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December 12, 2008
A look back at the agricultural happenings which took place during 2007 in Mississippi and the United States. Reporter:  Artis Ford. Original broadcast:  January 25, 2008

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December 5, 2008 - Show #3222
Gaddis Farms - 111 years strong
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Bolton, Mississippi.  This farm has been farmed continuously by the same family for 111 years.  Five generations have worked this large, diversified row crop and cattle operation.  Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporter:  Amy Taylor.   Original broadcast: 
Contact Information
Gaddis Farms, (601) 866-2253


November 21, 2008
- Show #3220
Pine Straw Bosses
Watch the Flash video - Runs 8:05
See how two Mississippi pine tree farmers make extra money by baling and selling the pine straw under their trees.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.  Original broadcast:  May 9, 2008.
Contact Information
www.msucares.com
www.pinestraw.biz

Natural Resources Conservation Service, New Albany, MS (662) 534-7651


November 21, 2008 - Show #3220
Backyard Harvest
This story is from Market to Market at Iowa Public Television.
Click here to watch the story         Click here to read the script

Organization "gleans" produce from local farms to help local food banks. Chapters are located in California, Idaho and Washington.  This story covers the chapter operating in the Lewiston and Moscow, Idaho, area.
Contact information
Backyard Harvest - www.backyardharvest.org

November 21, 2008 - Show #3220
National Drought Mitigation Center
This story is from Market to Market at Iowa Public Television.
Click here to watch the story         Click here to read the script

The National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) helps people, institutions, local governments to develop and implement measures to reduce societal vulnerability to drought, stressing preparedness and risk management rather than crisis management. Most of the NDMC’s services are directed to state, federal, regional, and tribal governments that are involved in drought and water supply planning.
Contact information
National Drought Mitigation Center, www.drought.unl.edu

November 14, 2008 - Show #3219
Farm Rescue
This story is from Market to Market at Iowa Public Television.
Click here to watch the story         Click here to read the script
North Dakota-based group plants or harvests crops for farmers who are temporarily disabled or whose farms have suffered a weather-related disaster such as a tornado. The organization wants to establish chapters in other states.  It has helped 68 farmers in North Dakota and South Dakota.
Anchor:  Artis Ford.  Reporter:  David Miller.

Contact Information
Farm Rescue, Jamestown, North Dakota - www.farmrescue.org
(701) 526-0947


Carbon Credits Trading Benefits Tree Farmers -
November 7, 2008 - Show #3218
Watch the Flash video - Runs 7:34
"Carbon credits trading" has come to Mississippi.  Big emitters of carbon dioxide (such as electric power plants) will pay trees farmers to "store carbon".  Tree farmer Julian Watson of Holmes County was one of the first to take advantage of this new market.  Find out if carbon credits training is right for you.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
- Dr. Randy Rousseau, Mississippi State University, (662) 325-2777
- “Carbon Credits” MSU Extension Publication - web link - pdf
- AgraGate Climate Credits Corporation, www.agragate.com
- Chicago Climate Exchange, www.chicagoclimatex.com

May's Corn Maze Farmweek - October 31, 2008 - Show #3217
Watch the Flash video - Runs 9:38
The May Brothers, Steve and Myron, and their families are running a corn maze for the third year at Stewart, Mississippi. Discover some of the ins and outs of operating a successful corn maze.  Reporter:  Artis Ford
Contact Information

May’s Corn Maze, Stewart MS   (662) 258-2302 or (662) 262-7229

Agritourism Information - Dr. Darryl Jones, (662) 325-3174
Natural Resource Enterprises Program - web link
Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi State University


Stanley Wise, Mississippi State University Extension Service
Union County Office, (662) 534-1917


October 24, 2008
- Show #3216
California Garlic Farm Fights Foreign Imports
To view this story      To read the script
(These links will take you to Iowa Public Television's "Market to Market" show)
Christopher Ranch (Gilroy, California) has been in business for more than 50 years.  The nation's number one garlic producer is battling legal and illegal Chinese imports that account for 75% of U.S. garlic sales.

Contact Information
Christopher Ranch Garlic, www.christopherranch.com
E-mail Garlicia@christopherranch.com


October 17, 2008
- Show #3215
Johnie Floyd Weems, 2008 MFA Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year
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The Mississippi Forestry Association has named Johnie Floyd Weems Jasper County its "2008 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year."  Reporter:  Artis Ford.
Contacts for Forestry 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


October 17, 2008
- Show #3215
Iowa Program Seeks to Help Young Farmers Get Started
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(These links will take you to Iowa Public Television's "Market to Market" show)

Contact Information
Beginning Farmer Center - Iowa State University Extension - (877) 232-1999

October 17, 2008 - Show #3215
New Farmers Chart Their Own Course (California)
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(These links will take you to Iowa Public Television's "Market to Market" show)

Contact Information
California FarmLink - (707) 829-1691

October 10, 2008 - Show #3214

Agritourism! - Little Creek Ranch
Length: 8:19   Watch the Flash video
Agritourism is growing as landowners discover ways to supplement their incomes other than farming.  Little Creek Ranch, Corinth, Mississippi, offers trail riding, camping, fishing, meeting facilities, etc.   Find out what to consider when starting an agritourism enterprise.  Reporter:  Amy Taylor
Contact Information
Little Creek Ranch Corinith, MS - www.littlecreek.ms - (662) 287-0362
Reese Orchard Starkville, MS - www.reeseorchard.com - (662) 324-1509

Agritourism Information - Dr. Darryl Jones, (662) 325-3174
Natural Resource Enterprises Program - web link
Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi State University

October 3, 2008 - Farmweek #3213
Lillian Thornton, First Farmweek Feature Story
Length: 7:40   Watch the Flash video
Lillian Thornton was a remarkable woman when she appeared in Farmweek's first feature show, October 3, 1977. The 81-year-old raised registered Angus cattle, made gates and tossed hay bales like a much younger person. An update on Mrs. Thornton appears at the end of the segment.

September 26, 2008 - Farmweek #3212
Brad Smith, 2008 MFA Outstanding Logger of the Year
Length: 8:03   Watch the Flash video

Brad Smith of Brookhaven is the Mississippi Forestry Association's new "Outstanding Logger of the Year."   Smith's company, BJ Smith Logging, is known for its safety and its environmentally-friendly method of harvesting.  Smith is also known for his support of charities including "Log a Load for Kids."  Reporter:  Leighton Spann
Contact Information
BJ Smith Logging, Brookhaven, (601) 823-0756
Log a Load for Kids, National web site, www.logaloadforkids.org
Mississippi Forestry Association, Jackson, (601) 354-4936, www.msforestry.net

September 19, 2008 - Show #3211
Farmweek's 30th Anniversary
Length: 6:58   Watch the Flash video
Farmweek's 30th anniversary year ends at the end of September. This feature story looks back at many of the landmark events on the show. Reporter: Artis Ford.

September 12, 2008 - Show #3210

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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(These links will take you to Iowa Public Television's "Market to Market" show)

The NREL is a federal facility started after the Arab Oil embargo of 1973.  It has lead a lot of the developments in wind, solar and ethanol.
Contact Information
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

September 5, 2008 - Show #3209

Wind Energy College
To view this story    To read the script   
(These links will take you to Iowa Public Television's "Market to Market" show)
Graduates of the Wind Energy and Turbine Technology Program at Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville, Iowa, are in demand in this growing industry.
Contact Information

Wind Energy and Turbine Technology Program
Iowa Lakes Community College
Angie DeJong, Office Associate for Wind Energy, Telephone 712-362-7931 adejong@iowalakes.edu

August 29, 2008 - Show #3208
Beer Maker Converts By-Products into Ethanol
To view this story -  To read the script 
(These links will take you to Iowa Public Television's "Market to Market" show)

Coors of Golden, Colorado, is making three million gallons of ethanol a year by using by-products of its beer production.

August 22, 2008 - Show #3207

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
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(These links will take you to Iowa Public Television's "Market to Market" show)

The National Safety Council estimates 104 young people die in farm accidents each year. Marilyn Adams of Iowa lost her 11-year son to a farm accident in 1986. She formed "Farm Safety 4 Just Kids" the following year. The organization provides a wide variety of teaching materials, warning stickers, etc. geared toward teaching young people to be safe on the farm.
Contact Information
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids, www.fs4jk.org    (800) 423-5437
Progressive Agriculture Safety Days, www.progressiveag.org   (888) 257-3529

August 15, 2008 - Show #3206

Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
Length: 8:55   Watch the Flash video

Jackson, Mississippi. The 2008 Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions was held February 7.  It is the pinnacle of the junior livestock show program in Mississippi.  More than $242,000 was raised in the auction for the young men and women who made it into the Sale.  Another $41,000+ in scholarships were also awarded other livestock showmen.  
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More information
Mississippi Department of Education
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More information


August 8, 2008 - Show #3205
To view this story - Go to Iowa Public Television's "Market to Market" show.
To read the script

Purdy, Missouri, farmer Kip Cullers is the world record yield title holder for soybeans.  He's held the title for the past two years.  He harvested more than 154 bushels per acre from his contest field in 2007.
Contact Information
Field Notes from Kip Cullers - Pioneer Web Site  More from Cullers at Pioneer
Links to other Kip Cullers stories


August 1, 2008 - Show #3204

RICE DONE "R.I.T.E."
Length:  5:32 Watch the Flash video
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.  Original broadcast:  September 14, 2007.
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 sit
e

July 25, 2008 - Show #3203

Deep South Bull Group
Video runs 7:24 - Watch the Flash video

Three Mississippi purebred Simmental bull breeders are working together to keep their individual operations in business.  Known as the "Deep South Bull Group" they join together the first Saturday of each March to hold an annual commercial bull and heifer sale in Tylertown.  The event has increased their sales over their former practice of selling bulls from their individual farms.  Reporter:  Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Deep South Bull Group
7th Annual Sale, Saturday, March 7, 2009, 1 p.m.
Livestock Producers Sale Barn, Tylertown

2008 Sale Catalog is still available on line
Dillion Simmental Farm, David Dillion, Lexington, MS  (662) 834-2722
Flying B Farm, Frank Brown, Petal, MS  (601) 582-0563
Holland Simmental Farm, Charles Holland, Magee, MS  (601) 849-2954
Livestock Producers Sale Barn, Tylertown, MS, Mike Pigott, (601) 876-3465


July 18, 2008 - Show #3202
Farmall Promenade
To view this story - Go to Iowa Public Television's "Market to Market" show. To read the script
These farmers from Nemaha, Iowa, have "square danced" for ten years on antique Farmall tractors.  The group is performing its last dance August 30, 2008.
Contact Information
Farmall Promenade - www.farmallpromenade.com  (712) 636-4503

July 11, 2008 - Show #3201
2007 Agricultural Year in Review
Video runs 8:40 - Watch the Flash video

The year saw the Farm Bill debate come to Mississippi. State row crop farmers set new yield records in spite of the dry weather.

June 27, 2008 - Show #3151
LANCE McCLOUD, MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY ASSOCIATION "OUTSTANDING LOGGER OF THE YEAR"
Video runs 8:15 - Watch the Flash video

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


June 13, 2008 - Show #3149
Mississippi Agriculture Undergoing Permanent Acreage Shift?
Video runs 7:55  Watch the Flash Video

Mississippi farmers will plan their smallest cotton crop on record in 2008.  Is Mississippi making a permanent shift in crop acreage away from cotton?  What are the consequences of losing the infrastructure needed to support cotton production? Reporter:  Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, Jackson - MFBF web site
(800) 227-8244 or (601) 957-3200
Mississippi Cattlemen's Association, Jackson - MCA web site
(662) 354-8951


June 6, 2008 - Show #3148
Katrina Childcare Comeback "Nurturing Homes Initiative"
Video runs 7:55  Watch the Flash video

Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Mississippi State University Extension Service played a great part in getting home-based childcare providers back in business following Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The "Nuturing Homes Initiative" is responsible. Childcare operators are now back to pre-Katrina levels. Reporter: Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Early Childhood Education - Nurturing Homes Initiative - (662) 325-3083
NHI - Mississippi State University Extension Service Web Site


May 30, 2008 - Show #3147
Gaddis Farms, 111 Years Strong
Video runs 7:14  Watch the Flash Video

Bolton, Mississippi. This farm has been farmed continuously by the same Kendall Family for 111 years. Five generations have worked this row crop and cattle operation. Reporter: Amy Taylor.
Contact Information
Gaddis Farms, (601) 866-2253

May 23, 2008 - Show #3146
Trains and Agriculture
Video runs 6:46  Watch the Flash Video

A permanent 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.
Contact Information
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


May 16, 2008 - Show #3145
Black Farmers and USDA
Watch the story at Market to Market  Runs 8:05

If the proposed Farm Bill becomes law, black farmers in the U.S. will get another chance to take part in the 1999 civil rights case again the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Many say they were unable to the first go-round.  Reporter:  Andrew Batt.
Contacts Information
Link to story script at Market to Market (produced by Iowa Public Television)   
National Black Farmers Association, www.blackfarmers.org
Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, www.bfaa-us.org


May 9, 2008 - Show #3144
Pine Straw Bosses
Video runs 7:57 - Watch the Flash Video

Grenada and Lumberton, Mississippi.  Two Mississippi landowners make extra money from their pine trees by selling the straw for use as landscape mulch.  Reporter:  Leighton Spann.
Contact Information
www.msucares.com
www.pinestraw.biz

Natural Resources Conservation Service, New Albany, MS (662) 534-7651


May 2, 2008 - Show #3143
Wisconsin Cooperative Provides Health Insurance for Farmers
Watch the story at MTM

Wisconsin.  A health insurance cooperative has been formed to provide Wisconsin farmers with affordable health insurance.
Contact Information
Link to story script at Market to Market   
"Co-op Care" Web Site  (608) 258-4388


April 25, 2008 - Show #3142
Mississippi Horse Park
Video runs 7:16 - Watch the Flash Video
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

April 18, 2008 - Show #3141
Julian Watson, A Tree Farmer's Tree Farmer
Video runs 5:17 - Watch the Flash video

Holmes County, Mississippi.  Julian Watson is a self-taught tree farmer who got into the tree farm business in mid-1980's. It turned erosion-ridden family land into a solid investment. Reporter:  Artis Ford.  Original broadcast:  August 24, 2007.
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


March 14, 2008 - Show #3136
AGRABILITY PROGRAM GIVES INDEPENDENCE TO DISABLED PEOPLE
Video runs 5:17 - Watch the Flash video
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 Offic
e

March 14, 2008 - Show #3136
Health Insurance Cooperative Serves Farmers in Wisconsin
See this story at Market to Market - Iowa Public Television

Wisconsin.  A cooperative has been formed to provide Wisconsin farmers with affordable health insurance.
Contacts Information
Link to story script at Market to Market  
"Co-op Care" Web Site  608-258-4388


March 14, 2008 - Show #3136
Marshalltown, Iowa, Looks Back at 2006 Immigration Raid
See this story at Market to Market - Iowa Public Television

Federal agents raided six meatpacking plants operated by Swift and Company on December 12, 2006.   They arrested nearly 1,300 workers. The arrests temporarily shut down operations as nearly nine percent of the workforce was detained for questioning.
Contact Information

Link to story script at Market to Market

March 7, 2008 - Show #3135
LANCE McCLOUD, MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY ASSOCIATION "OUTSTANDING LOGGER OF THE YEAR"
Video runs 8:15 - Watch the Flash video
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


February 29, 2008 - Show #3134
Immigration and Agriculture
See this story at Market to Market - Iowa Public Television

Yuma, Arizona.  See how the border fence and present U.S. immigration law is affecting U.S. farmers.
Contact Information
Link to story script at Market to Market

February 22, 2008 - Show #3133
Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
Length: 8:55   Watch the Flash video

Jackson, Mississippi. The 2008 Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions was held February 7.  It is the pinnacle of the junior livestock show program in Mississippi.  More than $242,000 was raised in the auction for the young men and women who made it into the Sale.  Another $41,000+ in scholarships were also awarded other livestock showmen.  
Contact Information
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Mississippi 4-H - (662) 325-3350 - More information
Mississippi Department of Education
Mississippi FFA - (601) 354-6933 - More information


February 15, 2008 - Show #3132
Deep South Bull Group
Length: 8:02    Watch the Flash video

Three Mississippi purebred Simmental bull breeders are working together to keep their individual operations in business. Known as the "Deep South Bull Group" they join together the first Saturday of each March to hold an annual commercial bull and heifer sale in Tylertown. The event has increased their sales over their former practice of selling bulls from their individual farms. Reporter: Artis Ford.
Contact Information
Deep South Bull Group 6th Annual Sale, Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 1 p.m.
Livestock Producers Sale Barn, Tylertown
2008 Sale Catalog - The catalog can be looked at on line, downloaded as a PDF or you can request a printed copy to be mailed to you.


Dillion Simmental Farm, David Dillion, Lexington, MS  (662) 834-2722
Flying B Farm, Frank Brown, Petal, MS  (601) 582-0563
Holland Simmental Farm, Charles Holland, Magee, MS  (601) 849-2954
Livestock Producers Sale Barn, Tylertown, MS, Mike Pigott, (601) 876-3465


February 8, 2008 - Show #3131
Farmweek's 30th Anniversary
Length:  6:50  Watch the Flash video

Mississippi State University, Starkville.  Look back through the years at how Farmweek has changed.  Reporter:  Artis Ford.  Original broadcast:  October 5, 2007.
Contact Information
farmweek@ext.msstate.edu        Telephone:  (662) 325-2262

February 1, 2008 - Show #3130
Harley and Billie Craven, MS Forestry Association Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year
Length:  6:50       Watch the Flash video

Newton, Mississipppi. The 2007-2008 Mississippi Forestry Association "Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year." Harley and Billie Craven live on the beautiful 400 acre tree farm they planted. The entire farm was cleared once for cattle and soybean production. Reporter: Leighton Spann. Original broadcast: October 26, 2007.
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 25, 2008 - Show #3129
2007 YEAR IN REVIEW
Length:  7:37  Watch the Flash video

This story looks back at agricultural happenings that took place during 2007 in Mississippi and the United States. Mississippi farmers harvested record state average yields in spite of suffering the state's 6th driest year on record.  Reporter: Artis Ford

January 18, 2008 - Show #3128
RICE DONE "R.I.T.E."
Length:                 Watch the Flash video
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.  Original broadcast:  September 14, 2007.
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


January 11, 2008 - Show #3127
IRRADIATION KILLS E-COLI

See this story at Market to Market
Sioux City, Iowa.  The boss of a food irradition company eats spinach salad laced with e-coli AFTER it goes through his company's irradiation process to kill the e-coli.  The Food and Drug Administration has not approved using irradiation to kill germs on vegetables, but it has approved it for meat.
Contact Information
Link to story script at Market to Market           Sadex Corporation
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January 4, 2008- Show #3126
THE MEMPHIS COTTON MUSEUM
Length:  9:02        Flash Video
Video runs 7:54 - RealOne 56K or RealOne 256

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.  Original air date:  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  
 
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January 4, 2008- Show #3126
Mennonites Can Meat for World Food Relief

See this story at Market to Market

Kalona, Iowa.  Local Mennonite churches work together through the Mennoite Central Committee's canning operation to provide more than a million pounds of meat to hungry people in more than 20 countries.

Contacts
Link to story script at Market to Market      Mennonite Central Committee Canning Ministry
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January 4, 2008- Show #3126
Washington State Small Dairy Increases Income by Selling Raw Milk

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Sequim, Washington.  Learn how one producer is milking a profit from selling non-pasteurized dairy goods. Reporter:  Jeannie Campbell.
Contact Information
Link to story script at Market to Market

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