December 28, 2007 - Show 3125
Restaurant Management Chain Buys From Local Farmers
See this story at Market to Market
Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The Bon Appétit Management Company requires its restaurants to buy food and meat from local and regional farmers.  Reporter:  Nancy Crowfoot.
Contacts
Link to story script at Market to Market
Bon Appétit Management Company
Slow Food USA

December 28, 2007 - Show 3125
Green Electricity
See this story at Market to Market
Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The Bon Appétit Management Company requires its restaurants to buy food and meat from local and regional farmers.  Reporter:  David Miller.
Contacts
Link to story script at Market to Market

December 21, 2007 - Show 3124
Natural Christmas Trees in Demand
See this story at Market to Market
Sales of natural Christmas trees sales are on the rise.  Visit the farm of the president of the Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association.  Reporter:  Jeannie Campbell
Contacts
Link to story script at Market to Market
National Christmas Tree As

December 14, 2007 - Show 3123
7L Farms and Land Company
Length:  6:48         Flash Video
Wiggins, Mississippi. This six-year-old ranch produces registered Angus cattle using the latest techology. It plans to have the first DNA laboratory on a commerical cattle operation. Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Amy Taylor.  Original broadcast:  June 29, 2007
Contacts
7L Farms and Land Company, Wiggins, MS
www.7lfarms.com     (601) 928-5288

December 7, 2007 - Show 3122
Norman Borlaug, Father of the Green Revolution
See this story at Market to Market
Ninety-three year old Norman Borlaug received the Congressional Gold Medal last summer in Washington D.C. He's only the fifth person to receive it as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Nobel Peace Prize (1970). His plant breeding work to increase wheat yields in the Third World after World War Two is credited with saving millions of lives.  Reporter Nancy Crowfoot.
Contacts
Link to story script at Market to Market
Links to information about Norman Borlaug
www.worldfoodprize.org

November 30, 2007 - Show 3121
Trains and Mississippi Agriculture
Length:  6:48         Flash Video - Better quality           Flash Video - Lower speed
A new exhibit at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson chronicles how the railroad helped to develop state agriculture. Jackson-area model train enthusiasts have built a major layout to help tell the story.  Farmweek's Leighton Spann reports.  Original broadcast:  June 15, 2007. 
Contacts
Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum - web page
1150 Lakeland Drive, Jackson
Telephones: (601) 713-3365, (800) 844-8687.
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, Children 5-18 $3, Children 3-4 $1
Jackson Society of Model Engineers, www.jsme.org

November 23, 2007 - Show 3120
Ips Beetles Kill Mississippi Pines
Flash video - Low speed      
Ips Bark Beetles are killing Mississippi pine trees. Hurricane Katrina and the dry weather that followed it weakened the trees to point they were easy prey for the beetles.  Reporter:  Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Dr. Glenn Hughes, Area Forester, Hattiesburg (601) 794-0671
Karnes Tree Service, Hattiesburg (601) 549-2694

November 16, 2007 - Show 3119
2006 YEAR IN REVIEW
Video runs 7:36 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256
Drought, the off year elections, and biofuels highlight 2006. Reporter: Artis Ford.  Original broadcast:  December 16, 2006

November 9, 2007 - Show 3118
DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JR. CHAMPS
Video runs 8:23 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Jackson, Mississippi.  Sale paid a record $279,000+ to young livestock showmen.  Thirty showmen who didn't make it to the Sale were honored with college scholarships.  Reporter:  Amy Taylor.  Original broadcast:  February 23, 2007.
Contact Information
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More information
Mississippi Department of Education

November 2, 2007 - Show 3117
Video runs 8:05 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Mississippi State University dairy scientists develop one-of-kind premium ice cream.
Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Producer / Reporter: Brian Utley.  Original broadcast:  October 21, 2006.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University, Cardwell Cheese Shop
(662) 325-2338, www.msucheese.com
Sweet Potato Sweets, www.sweetpotatosweets.com 
(800) 770-5035 or (662) 682-9647

October 26, 2007 - Show 3116
Harley and Billie Craven - 2007-2008 MFA Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year
Video runs 9:57 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Newton, Mississippi.  The Cravens live on their beautiful 400 acre tree farm that they planted and grew themselves.  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 19, 2007 - Show 3115
Cotton Burr Compost
Video runs 8:07 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Tunica, Mississippi.  The Three Way Gin is composting its "gin trash" and selling it to gardeners and landscapers through it "New Delta Recyclers" company.  Gardeners who try it swear by it.  It's available in bags or bulk.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporter:  Brian Utley.  Original broadcast:  June 2, 2007.
Contact Information
New Delta Recyclers, Inc. & Three Way Gin, Tunica, Mississippi, (662) 363-3587, (662) 363-2757

October 12, 2007 - Show 3114
CIRCLE Y EQUESTRIAN CENTER - Length 6:03
RealOne Video 56K or RealOne Video 256K
Corinth, Mississippi. James and Sheryl Yancey operate a popular agri-tourism operation that exposes children to agriculture. Reporter: Amy Taylor
Contact Information
Circle Y Equestrian Center, Corinth
(662) 665-0820   www.circleydining.com

October 5, 2007 - Show 3113
Farmweek History - Video runs 7:11
RealOne 56K  RealOne 256K
Learn about Farmweek's history and who has worked on the show.  Reporter: Artis Ford.

September 28, 2007 - Show 3112
LANCE McCLOUD, MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY ASSOCIATION "OUTSTANDING LOGGER OF THE YEAR"
Video runs 8:10 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Jayess, Mississippi.  No lost time accidents in 10 years. McCloud stresses safety and following Best Management Practices in his environmental stewardship.  Reporter:  Artis Ford.
Contact Information
McCloud Logging, Jayess, (601) 835-3217
MS Forestry Association, (601) 354-4936, www.msforestry.net

September 21, Show 3111
THE BOTTLE TREE MAN
Video runs 6:55 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Greenwood, Mississippi.  A farm manager has turned a wintertime artistic diversion into a product with national demand.  Dudley Pleasants makes and markets "bottle trees" via his web site, www.thebottletreeman.com  The tradition was brought to the southern United States by slaves.  Anchor:  Amy Taylor.  Reporter:  Artis Ford.  Original broadcast:  March 30, 2007.
Contact Information
www.thebottletreeman.com, Telephone:  662.458.1960, Dudley Pleasants

September 14, 2007 - Show 3110
RICE DONE "R.I.T.E."
Video runs 5:43 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
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:  Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
R.I.T.E. - Rice Improvement Through Technology and Education
Nathan Buehring, Ph.D., Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Telephone (662) 686-3301
MSUCares.com - Rice web site     MSU Delta Research and Extension Center - Rice web site

September 7, 2007 - Show 3109
RUBY MYRICK WILSON, CENTENARIAN
Video runs 10:04 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Ruby Wilson of Jasper County, Mississippi, turned 100 on August 30, 2006.  She's now 101 years old.  She has lived all her life on a farm.  Story includes rare television footage of the Wilson Family from 1955. Reporter:  Artis Ford.  Original broadcast:  September 2006.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University, CHARM Collection
Mattie Sink, (662) 325-3848, library.msstate.edu/charm

August 31, 2007 - Show 3108
MISSISSIPPI FARM TOY COLLECTORS
Video runs 7:20 - Watch 28K or Watch 300K
Four of the state's top farm toy collectors share their love of this hobby.  Anchor: Artis Ford. Reporter: Brian Utley (Original broadcast: March 23, 2004)
Contact Information
John Byrd, Ph.D. - (662) 325-4537

August 24, 2007 - Show 3107
JULIAN WATSON, TREE FARMER'S TREE FARMER
Video runs 7:35 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Holmes County, Mississippi. Julian Watson knew nothing about tree farming when he started in the mid-1980's. Since then, he's taken short courses and sought out help from public and private agencies. His tree farm produces trees fast. Reporter: Artis Ford
Contact Information
U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, (965) 965-4940
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 17, 2007 - Show 3106
MISSISSIPPI HORSE PARK
Video runs 7:16 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Starkville, Mississippi.  The Mississippi Horse Park has become an established part of tourism in the Starkville area.  It's much more than horses.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.  Original broadcast:  March 23, 2007.
Contact Information
Mississippi Horse Park, Mississippi State University, Telephone: (662) 325-9350

August 10, 2007 - Show 3105
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.  Original broadcast:  October 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 3, 2007 - Show 3104
MISSISSIPPI BARREL HORSE RACING
Video runs 10:04 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Mississippi has become a hot bed of barrel horse racing activity. Some of the sport's top riders and top events take place in Mississippi. Reporter: Amy Taylor.  Original broadcast: April 27, 2007.

July 27, 2007 - Show 3103
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. Original broadcast: August 4, 2006.
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 20, 2007 - Show 3102
CONSERVATION PROGRAM 33
Video runs 6:15 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
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.  Original broadcast:  September 15, 2006.
Contact Information
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation Program 33, www.fsa.usda.gov
Find your state Farm Service Agency office
Mississippi State University, Wes Burger, Ph.D., 662.325.8782

July 20, 2007 - Show 3102
FARM RESCUE
North Dakota non-profit, volunteer group helps farmers who have been injured or hit by illness.  The group will plant or harvest their crop.  It seeks to expand to other states.   The script is available for viewing at Iowa Public Television's Market to Market web site.  See script here.
Contacts Information
Farm Rescue, www.farmrescue.org   1-701-526-0947
P.O. Box 1100, Jamestown, ND   58402      e-mail: info@farmrescue.org

July 20, 2007 - Show 3102
NEBRASKA CORPORATE FARM LAW
A federal court has struck down the Nebraska law preventing outside corporations from owning farms there.  What happens from here?  The script is available for viewing at Iowa Public Television's Market to Market web site.  See script here.

July 13, 2007 - Show 3101
2007 DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS
Video runs 8:23 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Jackson, Mississippi.  Sale paid more than $279,000 to young livestock showmen.  Thirty showmen who didn't make it to the Sale were honored with college scholarships.  Reporter:  Amy Taylor.  Original broadcast:  February 23, 2007.
Contact Information
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More information
Mississippi Department of Education

June 29, 2007 - Show 3052
7L FARMS AND LAND COMPANY
Video runs 7:09 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Wiggins, Mississippi.  This six-year-old farm / ranch produces registered Angus cattle using the latest techology.  It plans to have the first DNA laboratory on a farm.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporter:  Amy Taylor.
Contact Information
7L Farms and Land Company, Wiggins, MS      www.7lfarms.com     (601) 928-5288

June 22, 2007 - Show 3052
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
Contact Information
Mississippi State University
Kipp Brown, Carroll County Extension Service Office, (662) 237-6926
wwww.showgoatpage.com (not affiliated with MSU)

June 15, 2007 - Show 3050
RAILROADS AND MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURE
Video runs 7:48 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Jackson, Mississippi.  The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum has opened a new exhibit illustrating how railroads helped to develop the state's agricultural industries.  A giant model railroad system has been built which visitors can operate.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, web page   1150 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS
Telephones:  (601) 713-3365, (800) 844-8687    Hours:  Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: Adults $4, Seniors $3, Children 6-18 $2, Children 3-5 50 cents
Jackson Society of Model Engineers, www.jsme.org

June 8, 2007 - Show 3049
THE COTTON MUSEUM
Video runs 7:54 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Memphis is still the cash cotton capital of the world. "The Cotton Museum" recalls the day when the Memphis Cotton Exchange and the surrounding neighborhood was the absolute center of the world's cotton trade. The museum has been opened on the old trading floor of the exchange. It features cotton's effects on the economics, the social and the music of the world. Reporter:  Leighton Spann.  Original broadcast:  January 26, 2007.
Contact Information
The Cotton Museum, www.memphiscottonmuseum.org
Memphis Cotton Exchange, 65 Union Avenue. Memphis, Tennessee
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.      Sunday Noon- 5 p.m.
Adults $5, Seniors $4.50, Students $4, Children 6-12 $3 (under 6 free)
Phone (901) 532-7826

June 1, 2007 - Show 3048
COTTON BURR COMPOST
Video runs 8:07 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Tunica, Mississippi.  The Three Way Gin is composting its "gin trash" and selling it to gardeners and landscapers through it "New Delta Recyclers" company.  Gardeners who try it swear by it.  It's available in bags or bulk.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporter:  Brian Utley.
Contact Information
New Delta Recyclers, Inc. & Three Way Gin
Tunica, Mississippi, (662) 363-3587, (662) 363-2757

May 25, 2007 - Show 3047
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

May 18, 2007 - Show 3046
2006 IN REVIEW
Video runs 7:36 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Drought, the off year elections, and biofuels highlight 2006. Reporter: Artis Ford.

May 11, 2007 - Show 3045
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

May 4, 2007 - Show 3044
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.  Original broadcast:  October 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

April 27, 2007 - Show 3043
MISSISSIPPI BARREL HORSE RACING
Video runs 10:04 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Mississippi has become a hot bed of barrel horse racing activity. Some of the sport's top riders and top events take place in Mississippi. Reporter:  Amy Taylor.

April 20, 2007 - Show 3042
RUBY MYRICK WILSON, CENTENARIAN
Video runs 10:04 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Ruby Wilson of Jasper County, Mississippi, turned 100 on August 30, 2006.  She has lived all her life on a farm.  Story includes rare television footage of the Wilson Family from 1955.  Reporter:  Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University, Mattie Sink, 662.325.3848, CHARM Collection, library.msstate.edu/charm

April 13, 2007 - Show 3041
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)

April 6, 2007 - Show 3040
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
Mississippi State University
Cardwell Cheese Shop, 662.325.2338, www.msucheese.com
Sweet Potato Sweets, www.sweetpotatosweets.com
800.770.5035 or 662.682.9647

March 30, 2007 - Show 3039
THE BOTTLE TREE MAN
Video runs 6:55 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Greenwood, Mississippi.  A farm manager has turned a wintertime artistic diversion into a product with national demand.  Dudley Pleasants makes and markets "bottle trees" via his web site, www.thebottletreeman.com  The tradition was brought to the southern United States by slaves.  Anchor:  Amy Taylor.  Reporter:  Artis Ford.
Contact Information
www.thebottletreeman.com, Telephone:  662.458.1960, Dudley Pleasants

March 23, 2007 - Show 3038
MISSISSIPPI HORSE PARK
Video runs 7:16 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Starkville, Mississippi.  The Mississippi Horse Park has become an established part of tourism in the Starkville area.  It's has much more than horses.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Mississippi Horse Park, Mississippi State University, Telephone: 662.325.9350

March 16, 2007 - Show 3037
REDESIGNING THE GULF COAST
Video runs 5:51 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Contact Information
Landscape Architecture Department, 601.325.3012    Web site    Mississippi State University
www.mississippirenewal.com

March 16, 2007 - Show 3037
An Iowa electric utility is seeing whether prairie "switchgrass" can replace part of the coal it burns.  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 the script here.

March 16, 2007 - Show 3037
USDA AVIAN FLU LABORATORY
A tour of the world's top avian flu detection laboratory.  It's located in 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 the script here.

March 9, 2007- Show 3036
TURKEY HABITAT
Video runs 7:54 -   RealOne 28K  RealOne 56K  RealOne 256K   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, (662) 324-6443, FarView Forest & Wildlife Services, Starkville, MS

March 2, 2007 - Show 3035
CURTIS SMITH, 2006-2007 MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 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.  Original broadcast:  October 13, 2006.
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

February 23, 2007 - Show 3034
2007 DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS
Video runs 8:23 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Jackson, Mississippi.  Sale paid more than $279,000 to young livestock showmen.  Thirty showmen who didn't make it to the Sale were honored with college scholarships.  Reporter:  Amy Taylor.
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More information
Mississippi Department of Education

February 16, 2007 - Show 3033
CONSERVATION PROGRAM 33
Video runs 6:15 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
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.  Original broadcast:  September 15, 2006.
Contact Information
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation Program 33, www.fsa.usda.gov
Find your state Farm Service Agency office
Mississippi State University, Wes Burger, Ph.D., 662.325.8782

February 9, 2007 - Show 3032
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

February 2 - Show 3031
MISSISSIPPI POULTRY CAME BACK STRONG AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA
Video runs 9:01 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K or Windows
Mississippi poultry growers bounced back fast after the storm. Industry is back in an expansion mode. Reporter: Artis Ford. Original broadcast: February 17, 2006.

January 26, 2007- Show 3030
THE COTTON MUSEUM
Video runs 7:54 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Memphis is still the cash cotton capital of the world. "The Cotton Museum" recalls the day when the Memphis Cotton Exchange and the surrounding neighborhood was the absolute center of the world's cotton trade. The museum has been opened on the old trading floor of the exchange. It features cotton's effects on the economics, the social and the music of the Mid-South. Reporter:  Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
The Cotton Museum, www.memphiscottonmuseum.org
Memphis Cotton Exchange, 65 Union Avenue. Memphis, Tennessee
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.      Sunday Noon- 5 p.m.
Adults $5, Seniors $4.50, Students $4, Children 6-12 $3 (under 6 free)
Phone (901) 532-7826        

January 19, 2007 - Show 3029
2006 AGRICULTURAL YEAR IN REVIEW
Video runs 7:36 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256
Drought, the off year elections, and biofuels highlight 2006. Reporter: Artis Ford.

January 12, 2007 - Show 3028
MISSISSIPPI TREE FARMERS HIT HARD BY HURRICANE KATRINA
Video runs 7:34 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256K
Audio runs 1:24 - Real or MP3 (Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio)
Former tree farmers of the year were hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.  Producer/Reporter: Brian Utley. Original broadcast: November 18, 2005
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Forestry Web Site
Purvis office - 601.794.0671
Glenn Hughes, Ph.D. - 601.270.8729

January 5, 2007- Show 3027
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. Original broadcast: August 4, 2006.
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