: Leighton Spann. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: March 29, 2001
Contact Information
Catch-A-Dream www.catchadream.org
Dr. Marty Brunson, (662) 325-3174, martyb@ext.msstate.edu
Catch-A-Dream Celebrity-Amateur Golf & Music Spectacular
May 6-7, Old Waverly Golf Club, West Point, MS
(615) 383-9735
April 2
THERAPEUTIC RIDING
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Physical and mental therapy program is producing dramatic results in special needs individuals. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: May 24, 2001.
Contact Information:
4-H T.E.A.M. Mary Ford, (662) 325-1695, maryf@ext.msstate.edu
April 2
TURKEY HABITAT
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Tips for growing timber and turkeys on your land. Anchor: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: May 30, 1996.
Contact Information
County offices of the Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Dean Stewart, (662) 324-6443
FarView Forest & Wildlife Services, Starkville, MS
March 26
REED FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Pearl, Mississippi, company specializes in creating sauces, seasonings for the food service industry. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: April 12, 2001.
Contact Information
Reed Food Technology, Pearl, Mississippi, (601) 939-4001
March 19
SMALL LAKE AND POND FISH MANAGEMENT
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Pond owners can have excellent fishing habitat if they seek good advice and follow a management plan. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service Find your county office
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - (601) 432-2400
Southeastern Pond Management, Jackson, (601) 853-4512
March 12
SOUTHERNSHINE PASTURES
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Two Northwest Mississippi operations join their areas of expertise together to produce quality registered and commercial Angus cattle. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
SouthernShine Pastures, www.southernshinepastures.com
(662) 365-8843, (662) 447-2862
March 12
MOLLER & VANDENBOOM LUMBER COMPANY
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Ethel, MS. This lumber company has found a new way to make money. It takes lumber from old buildings and resaws it into popular "antique wood flooring. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: September 6, 2001.
Contact Information
Moller and Vandenboom Lumber Company, Ethel, Mississippi
(662) 674-5261, (662) 674-5004.
March 5
JEFF LEA, MFA OUTSTANDING LOGGER OF THE YEAR
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Wesson, MS. Jeff Lea harvests trees in an environmentally-friendly and safe manner. Original broadcast: September 27, 2001. Reporter: Artis Ford
Contact Information
Lea Logging, Wesson. (601) 833-8498.
February 26
FREE PROGRAM HELPS HOG FARMS CONTROL ODOR
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The National Pork Producers' Council is helping hog producers become better neighbors and better stewards of the environment. Free on-site assessments by outside inspectors spot problems and offer solutions. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: January 18, 2001.
Contact Information
National Pork Producers Council
On-Farm/Odor Environmental Assistance Program
February 19
2002 DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS
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The pinnacle of the junior livestock show circuit in Mississippi. The February 7 sale raised $50,000 more than it did last year. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporting: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Gale Chrestman, (662) 325-3516
February 12
VIETNAMESE FISH IMPORTS MASQUERADE
AS U.S. FARM-RAISED CHANNEL CATFISH
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U.S. catfish farmers and processors report Vietnam is importing its "basa" and "tra" fish fillets into the U.S. labeled as "catfish." It is targeting the 3-5 ounce fillet market, the most profitable portion of the farm-raised catfish market. From the February 12 Farmweek recorded at the 2002 Fish Farming Trade Show in Greenville, Mississippi. Reporting: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Catfish Farmers of America (662) 887-2699, Indianola, MS
February 5
EQIP - HELPING LIMITED RESOURCE LANDOWNERS
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New Hebron, MS. EQIP (Environmental Qualities Incentives Program) helped landowner Julia Moore to plant trees and return her land to productivity. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Mississippi State Office (601) 965-5205
January 29
AGRICULTURE YEAR IN REVIEW - 2001
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Rain at the right and the wrong times in Mississippi, a history-making Agriculture Secretary and Foot and Mouth Disease were a few of the items that made headlines in agriculture in 2001. Reporter: Artis Ford
January 22
The WeTTrike®
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Lucedale, MS. The Ronnie Smith Family diversifies its farm income with an ultralight aircraft business. Their new amphibious aircraft, The WeTTrike®, is getting a lot of attention at national air shows. Reporter: Leighton Spann (Original broadcast: August 23, 2001).
Contact Information
The WeTTrike®, (601) 947-9281 www.wettrikeinc.com
South Miss. Light Aircraft, Lucedale, MS
January 15
MS BLACK BEAR RESTORATION TASK FORCE
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The Black Bear Restoration Task Force is educating Mississippians on living with the black bear. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information - Black Bear Restoration Task Force
MS Museum of Natural Science, Richard Rummel (601) 354-7303.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Wildlife Services, Bo Sloan (662) 686-3157.
Black bear photographs courtesy: Delta Wildlife & Nature Photography
Michael A. Kelly, www.wildlifenature.com
January 8
EQIP - HELPING LANDOWNERS SAVE SOIL
Audio runs 4:22 - Listen to Farmweek on PRM
Coffeeville, MS. The Environmental Qualities Incentives Program of the USDA/NRCS is helping farmers like Coley Little Bailey, Jr., of Yalobusha County to farm and stop soil erosion. Reporter: Leighton Spann
Contact Information - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mississippi State Office (601) 965-5205
January 1
WOMEN IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRY
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There are a lot of opportunities for women in the professional and executive ranks of the poultry industry. Reporter: Artis Ford
Contact Information
MSU Poultry Science Department - Web page
Telephone (662) 323-2331 |
