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December 29, 2006 - Show 3026
Mississippi Market Club Goats
Video runs 7:42 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Market goat livestock show projects gain in popularity among younger exhibitors and those who can't house a hog or steer. Reporter: Brian Utley. Orginal broadcast: July 28, 2006
Contacts
Mississippi State University
Carroll County Extension Service Office, 662.237.6926
wwww.showgoatpage.com (not affiliated with MSU)

December 22, 2006 - Show 3025
CATFISH ONE
Video runs 5:55 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
This Laurel, Mississippi-based restaurant franchise has outlets in five states. It's takeout-only menu is headlined by Mississippi farm-raised catfish and seafood. It's grown from 4 units to 40 since 2002. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: May 26, 2006.
Contact Information
Web: www.catfishone.net E-mail: catfishone@c-gate.net
Telephone: 87-SEAFOOD-2 (877.323.6632)

December 15, 2006 - Show 3024
IPS BEETLES THREATEN MISSISSIPPI PINE TREES
Video runs 7:14 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
There are a lot of pine trees are dying. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and dry weather in 2005 and 2006 are making the trees susceptible to Ips Beetles. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Dr. Glenn Hughes, Area Forester, Hattiesburg (601) 794-0671
Karnes Tree Service, Hattiesburg (601) 549-2694

December 8, 2006 - Show 3023
TASTE OF GOURMET
Video runs 9:17 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Indianola, Mississippi. Tony and Evelyn Roughton have turned their love of food into a nationally-known restaurant, The Crown, and a direct sales food company, Taste of Gourmet. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: July 21, 2006
Contact Information
The Crown Restaurant, 110 Front Ave, Indianola, MS (662) 887-4522
Taste of Gourmet, www.tasteofgourmet.com (800) 722-8931

December 1, 2006 - Show 3022
2006 DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS SETS NEW AUCTION RECORD
Video runs 6:54 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
More than $223,000 raised in auction. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: 2/24/2006
Contact Information
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More
Mississippi Department of Education

November 24, 2006 - Show 3021
MISSISSIPPI DAIRY INDUSTRY IN DECLINE FOLLOWING KATRINA,
LOW MILK PRICES AND HIGH COSTS
Video runs 6:56 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Mississippi dairy farms are going out of business due to a triple whammy of low prices, high costs and being hit by Hurricane Katrina. Reporter: Brian Utley.

November 17, 2006 - Show 3020
MISSISSIPPI FARM TOY COLLECTORS
Video runs 7:20 - Watch 28K or Watch 300K
Audio runs 1:33 - Real or MP3
This hobby grows out of a love for agriculture and helps to illustrate its history.  Anchor:  Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley (Original broadcast: March 23, 2004)
Contact Information
John Byrd, Ph.D. - (662) 325-4537

November 10 - Show 3019
TREE STAND SAFETY
Video runs 8:09 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
Two Mississippi hunters died October 21, 2004, when they fell out of their tree stands. Many more are injured each year. Find out how to use your tree stand safely and investigate a Mississippi's invention which promises to make using tree stands safer. Anchor: Leighton Spann. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: December 17, 2004.
Contact Information
Brian Parkman, DCI - www.dontchanceit.net - Telephone: 601.732.2932

November 3 - Show 3018
MISSISSIPPI'S GULF PORTS IN BUSINESS
Video runs 5:45 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
The Port of Gulfport and the Port of Pascagoula report they're open and doing business following Hurricane Katrina. Damage is still being repaired. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Original broadcast: June 2, 2006
Contact Information
Port of Gulfport - www.shipmspa.com Telephone: 228.248.0022
Port of Pascagoula - www.portofpascagoula.co Telephone: 228.762.4041

October 27 - Show 3017
TRAVIS CASANOVA, 2006 MFA OUTSTANDING TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR
Video runs 7:35 - RealOne 56K
Travis Casanova of Greenwood is the new Mississippi Forestry Association "Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year." Parts of Casanova's Marshall County tree farm have been owned by the family since 1829. Casanova has improved timber and wildlife habitat while controlling erosion. He also allows it to be used for field days in order to teach others. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Mississippi Forestry Association (601) 354-4936   www.msforestry.net
MSU Extension Service (662) 325-3905   www.msucares.com
Mississippi Forestry Commission (601) 359-1386   www.mfc.state.ms.us

October 20 - Show 3016
SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM
Video runs 8:00 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Mississippi State University dairy scientists develop one-of-kind ice cream.
Producer / Reporter: Brian Utley
Contact Information
MSU Cardwell Cheese Shop, 662-325-2338, www.msucheese.com

Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival, 662.682.7559, Festival web site
November 4 -11, 2006

October 13 - Show 3015
CURTIS SMITH, 2006 MISSISSIPPI LOGGER OF THE YEAR
Video runs 7:06 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Curtis Smith of Brookhaven is the 2006 Mississippi Forestry Association Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. Smith and Sons Logging is known for their environmentally-friendly and safe methods of operation. Anchor: Leighton Spann. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Curtis Smith, 601.833.2043
Mississippi Forestry Association (601) 354-4936   www.msforestry.net
MSU Extension Service (662) 325-3905   www.msucares.com
Mississippi Forestry Commission (601) 359-1386   www.mfc.state.ms.us

October 6 - Show 3014

September 29 - Show 3013
RUBY MYRICK WILSON, CENTENARIAN
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Ruby Wilson of Jasper County, Mississippi, turned 100 on August 30, 2006. She has lived all her life on a farm. Reporter: Artis Ford.

September 29 - Show 3013
IOWA "WELKOMS" DUTCH DAIRY FARM FAMILIES
Freedom to farm and a special visa designation is attracting some dairy farmers from the Netherlands to Iowa. This story is not available on our web site due to copyright considerations. The script is available for viewing at Iowa Public Television's Market to Market web site. See script here.

September 22 - Show 3012
REDESIGNING THE GULF COAST
Video runs 5:51 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Landscape architecture students from Mississippi State University submit designs for rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: April 7, 2006
Contact Information
Landscape Architecture Department, 601.325.3012    Web site
Mississippi State University

September 15 - Show 3011
CONSERVATION PROGRAM 33
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Program pays farmers to turn less productive land into conservation buffers and promote the growth of bobwhite quail and similar species. Farmer Jimmy Bryan of West Point, Mississippi, is glad he signed up. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Conservation Program 33, www.fsa.usda.gov
Mississippi State University, Wes Burger, Ph.D., 662.325.8782

September 8 - Show 3010
2006 DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS SETS NEW AUCTION RECORD
Video runs 6:54 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
More than $223,000 raised in auction. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: February 25, 2006.
Contact Information
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More
Mississippi Department of Education

September 1 - Show 3009
WILLIAM WINTER, 2005 MFA OUTSTANDING TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR
Video runs 9:29 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
The former Mississippi governor (1980-1984) has been a certified tree farmer for almost 50 years. He supported forestry during his public service career. The Mississippi Forestry Association chooses this award each year. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: January 27, 2006
Contact Information
Mississippi Forestry Association (601) 354-4936   www.msforestry.net
MSU Extension Service (662) 325-3905   www.msucares.com
Mississippi Forestry Commission (601) 359-1386   www.mfc.state.ms.us

August 25 - Show 3008
TREE STAND SAFETY
Video runs 8:09 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
Two Mississippi hunters died October 21, 2004, when they fell out of their tree stands. Many more are injured each year. Find out how to use your tree stand safely and investigate a Mississippi's invention which promises to make using tree stands safer. Anchor: Leighton Spann. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: December 17, 2004.
Contact Information
Brian Parkman, DCI - www.dontchanceit.net - Telephone: 601.732.2932

August 18 - Show 3007
FORMOSAN TERMITES
Video runs 6:25 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
McNeil, Mississippi. Mississippi State University scientists are studying high (electronic) and low tech (building techniques) ways to control this aggressive insect. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: September 16, 2005. Hurricane Katrina update at end of story.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Formosan Termite Research Facility - Information PDF
Michael Sanders - Telephone 662.325.8097
U.S. Department of Agriculture Formosan Research - Formosan Termite article
National Formosan Subterranean Termite Program Contact Information

August 11 - Show 3006
MIRACLE MARE
Video runs 8:45 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
She had three foals in a year's time with three different stallions. Mississippi State University is offering "embryo transfer" services to horse owners. It promises to dramatically increase the quality and the income potential of horse herds. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: June 24, 2005
Contact Information
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Peter Ryan, .662.325.2938 or Dr. David Christiansen, 662.325.1348

August 4, 2006 - Show 3005
AGRABILITY PROGRAM GIVES INDEPENDENCE TO DISABLED PEOPLE
Video runs 5:17 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Mississippi State University. MSU's AgrAbility program put Chuck Lenard of Crystal Springs back on his tractor after being paralyzed by a 2004 traffic accident. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Mississippi AgrAbility Project
Emily Knight, (601) 736-8251
emilyk@ext.msstate.edu
MSU AgrAbility web site www.msucares.com/safety/agrability/
Find your County Extension Office

July 28, 2006 - Show 3004
Mississippi Market Club Goats
Video runs 7:42 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Market goat livestock show projects gain in popularity among younger exhibitors and those who can't house a hog or steer. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contacts
Mississippi State University
Carroll County Extension Service Office, 662.237.6926
wwww.showgoatpage.com (not affiliated with MSU)

July 21, 2006 - Show 3003
TASTE OF GOURMET
Video runs 9:17 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Indianola, Mississippi. Tony and Evelyn Roughton have turned their love of food into a nationally-known restaurant, The Crown, and a direct sales food company, Taste of Gourmet. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
The Crown Restaurant, 110 Front Ave, Indianola, MS (662) 887-4522
Taste of Gourmet, www.tasteofgourmet.com (800) 722-8931

July 14, 2006 - Show 3002
SEDGEWOOD PLANTATION REGISTERED ANGUS
Video runs 6:48 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
This Canton, Mississippi, farm uses computerized wireless heat detection, artificial insemination, and computerized scales to improve his herd. This family farm has been operated for more than 100 years. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original airing: February 10, 2006.
Contact Information
Sedgewood Plantation - www.sedgewood.com   Bill Howard, 601.879.8739

July 7 - Show 3001
MISSISSIPPI POULTRY COMING BACK STRONG AND FASTER AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA
Video runs 9:01 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
Mississippi poultry growers are rebuilding wrecked chicken houses at a fast rate. Industry is back in an expansion mode. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: February 17, 2006.

June 30 - Show 3000
MISSISSIPPI DAIRY INDUSTRY IN DECLINE FOLLOWING KATRINA,
LOW MILK PRICES AND HIGH COSTS
Video runs 6:56 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Mississippi dairy farms are going out of business due to a triple whammy of low prices, high costs and being hit by Hurricane Katrina. Reporter: Brian Utley.

June 23, Show 2851
2006 DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS SETS NEW AUCTION RECORD
Video runs 6:54 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
More than $223,000 raised in auction. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original airing: February 24, 2006.
Contact Information
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More
Mississippi Department of Education

June 16 - Show 2850
CATTLEMEN'S EXCHANGE
Video runs 7:15 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
This Mississippi State University program puts cattlemen together so they can learn from each others' successes and mistakes. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: June 17, 2005.
Contact Information
Cattlemen's Exchange
Contact your county MSU Extension Service Office for an exchange taking place near you.

June 9 - Show 2949
WILLIAM WINTER, 2005 MFA OUTSTANDING TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR
Video runs 9:29 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
The former Mississippi governor (1980-1984) has been a certified tree farmer for almost 50 years. He supported forestry during his public service career. The Mississippi Forestry Association chooses this award each year. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: January 27, 2006
Contact Information
Mississippi Forestry Association (601) 354-4936   www.msforestry.net
MSU Extension Service (662) 325-3905   www.msucares.com
Mississippi Forestry Commission (601) 359-1386   www.mfc.state.ms.us

June 2 - Show 2948
MISSISSIPPI'S GULF PORTS IN BUSINESS
Video runs 5:45 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
The Port of Gulfport and the Port of Pascagoula report they're open and doing business following Hurricane Katrina. Some damage is still being repaired, but portions of their business is approaching pre-Katrina levels. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Port of Gulfport - www.shipmspa.com
Telephone: 228.248.0022
Port of Pascagoula - www.portofpascagoula.com
Telephone: 228.762.4041

May 26 - Show 2947
CATFISH ONE
Video runs 5:55 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
This Laurel, Mississippi-based restaurant franchise has outlets in five states. It's takeout-only menu is headlined by Mississippi farm-raised catfish and seafood. It's grown from 4 units to 40 since 2002. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Web: www.catfishone.net
E-mail: catfishone@c-gate.net
Telephone: 87-SEAFOOD-2 (877.323.6632)

May 19 - Show 2946
HURICANE KATRINA TIMBER SALVAGE
Video runs 6:13 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows 56K
Mississippi's tree farmers report it's losing proposition, but they're doing what they can to keep their trees from going to waste. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: December 16, 2005.
Contact Information
MSU Extension Service (662) 325-3905   www.msucares.com
Glenn Hughes, Ph.D. - 601.270.8729
Mississippi Forestry Association (601) 354-4936   www.msforestry.net
Mississippi Forestry Commission (601) 359-1386   www.mfc.state.ms.us

May 12
2006 DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS SETS NEW AUCTION RECORD
Video runs 6:54 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
More than $223,000 raised in auction. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Original broadcast: February 24, 2006.
Contact Information
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More
Mississippi Department of Education

May 5 - Show 2944
MAUTHE'S DAIRY
Video runs 8:13 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
Audio runs 1:33 - Real or MP3 (MS Public Broadcasting Radio)
The Mauthe family (Moe-tay) sells their milk and milk products directly to the public. They credit this with saving their farm from going out of business. Be sure to watch the end for the Hurricane Katrina update. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: May 27, 2005.
Contact Information
Mauthe’s Dairy, 601.542.3471 mauthesdairy@aol.com
Crescent City Farmers Market   www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org

April 28 - Show 2943
URBAN FORESTRY
Video runs 8:33 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Olive Branch and Jackson, Mississippi, embrace "urban forestry" as a way to make their cities more beautiful and enticing to shoppers. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter:  Brian Utley. Original broadcast: May 20, 2005.
Contact Information
Mississippi Urban Forest Council - Resource Guide and Toolkit
www.msurbanforest.com Telephones 601.856.1660    601.672.0755
16,000 trees available for cities to plant

April 21 - Show 2942
A BUILDING FOR EVERY SEASON
Video runs 10:26 -  Watch 56K - Watch 256K
Audio runs 1:36 - Real or MP3 (MS Public Broadcasting Radio)
The Landscape Architecture Building at Mississippi State University is up to 70% more energy efficient than comparable structures. Home owners could benefit from the same technology. Reporter:  Artis Ford. Original broadcast: April 29, 2005.
Contact Information
Landscape Architecture Dept. (web link) 662.325.3012
Mississippi State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
MSU Center for Sustainable Design (web link)

April 14 - Show 2941
MISSISSIPPI BIODIESEL ENTREPRENEURS
Video runs 8:19 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
Visit the first Mississippi convenience store to sell biodiesel and a biodiesel manufacturer in Pearl. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter:  Brian Utley. Original broadcast: October 7, 2005.
Contact Information
Earth Biofuels, Byram / Meridian, Mississippi - Telephone 601.594.5029 or 601.372.8445
Southern Biofuels, Jackson/Pearl, Mississippi - www.sobiodiesel.com
Telephone 601.939.0556

April 7 - Show 2940
REDESIGNING THE COAST
Video runs 5:51 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Landscape architecture students from Mississippi State University submit designs for rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
Landscape Architecture Department, 601.325.3012    Web site
Mississippi State University

March 31 - Show 2939
FORREST COUNTY AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
Video runs 9:47 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
Mississippi's last high school with a working farm. It's not an anachronism. It's meeting the academic needs of its students. It also has a beautiful campus and one of the most loyal alumni association you'll find anywhere.   Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Forrest County Agricultural High School, Brooklyn, Mississippi
Kyle Nobles, Superintendent, 601.583.1305

March 24 - Show 2938
LONGLEAF PINE RESTORATION IN MISSISSIPPI
Video runs 8:39 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
Once they dominated the sandy soils of the southern coastal plain. The Longleaf Alliance is working to bring back these stately trees. Reporter:  Brian Utley.
Contact Information
The Longleaf Alliance - 334.844.1032
www.longleafalliance.org

Randy Browning - 662.686.3375
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
MS Fish and Wildlife Foundation

March 17 - Show 2937
MIRACLE MARE
Video runs 8:45 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
She had three foals in a year's time with three different stallions. Mississippi State University is offering "embryo transfer" services to horse owners. It promises to dramatically increase the quality and the income potential of Mississippi horse herds. Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: June 23, 2005.
Contact Information
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Peter Ryan, .662.325.2938 or Dr. David Christiansen, 662.325.1348

March 17 - Show 2937
SMALL TOWN FIGHTS IOWA METH EPIDEMIC
City of Ottumwa fights back against the toll methamphetamine is taking on its citizens. This story is not available on our web site due to copyright considerations. The script is available for viewing at Iowa Public Television's Market to Market web site. See script here.
Contacts:
Iowa Drug Endangered Children programs
Cheryll Jones, Ottumwa Regional Hospital 641.682.8145

March 10 - Show 2936
TURKEY HABITAT
Video runs 7:54 -   RealOne 28K or RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
Tips for growing timber and turkeys on your land.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.
Original broadcast: May 30, 1996.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service, www.msucares.com
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Dean Stewart, Telephone (662) 324-6443, FarView Forest & Wildlife Services, Starkville, MS

March 3 - Show 2935
NEW "LIGHT" LOGGING TECHNOLOGY
Video runs 9:10 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
Audio runs - Real or MP3
Loggers and timber companies adopt new technology to allow logging in wet conditions. Some machines are computerized and use lasers to measure and harvest the wood. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: April 22, 2005.
Contact Information
Georgia-Pacific - Wood & Fiber Procurement - Tommy Joyner, 601.933.0483
Charles Donald Timber Company - George Donald, 601.940.3466

February 24 - Show 2934
2006 DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS SETS NEW AUCTION RECORD
Video runs 6:54 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
More than $223,000 raised in auction. Reporter: Brian Utley.
Contact Information
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More
Mississippi Department of Education

February 17 - Show 2933
MISSISSIPPI POULTRY COMING BACK STRONG AND FASTER AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA
Video runs 9:01 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
Mississippi poultry growers are rebuilding wrecked chicken houses at a fast rate. Industry is back in an expansion mode. Reporter: Artis Ford.

February 10 - Show 2932
SEDGEWOOD PLANTATION REGISTERED ANGUS
Video runs 6:48 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
This Canton, Mississippi, farm uses computerized wireless heat detection, artificial insemination, and computerized scales to improve his herd. This family farm has been operated for more than 100 years. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Sedgewood Plantation - www.sedgewood.com   Bill Howard, 601.879.8739

February 3 - Show 2931
FORMOSAN TERMITES
Video runs 6:25 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
McNeill, Mississippi. Mississippi State University scientists are studying high (electronic) and low tech (building techniques) ways to control this aggressive insect. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: September 16, 2005. Hurricane Katrina update at end of story.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Formosan Termite Research Facility - Information PDF
Michael Sanders - Telephone 662.325.8097

U.S. Department of Agriculture Formosan Research - Formosan Termite article
National Formosan Subterranean Termite Program Contact Information

January 27 - Show 2930
WILLIAM WINTER, 2005 MFA OUTSTANDING TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR
Video runs 9:29 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
The former Mississippi governor (1980-1984) has been a certified tree farmer for almost 50 years. He supported forestry during his public service career. The Mississippi Forestry Association chooses this award each year. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Mississippi Forestry Association (601) 354-4936   www.msforestry.net
MSU Extension Service (662) 325-3905   www.msucares.com
Mississippi Forestry Commission (601) 359-1386   www.mfc.state.ms.us

January 20 - Show 2929
THE TRAVELS OF BILLY MOORE
Video runs 7:51 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
Audio runs 1:21 - Real or MP3 (MS Public Broadcasting Radio)
Billy Moore is a member of the Mississippi soybean rust team. He illustrates the the partnership between farmers, state officials and federal offices as they work together to detect and control Asian Soybean Rust in Mississippi. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: August 26, 2005.
Contact Information
www.stopsoybeanrust.com
U.S. Department of Agriculture Public Soybean Rust Site - www.sbrusa.net
North American Plant Disease Forecast Center - site
Mid-South Soybean Rust Monitor - www.soyrust.org
Mississippi State University Extension Service - Soybean Rust - site

January 13 - Show 2928
WORLD AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND ESTIMATES.
Video runs 10:46 - Watch 56K  - Watch 300K
Security and integrity are behind influential report produced monthly by the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. Anchor:  Leighton Spann.
Original broadcast: January 14, 2005.
Contact Information
World Agricultural Outlook Board - Home page (U.S. Department of Agriculture )

January 6 - Show 2927
OREGON II KEEPS TRACK OF SEA LIFE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
Part 1 - Video runs 8:48 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
Part 2 - Video runs 6:27 - Watch 56K or Watch 256K
Mississippi State University wildlife and fisheries students help the National Marine Fisheries Service gather fish and invertebrate population data in the Gulf of Mexico. The eight day trip took place board the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Oregon II. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: December 17, 2004.
Contact Information
NOAA / National Marine Fisheries Service - Pascagoula, MS, Office
Oregon II - Visitors Page
NOAA/NMFS Cooperator Volunteer Program
NOAA/NMFS Teacher at Sea Program

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